Mill City Pattern von Atkinson Designs

The spiral motif in the pattern is so clever—it reads beautifully on the finished quilt top and was easy to follow even for a beginner like me. I made the lap size with fat quarters and loved that I didn’t need any special tools, just my usual sewing kit.

I usually buy yardage for my projects, but this pattern's fat-quarter friendly layout made it easy to use up my stash, and the spiral in Gold Medal Park is a fun nod to Minneapolis. The queen size instructions were clear enough that I didn’t need any special tools, which was a relief.

The spiral pattern was so much easier to piece than I expected, even for a beginner quilter. I made the lap size using fat quarters from my stash and it came together beautifully.