The Bayou State Quilt Pattern: Louisiana Quilt Inspiration from Brooke’s Bitchin’ Road Trip🚗💨💜💚💛

Welcome to The Bayou State!

Grab your beads, turn up the jazz, and warm up your sewing machine — Brooke’s Bitchin’ Road Trip is rolling into

Louisiana, also known as The Bayou State! This stop is all about bold color, rich culture, and a little bit of let the good times roll energy.

Louisiana is vibrant, soulful, and unapologetically fun — and that’s exactly what inspired The Bayou State Quilt Pattern.

🧵 The Bayou State Quilt Pattern

The Bayou State Quilt Pattern is part of my Home Pattern Series, featuring a modern, pixelated design that celebrates the place you call home — whether that’s Louisiana itself or a state that simply holds your heart.

Each Home Series pattern includes:

✨ 3 quilt designs — one throw-size quilt and two mini quilts

✨ Step-by-step instructions that walk you through every stage

✨ Appliqué templates for the mini quilts

✨ A custom appliqué heart so you can highlight your hometown or favorite city

This pattern is beginner-friendly, puzzle-loving approved, and oh-so-satisfying to piece together.

🎨 Color Inspiration: Mardi Gras Magic

For the cover quilt, I leaned hard into bright green, purple, and yellow — a joyful nod to Mardi Gras. These iconic colors bring movement, excitement, and celebration to the pixelated design, making this quilt feel like a party in fabric form.

Don’t feel locked into these colors, though — this pattern is incredibly versatile and looks stunning in bold, modern palettes or softer, more traditional colorways.

🧵 Fabric Tips & Ideas

Looking to make your Bayou State quilt shine? Try these ideas:

• Use solids or tone-on-tone prints to keep the pixel design crisp

• Add gold or metallic accents for a subtle Mardi Gras sparkle

• Batiks work beautifully for deep, saturated color

• Try a scrappy background for a playful, collected-over-time look

• Want a calmer vibe? Swap brights for jewel tones or moody greens and purples

This is a great pattern to shop your stash or justify a little fabric splurge — no judgment here 😉

⚜️ Fun Facts About Louisiana

Because road trips always come with trivia!

• Louisiana is the only U.S. state with parishes instead of counties

• The state is home to over 40% of America’s wetlands

• Jazz was born in New Orleans, making music part of everyday life

• Mardi Gras celebrations in Louisiana date back to the early 1700s

• The bayous are slow-moving waterways lined with cypress trees and Spanish moss — pure Southern magic

🎁 Special Road Trip Treat

To celebrate our Louisiana stop, enjoy a little something extra:

✨ 10% OFF The Bayou State Quilt Pattern🧵 Printed or Digital Download💻 Use code BAYOU at checkout⏰ Valid through the end of February

🚗 Keep the Road Trip Going

Be sure to check out my newsletter for behind-the-scenes peeks, upcoming road trip stops, and exclusive subscriber-only treats. And if you make The Bayou State quilt, tag me — seeing your versions is my absolute favorite part of this journey.

Until our next stop…Happy stitching & laissez les bons temps rouler! ✂️💛

— Brooke

Brooke’s Bitchin’ Stitches