I’m delighted to share my version of Baby Zip Tease, one of the 5 patterns featured in this Fast & Fun Blog Hop from Villa Rosa Designs.
I was contacted by Tricia from Villa Rose Designs through my quilting friend, Bernie, to see if I’d be interested in making one of the quilts in this bundle for the Hop. Well, who could turn that down?! But how to choose? Five designs that are quick, versatile, and definitely fun! I chose to make Baby Zip Tease.
Baby Zip Tease is a charm pack friendly design, and it goes together quickly. The finished size of this quilt is 36″ x 38″, perfect for a quick baby quilt, wheelchair quilt, or wall quilt. The pattern could also be easily made to a larger size using multiple charm packs.
For my version, I shopped my stash and used a charm pack of Harvest Road by Lella Boutique. For the background, I didn’t have a charm pack, but used yardage that I had on hand. Those of you who have followed my blog for awhile know that these fabrics are a change from my usual bold color, but I do like the soft colors in this quilt. The backing is also from my stash, a mellow blue polka dot.
You can see that I chose to do simple quilting, stitching in the ditch along the triangles. I used a light blue thread and my walking foot for some quick quilting.
Five Pattern Bundle!
Villa Rosa Designs is offering this 5-pattern bundle of the quilts for this Fast & Fun Hop. Not only can you grab Baby Zip Tease, but also four other fast and fun patterns! Go here to pick up your bundle.
The Giveaways!
The following sponsors have generously donated some great prizes for this Hop:
Moda Fabrics
Hoffman California Fabrics
Timeless Treasures Fabrics
Creative Grids
Gypsy Quilter
Electric Quilt
Northcott
Benartex
Quilts of Valor
Annies
Honestly, this is one of the most generous giveaways I’ve seen for a blog hop! You will want to be sure to join in and get your name in for the drawings. Each of the participating bloggers will be drawing 6 names from their blog comments. Those names will be submitted to Tricia at Villa Rosa Designs to be entered in the giveaway opportunities. What are the prizes?
- A 2023 Blog Hop Rose Card pattern collection on each participating blog.
- Sponsor prizes! These prizes are divided into 2 different categories —
- Grand Prize Boxes (of which there are 2) are filled with tons of quilting goodies including books, fabric, precuts, notions, patterns, and more.
- Individual Prizes (each blogger will select 3 winners on their blog) which may be books, patterns, fat quarter bundles, 5″ squares, 2 1/2″ strips, 10″ squares, notions, and more.
Also – some of the individual bloggers will be offering giveaways in their posts, so be sure to check that out as well!
The Blog Hop Schedule
Here is the blog hop schedule, with links to each post. Visit and comment on each post for more chances to win!
| 01/19/23 Thursday | Villa Rosa Quilts |
| 01/20/23 Friday | From Bolt to Beauty Kathleen McMusing Jaftex Companies |
| 01/21/23 Saturday | Pieceful Thoughts Little Penguin Quilts |
| 01/22/23 Sunday | Quilt with a View mmmquilts |
| 01/23/23 Monday | Cheryl’s Teapots 2 Quilting Devoted Quilter Quilts of Valor Foundation |
| 01/24/23 Tuesday | Needle and Foot Am I Shouting Yet? Electric Quilt |
| 01/25/23 Wednesday | The Crafty Quilter Jo’s Country Junction Keepsake Quilting Stitchin At Home |
| 01/26/23 Thursday | Villa Rosa Quilts — Blog Hop Wrap Up |
Thank you, Tricia, and Villa Rosa Designs for allowing me to be part of this Fast & Fun Blog Hop. Thank you, readers, for taking a peek at my Baby Zip Tease quilt, too!
Before you go, leave a comment and let me know which bundle design is your favorite. I’m interested to know!
Happy Hopping!
Wendy
Harvest Road is perfect for Zip Tease! I have a charm pack in my stash too. It’s helpful to see this pattern in a different fabric line that highlights the design because I’d definitely make this baby quilt. Nantucket would be a close second because it looks so quick with those squares.
I like all of the patterns in the bundle, but I think I will use the Hillside Charm or the Nantucket the most often. I like the way you made the Baby Zip Tease. Thank you for sharing
I love it. So easy to find a charm pack and go to work.
I love your version of the Baby Zip Tease, I’ll have to give that one a try!
Jo sent me. I’m loving seeing Baby Zip Tease in different colorways. Plus it’s a use of half square triangles that I hadn’t seen/considered before.
Jo sent me. Nantucket looks fast and easy.
I love your quilt! It is perfect for a baby quilt definitely!
Looks great Wendy!
I like Notches from August 2022 and diamond daze from January 2023. Lots of inspiration!
Snow Goose really appeals to me!
Jo sent me. Very nice quilt. I really like all the patterns Villa Rosa has bundled together.
Jo sent me. I love your version. I’m going to make the baby zip tease.
Nantucket is my favorite
Baby Zip looks great in those colors! I like that backing too. That certainly is a generous giveaway!
Could never pick a fav, all look great. Jo sent me
At first I thought Switched was my favorite in this bundle. But I also like working with panels so then Hillside was in the running. And then I saw your version of Zip Tease and I really like that one now! I can see the zippy better in yours:)
I really like the colors you used for your quilt. I’m going to enjoy following you for tips as I am pretty new to quilting.
I like your color choices for this pattern, Wendy – definitely cozy and calming. I hadn’t paid much attention to how Baby Zip Tease was constructed until I started looking at your quilt. It does look fast and fun! It could work with a rainbow of scraps, too. Pretty finish! Happy blog hop day to you! 🙂
I have taken a fancy to Nantucket, perfect for a riot of Kaffe Fasset fabrics! BTW, Jo sent me!
S’Witched looks like a fun one to make. I didn’t love the Baby Zip Tease until I saw your version. Now I really want to make that one as well!
Jo sent me!! I love the colours in your quilt. I would like to make sWitched. I am also a person who loves bright colours!! Look forward to following your blog.
Love your Baby Zip Tease version. My favorite is the Nantucket.
Love your quilt! Hillside Charm is definitely one of my all time favs!
The blog hop 2023 bundle and April 2022 bundle are some of my favourites.
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that is an interesting pattern
Hillside charm as I have a bundle I would like to get used in my stash.
My favorite is Nantucket. I love the fabrics you used. The zig zag is easy to see! I struggled with that in other samples of the pattern.
I love how you quilted Ziptease. Something I could do. Thank you for your participation in VR
Blo hop.
Really nice – and the pattern is more apparent in your colors.
VRD has so many fun patterns that offer such a variety that let our creative juices flow…my happy place…my sewing room.
I love seeing all the different fabrics other people use – it can change the look so much. I want to try switched.
I really like the colors of your quilt. At first I was not a fan of this pattern but seeing your color scheme I am excited to try out this pattern. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your Baby Zip Tease Quilt! That looks fun to make with beautiful results! I plan to make that pattern, too!
I love your quilt. Very inspiring to see what you did with this Ziptease. I love the Hillside Charm pattern and plan to make that one my next project. Honestly, there are so many on my list to make. lol!
I really enjoyed seeing your baby zip tease quilt. My favorite of the bundle is Hillside charm.
I love the way your quilt turned out! I love all the different patterns but I think Nantucket is one of my favorites.
Fun quilt.
Jo sent me.
Love the Harvest Road, Wendy!!! Your quilt turned out adorable! After seeing yours, Baby Zip Tease is now my fav!!!
I like the Zip Tease and Nantucket best.
Josentme! I like Claudette pattern
Great job Wendy – like others said, your fabrics actually look much better than what I saw on the pattern cover quilt. Super simple to make too. Well done!!
I like the Baby Zip Tease pattern and your quilt is very cute. I think it would sew up quickly.
I love your quilt. This pattern looks like it is so fun to make. I also love Umbrellas and Sunny Day and Cotton Candy quilting dash lady at comcast dot net
I love your baby quilt. I’ve never used a charm pack, not certain what to do with them, but your quilt has shown the way. I love the hillside one and can’t wait to see you make it.
I like your version of baby zip tease. My favorite has been Hillside Charm, but now I may be changing my mind.
I really enjoy seeing the different fabrics and quilting techniques used for these patterns. I think your quilting highlighted the piecing.
I like Hillside Charm. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love what you did with Zip tease. I really like Snow Goose. By the way, Jo sent me.
First —Thank You . Love the quilt would like to enlarge it and use red, white and blue for QOV.
Jo sent me. looking forward to more eye candy .
Jo sent me. I enjoyed your quilt.
I think Nantucket is my favorite.
Nantucket is my favorite of the patterns. Also like Hillside Charm.
There is so many to choose from. Thanks for being part of the blog hop. I love how everyone has different ideas.
I really like your version of Baby Zip Ties. The “zipper” shows up much better in your finish.
I love what you did with this pattern!
I like your version better than the image on the postcard! (Is it ok to say that? lol) Now I’m torn between Zip Tease and S’Witched! So glad Jo sent me.
Love your Baby Zip Tease – think I will have to hive that one a try!
This is a great child’s quilt and I can see the pattern better in your fabric choices. Thank you for sharing. I have several Villa Rosa patterns, but my favorite from this set is Snow Goose.
Love your Baby Strip Tease!
I’m trying out Villa Rosa’s Nantucket pattern this weekend.
I like your baby quilt. I think S’witched is my favorite.
Jo sent me! Really like your quilt!
Love your choice of colors. I have a drawer full of charm packs, can’t wait to get started on this one.
I’m new here, and like many others, Jo sent me lol. I’m liking S’witched because I have a layer cake I’ve been hesitant to use because I didn’t want to cut into the designs. Looks like you keep most of the fabric intact with that pattern.
Love those triangles, it’s a great design!
Jo sent me! I love your version of this quilt!! Lovely!
One Villa Rose pattern I’d like to try is the Snow Goose…I’m always drawn to the Flying Geese blocks!
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Hillside Charm all the way! I have a panel that I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with it. Problem solved!
I would like to try Switched!
The patterns are all lovely but Snow Goose is the one that I find myself attracted to. The Hillside Charm is also intriguing as a way to use a panel. I like your baby quilt and isn’t it wonderful to be able to use your stash?
Baby Zip tease is a Great looking pattern!!! 😍 Love it! The color palette is Beautiful!!!
I keep changing my mind on which is my favorite. When I found out Baby Zip used charms I decided I really wanted to make that. I love Nantucket and Hillside too.
I reallylikethehillsidecharm pattern. I have many panels that are just so cute and want a great pattern to make a quilt.
I love this! It is fun to see this in different colorways and to see you using a different one. I have to say I like the Feb 2022 bundle of cards. I think I have a new obsession!
I like the solid background on this quilt!
Hooray for using up some items that have been in your stash. It looks great and you know I’ll always be a fan of any kind of walking foot quilting. 🙂
Zip Tease is my favorite too! I’m making baby quilts for a military hospital overseas, and this one really resonates! I love the backing too.
Hi, Jo sent me! My fav is Claudette.
I love your quilt!!! And to know that it was totally created from your stash! Bonus! I do like the Zip Tease pattern, and the snow goose one! It’s hard to choose a favourite!
Happy Quilting! 🙂
I like your version of Baby Zip Tease. My favorite is S’witched.
Love this! What a nice bundle deal offered too! Very generous! Thank you for sharing your lovely quilt!
I’ve never used a panel but Hillside Charm intrigues me. I can see where it would be a way to a quick quilt for a gift. I’m glad Jo sent us to this blog hop.
Every time I look at the pattern bundle I think I pick a different one as my favorite! I like how Nantucket looks but would probably pick slightly less busy fabrics. Switched also looks like fun.
I have some Harvest Road I could use on Zip Tease too! It’s one of my favorites and it looks great in this pattern.
I’m liking your Zip Tease, but I can’t wait to make Nantucket!
I have Switched but not in “fabric” form just yet!! Soooo hard to choose! Thank you for for sharing yours!
So fun to see all the ways to use their patterns
I like the way your quilt turned out.. It would be great for a baby boy! I like Hillside Charm, as I have lots of panels I need to use! Thanks for sharing.
I love your version and color choice. Thanks for participating and sharing your project.
Half square triangles aren’t my favorite, but your quilt does look interesting. So maybe!
I really like Nantucket. So glad Jo sent me!
I just love this whole idea of a Shop hop online!! There are so many shops. Great prizes! I might try striptease!
S’Witched looks like it would be lots of fun to make.
Colours finding that give contrast is always the one million dollar question… but you did it so perfect! Love your Baby Zip Tease. This would be my favorite as well from the patterns. S’Witched is number two and number three goes to Nantucket. Have to learn more about that possibility to win something.
I like Snow Goose. They all look like they would be fast to make.
My first attraction was to Nantucket while glancing at Switched. Think either would be great but the table runner is great but could make a great bed runner if resized. Well it’s one of those things where the fabric says what it is going to be.
Who am I kidding I love all VillaRosa patterns.
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Hi Wendy! I thought I would have a hard time choosing a pattern to use from this bundle, but your finished tip the vote. This is just an interesting pattern with those HSTs being offset. Nice job selecting your charm pack. I really love how this turned out. Nice job, Wendy! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
I love Snow Geese, but Baby Zip Tease is one I want to make as well!! They are all so much fun!!! Love your Baby Zip Tease!
I think I like Nantucket best, but Baby Zip Tease has interesting possibilities depending on fabrics used. Your’s is great
I really like your fabric choice for the Baby zip tease! Your beige shows a nice pathway to quilt also. It’s a nice
bundle. It’s hard to pick out what is my favorite. I like Baby zip tease the best!
Interesting quilt, I like it.
I have some charm packs and a new granddaughter so I think I have a Baby Ziptease in my future.
I love it. Also that you did a simple stitch in the ditch quilting which makes it fast and fun
Thank you for sharing how you approached this pattern! I know I have some charm packs I can use to make this quilt!
Your quilt turned out nice. I like that backing fabric you used (I like polka dots). I like all the patterns in the group, but I made the Hillside Charm for my day on the blog hop.
Jo sent me ☺️
I like the quilt design you made–“Baby Ziptease–makes me want to try one!
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Nicely done Wendy! I can’t wait to make another one of this bundle of five. 🙂
Your version of the pattern is cute! This blog hop has been fun.
Love the Baby Zip Tease.
It’s really hard to decide. At first I liked Nantucket, then I saw Diann’s Snow Goose! So cute in a smaller version. Now that I see your version of Baby Zip Tease, I like it too! So I guess, I see the whole pack in my future!
I like Nantucket. I like your Baby Zip quilt. I may have to do that one also.
I love your colors. I want to make the Nantucket pattern. Jo sent me here. I’m really hoping to win either charm packs or quilt books. Thanks for your ideas! Cheryl
I think it’s a wonderful testament to how great a pattern is when you can shop your stash and just GO! Love the fabric choices–a beautiful quilt Wendy!
I just made switched, I guess the fact that it’s the only one of the bundle I own makes it my favorite.
I love your colors and would love to see it in Nantucket!
Thank You!
I like your color selection for Baby Strip Tease.
Replying to you here, Janice, because your email kicked back to me. Thanks for stopping by, and glad you like Baby Strip Tease!
Jo sent me. I would do the Nantucket pattern first. I like the colors you picked for Baby Zip. They are right in my wheel house. Thanks!!
Love the colors you picked for your quilt! I didn’t really care for the pattern until I saw yours! Thank you!
Love this creative pattern. Glad Jo pointed me to your blog
My favorites are Hillside Charm, S’Witched, and Nantucket. Now I like Baby Zip too. Jo sent me.
Definitely different from your usual style and colors, Wendy. I would like to try Nantucket using Kaffe Collective fabrics, the brighter and wilder, the better.
Cute baby quilt. Jo sent me.
I’d like to make hillside charm.
I like the Hillside Charms, but your Baby Strip Tease looks great as well. It’s really hard to choose just one pattern from this set of five.
i like Hillside Charm
Love your quilt and what baby wouldn’t want to snuggle up with it. I really like the Snow Geese pattern could see doing them all. Thanks for sharing.
Your quilt is wonderful! I want to make the Snow Geese pattern but first I have another of Villa Rose patterns that I’m going to make.
I like S’Witched because it looks fast and easy, but honestly didn’t even notice the Zippy pattern you made before seeing your darling quilt!
Since I am a beginning quilter, I would like to try Nantucket.
Hi. Jo sent me. I am enjoying visiting everyone’s blog. Snow Goose is my favorite of the pattern group, but every version of each pattern that I see makes me like them more. Thanks for inviting us to visit your blog.
Hi, I like Nantucket
I’m gonna give Nantucket a try but I’ll have to see what layer cake I have that would work. And the regular Zip Tease with 30’s fabrics
I was impressed with the blue version of Hillside Charm that was shown. I like the idea of enhancing a panel.
Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilt. I would love to try Zip Tease.
I like them all, but I would make Nantucket first! Your Zip Tease is really cute!
I agree. Nantucket looks lovely and easy, although the Baby Zip Tease would be fun. I can see it in all sorts of colors. Thanks for sharing yours, Wendy!
It’s so cool to see the variety in quilts by using different color/fabric choices!
I have several drawers full of charm packs, so I’d have no problem making your quilt, other than trying to decide which charm packs to use…. 🙂 Lots of choice!!! 🙂 Thanks for taking part in the blog hop and providing some of the great prizes mentioned in the giveaway!! I always enjoy blog hops where I get to find designers I’ve never met before. There’s always so much inspiration when you find new blogs!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Hillside Charm is my pick out of the bundle since I can use a panel or a section of landscape yardage.
Hillside is the pattern I would like to try. I have the perfect panel and some supporting fabrics.
It is a toss-up between Nantucket and S’ Witched. I like them both. This is my first time to your site. Thanks for being part of the Hop. After seeing how you made your “Baby Zip Tease” I find I like that one too.
Nantucket might be my favorite….today….
Jo sent me. I thought Nantucket was my favorite, but Baby Zip looks like a really quick and oh so cut pattern. Thanks for sharing your creativity!!!!
I have panels to sew and Hillside Charm would be useful. Your zip tease is wonderful!
I really like Hillside Charm. I think I need that panel for the center!
Jo Sent Me. Your quilt is really cute. I like the Snow Goose pattern. Thanks for sharing.
Nice job! Any baby would love to be snuggled up in your quilt.
Love your baby quilt, the colors are so calm. My favorite pattern in the bundle is S’Witched! patti(dot)mcg(at)verizon(dot)net
I also gravitate to bright colors, but I think your choice here came out beautifully. It will inspire me to get out of my color zone.
I like your choices for baby zip tease. Looks like one I’ll need to make!
Turned out cute! Using a solid with the charm squares really shows the zippy pattern.
Jo sent me. Your quilt gives me a way to use all those single charm packs I bought before I realized that one usually isn’t enough.
Love the Baby Zip Tease in your muted tones.
I like hillside charm, I like ideas of that to do with panels.
What a fun design and sweet quilt Wendy. I love it. Perfect for a Baby Quilt too!
I like that you noted that you did simple quilting on your Zip Tease. So, this is a new favorite as I am encouraged to do the quilting myself. …a smaller piece is so much less intimidating for my limited skills.
Your version of Baby Zip Tease is so lovely that it tempts me to try that pattern myself.
I like S ‘Witched.
Your example has my mind whirling with all kinds of possibilities from my stash!! Very nice 🙂
I’d say Nantucket is my favorite design.
I think I would have to choose Snow Goose just because of its name! I love snow.
I like your color variation from the original on the card. Great job! The Hillside Charm pattern looks like one to try.
JO Kramer sent me. I love the colors in the quilt you made.
Loved your version of the zip tease; very natural and peaceful color choices
Nantucket would be a great way to use scraps.
Hillside Charm is a great way to use panels, but like Nantucket too!
Love the soft colors in your version of Baby Zip Tease. The blues and tan are perfect.
Jo sent me!
Can’t wait to make Zip Tease.
jo sent me! your background color really makes such a calm,, inviting quilt, i love it
I really like your version of Baby Zip Tease! The soft colors are perfect.
Nantucket and S’withched are my favourites.
The designs are all awesome. It is very hard to pick a favourite as they keep changing. Thanks
That’s a cute name for a quilt and your version is delightful Wendy!
The one you made, Baby Zip Tease, is my favorite. I would probably choose varying values of one color to make it.
Your quilt turned out lovely! I think Snow Goose is my favorite. Thank you.
Love VRD affordable cards! From this featured set of 5, Nantucket is my fav!
I love the baby zip tease – and yours is so cute – I love the choice of background color! Nice job. Have a great week.
That’s a really cute blanket and I actually like your version better than the cover photo.
I love the colors you used for the baby zip quilts well as I’m enjoying all the reading of the blogs in this blog hop. Picking up a lot of great pointers and helpful info since I’m still new to all this quilting only been quilting since 2020. Only done 2 quilts so far and it’s taking me awhile to do them..it’s a lot to learn
I like hillside charm for its versatility in using panels.
I think I am loving your strip tease. I need to try this. I love easy baby quilts and I love the movement in this quilt.
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Jo sent me. I really like Snow Goose–love the flying geese blocks!
your baby zip tease is great!
I love your blog and your Zip Tease quilt. ❤️I subscribed to your blog
I love your Zip Tease!
Love your fabric choices for the Baby Zip. I haven’t made this pattern before.
Baby zip and s’witched are my favorites. I really like your version of zip it makes the pattern shine
Baby Zip Tease is my choice.
Snow Goose
Snow Goose is my favorite design in the bundle. Until I saw your version of Baby Zip Tease, I really didn’t care for it all that much. Thanks for showing in made from fabric on hand. I really like it in the colors you chose.
Thank you for sharing your work. This is my first blog hop and I am enjoying all the different approaches to these Villa Rosa patterns.
Cheryl
I really like the s’witched pattern, I’ve got a few 10 inch bundles that I could finally use.
Nantucket would look great in some batiks and large prints I have in my stash!!!
It is so hard to decide a favorite, I’ve used plenty BR patterns
Would love to receive your bundle of patterns. The Hillside Charms and Snow Geese are my favorites. Thanks for the giveaway!
Snow Goose is my favorite of the bundle designs.
Jo sent me…..I like Snow Goose the best..Love your quilt..
I like the Nantucket pattern the best.
your zip tease is great! I love this size of this quilt, it will work for our guild’s NICU project quilts!
I really like your Baby Zip quilt. The contrast between the triangles and the background make this quilt shine.
Snow Goose is my favorite. Love the name. Thanks for sharing.
I love your Baby Zip Tease quilt. I’making one next month for a baby shower, but I wiil use baby pastels
Hello! Baby Zip Tease is such a cute quilt. Love that you can use Charm squares and zip one up so fast. Thanks for sharing.
I like them all. Baby Zip Tease was my least favorite until I saw yours, love it! Jo sent me.
I think Baby Zip Tease is my favorite of these patterns, and I love your version. These pattern cards are great
I love your fabric choice. It hilighted the pattern in a whole new way! Love it
Nice work on the quilt.
I like Baby Strip Tease, especially toned down like you did. Perfect for a boy quilt. I’d probably use scraps from a variety of designers, they could play nice together. Thanks
I think my favorite is Switched.
I really like the Baby Strip Tease, especially your version! Thanks for participating!
“Nantucket” is my favorite of all these patterns.
My favorite is Hillside Charm. Your quilt turned out beautifully.
I have enjoyed the blog hop – all of the quilt patterns are so nice.
I really like Nanticket. Thanks for participating in the blog hop!
Your Baby Strip Tease turned out so well. Love the fabrics, they really show off the design. My fav in this pattern group is a toss between Snow Goose and Nantucket.
I like all the new patterns. Can’t wait to see them up and give away! Thanks
I really like the switch’d pattern and baby zip tease!! I have made both a few times are are great go-to’s for a quick/ easy gift!
I had thought to do Hillside next, but after seeing the more subtle colors used for Baby Zip Tease, I may have to change my mind and remake Baby Zip or Switched.
Your choice of colors are great. What a great use of charm pack.
Thanks for sharing.
Your version of Baby Tease (did I get the name right?) is wonderful. In fact I actually like it better than the pic on the card. Your colors look great and I really like the simple quilting.