14 1/2" x 21"
My quilt Ginkgo is in the combined July/Aug & Sept/Oct 2024 issue of McCalls Quilting. It's made using a variety of Island Batik fabrics. The print issue of the magazine will be available April 30. /
14 1/2" x 21"
My quilt Ginkgo is in the combined July/Aug & Sept/Oct 2024 issue of McCalls Quilting. It's made using a variety of Island Batik fabrics. The print issue of the magazine will be available April 30. /
The March Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is called It's All Up to You. This month we could create anything we desired with our wonderful selections of Island Batik fabric.
I like how the blues gradate in color with the flying geese. I received a 10 Stack package of Tantalizing Teals in my January Island Batik box and thought it would work really well with this pattern.
So----I ordered the pattern online. After a couple weeks of delays and no pattern I finally decided I needed to work on a different design.. The pattern finally arrived - having traveled coast to coast and finally back to me. Whew! What a trip! This was challenge one for me.
So I decided to go ahead with this pattern. But - I wanted to make this a wall size quilt. The pattern gives directions for three sizes which is really nice. The sizes are Queen, Twin and Lap. No wall size, so I had to reduce the pattern sizes. This was challenge two for me.
Next I had to decide which teals to use from my stack. The teals are beautiful but come in a range of sort of blue teals and green tint teals. I picked 5 of the blue/teals to work with. This was challenge 3.
Next I had to decide the lily colors. I loved the blue and yellows used in the pattern, but yellow just didn't work with the teals I picked out. After trying several different colors I finally decided on a light peach. I didn't like the peach with blues on either side like in the pattern, so I auditioned more fabrics and finally picked a darker peach/orange for the inner petals on the lily. Now what to use for the center of the lily. More pulling fabric and auditioning colors. I finally picked an even darker peach/orange fabric that had little blue dots. Whew- that was a lot of thinking and experimenting. Challenge 4 and 5!
By now I was not excited about this quilt and all the time it had taken. Not fun to work on a project you aren't in love with, but I plugged along. Not any photos at this point due to frustration and so many fabric pulls.
I made the flying geese with paper piecing and I added the peach colors in the outside rows like in the pattern and I liked that.
When I got to making the lilies I just didn't like using the blue teals for the petals under the lilies. It was too light and looked washed out. More auditioning and looking at all the teals in my stack package. I finally picked out a greenish teal for the petal leaves and a very dark green/teal for the stem and stamens. Another challenge! Am I up to 6 challenges now?
The stems and stamens were fusible applique.
I used a solid white Island Batik for the background so the colors would pop, and added buttons to the flowers instead of appliqueing so many circles. I like how the buttons add a shine to the lilies.
I used Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton batting which added a nice low loft.
An assortment of Aurifil Thread matched really well to the fabrics and Schmetz needles made sewing a breeze.
I love the Chickadee fabric collection. It is a lovely selection of bright and cheerful colors. Using a precut package of 2 1/2" strips makes this quilt easy to make.
Hobbs Batting is one of the sponsors for the Island Batik Ambassador program. They just sent all the Ambassadors a huge box of battings to use in our Ambassador Challenges thru the year.
Polyester, Wool, Cotton and 80/20 Bleached Cotton. Wonderful!
They also sent a handy fold out brochure that has small samples and details of all 17 kinds of batting that Hobbs makes. Pretty amazing all the different kinds they make. This brochure will be very helpful.
Thanks Hobbs Batting!
I hope you've been enjoying all the Log Cabin Blog Hop posts. Here is a quick look at all the fabric collections and quilts for this first blog hop of the year. Be sure and enter today for a chance to win one of the last fat quarter bundles from Island Batik - don't forget to enter here.
Week 1
Dashing Doors by Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Aprajita by Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Quilt by Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
Mardi Gras by Megan Best, Bestquilter + BONUS PATTERN GIVEAWAY!
Box Office by Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
Fairy Cabin by Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Quilt by Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
Quilt by Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights
Week 2
Quilt by Carol Stanek, Stitch with Color + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Quilt by Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Quilt by Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany
Quilt by Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Hearts Galore by Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Quilt by Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You
Brilliant Butterfly by Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio + BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Mirage by Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River
Week 3
Quilt by Lana Russel, Lana Quilts
Quilt by Julia Schweri, Inflorescence Designs + Giveaway
Quilt by Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations + Giveaway
Quilt by Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs + Giveaway
Quilt by Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Quilt by Denise Looney, Quiltery + Giveaway
Quilt by Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts
Week 4 - the last day of the hop is the Zen Funk Collection
Mania Hatziioannidi - maniaforquilts.com
That's all the quilts in our Log Cabin Blog Hop. Hope you enjoyed them!
The winner from my blog for 2 Stash Builder rolls is Diane! Congratulations!