Bloomlet Digital Pantograph | Computerized Edge-to-Edge Design

Fresh, fun, and full of charm—our newest edge-to-edge design, Bloomlet, is ready to make your quilts shine.

Bloomlet combines playful spirals with simple four-petal flowers, creating a joyful mix of curves and blooms. It has that lighthearted, whimsical feel that instantly brings a quilt to life. The design flows continuously, so while it looks sweet and detailed, it stitches efficiently from edge to edge.

 


When I created Peak Blooms (four years ago—wow, time flies!), I loved the little flourish at the center of the blooms. I pulled that same shape out for this design. By enlarging and isolating the petals and then repeating them in this motif, they become a stronger feature of the overall design.

I kinda, sorta designed this pantograph for this quilt. I didn't think a strong geometric design would work well with the patchwork, and the floral prints were inviting a softer, whimsical look. The petals of Bloomlet aren't uniform, and the spirals are asymmetrical as well, making the quilting appear free-form and hand-guided. The petals could also pass for butterflies.



There are no sharp points or backtracking, making the stitch-out smooth. The design can be scaled larger for a bold, airy texture or stitched smaller for a denser, garden-like effect. Either way, Bloomlet keeps the quilting interesting without overwhelming the piecing.

The Quilt

Quilt Pattern

I followed the Lattice Baby Quilt Tutorial on the Diary of a Quilter blog for this small project. I had a charm pack—which is a collection of 5" squares of fabric—and I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with it. I looked up projects on Pinterest, and that's what led me to this sweet and simple quilt and tutorial.

I don't believe I made any modifications to the instructions for a change! I did need a few more squares of fabric than what was in the charm pack, so I pulled from other fabric I already owned, trying to coordinate as much as possible.

The Fabrics

The charm pack I used is from Jen Hewett's line called Verbena for Ruby Star Society. The line is so pretty as a whole, and I wanted to keep the fabrics together in one project. I used Kona cotton in Parchment for the background fabric.

The Backing

It's much more approachable to piece a quilt backing when it's a small quilt! I took advantage of the situation to use up remnants of long, forgotten fabrics for the backing. I love that I've been quilting long enough now to have fabrics I purchased 20 years ago!

I posted a Reel on Instagram showing a time-lapse look at squaring up the pieces and assembling the back. It makes me feel oddly proud and industrious to use what I have.


 
I also zig-zag stitched strips of leftover batting together to make a batting large enough for this small quilt. It was only one seam, and I have so much leftover batting that I need to clear out of my cabinet.  

The Quilting Details

Difficulty Level

I gave this design an "easy" rating in terms of difficulty to use.  The only setup note I have for you is to offset or stagger every other row by 50%, which most quilting software can handle easily.

Scale

I'm not gonna lie, because of the small size of the quilt, I wish I had scaled this design to be smaller when I stitched it out. It looks fine, but by the time I was having doubts, I knew it'd take hours of unpicking to try again at a smaller scale.

By the by, when I provide the dimensions in my blog posts and on the PDFs that accompany this design and others, it's based on the size I stitched it out in all the examples you see throughout the blog post. My goal is that you have a visual frame of reference so you can decide to go bigger or smaller or use the exact measurements. 

At the dimensions given below, the spacing between many of the lines was about 1" apart. The center of the petals to the outer edge of each quadrant was about 1", too. Even though I prefer dense quilting, I will say that it was pretty fast to stitch!

Sizing used in the sample (40" x 48.5" quilt size):

Row height: 5"
Gap: -1.667" 
Pattern height: 6.667" (measurement from top to bottom of the repeat)
Offset: 50%
Backtracking: none

Here's a look at the included PDF:

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