The April Challenge for the Island Batik Ambassadors is the Creative Borders and Bindings Challenge. For this one I decided I wanted to try to challenge myself to incorporate a huge border into a quilt that could be pieced as one really large block instead of adding on a border later. I was also going for that Scandinavian snowflake sweater look but in turquoise instead of more traditional colors.
I started with these gorgeous stash buster rolls all in dark teal and a cream neutral. I cut all the pieces using my Accuquilt strip cutter dies. It was an interesting challenge since the rolls are 5 inches wide. I needed to make sure I had enough to complete the quilt and binding! Careful cutting ensued...
You can see that I pieced this on the diagonal and ended up trimming off the excess edging later.
Since I decided to make this quilt look scrappy I decided the quilting should look scrappy too. I just had fun quilting whatever came to mind. It was awesome and freeing. I of course used my favorite Hobbs 80/20 Blend Batting and Aurifil thread for the quilting. The piecing was done with my new favorite Schmetz Chrome Microtex size 80 needles. They slide through Batik amazingly well.
I love how playful and geometric this quilt turned out!
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay Safe and Healthy!
Suzy
Be sure to check out what my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors are up to!
| Asmussen, Carolina | Wilton, Connecticut | https://www.carolinasmussen.com/moodboard | |
| Best, Megan | Ferndale, Washington | ww.bestquilter.com | |
| Boatright, Pamela | Coos Bay, Oregon | https://www.pamelaquilts.com/ | |
| Fulton, Jennifer | Indianapolis, Indiana | http://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions | |
| Govindan, Vasudha | Houston, TX | storiedquilts.com | |
| Hart, Joanne | Birmingham, UK | www.unicornharts.com | |
| Hatziioannidi, Mania | Athens, Greece, Europe | www.maniaforquilts.com | |
| Henton, Carla | Wright, Kansas | http://www.createinthesticks.com/ | |
| Kauffman, Connie | Nappanee, IN | http://www.kauffmandesigns.blogspot.com | |
| Leachman, Emily | Charlotte, North Carolina | http://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/ | |
| Looney, Denise | Grafton,Il | https://fortheloveofgeese.com | |
| Malasky, Leah | Lake City, SC | http://www.quilteddelights.com | |
| Manke, Sally | Arcadia, Michigan | https://www.sallymanke.com/blog | |
| McAuliffe, Maryellen | Franklin Square | http://www.marymackmademine.com/ | |
| Moellers, Carol | Greene, Iowa | https://carolmoellersdesigns.com/welcome/http-carolmoellersdesigns-com/ | |
| Renna, Gail | Tallahassee, FL | http://quilthaventhreads.wordpress.com | |
| Riley, Sharon | Wallingford, PA | https://www.facebook.com/SewRileyDesigns/ | |
| Roberts, Michelle | Bethersden, kent, UK | www.creativeblonde.co.uk | |
| Sheppard, Gail | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | https://quiltinggail.wordpress.com | |
| Strauser, Jennifer | METUCHEN, NJ | http://dizzyquilter.com/ | |
| Thomas, Jennifer | Henderson, North Carolina | https://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/ | |
| Vermilya, Alison | Gettysburg, PA | https://littlebunnyquilts.blogspot.com/ | |
| Walker, Sandra | Kingsville Ontario Canada | http://www.mmmquilts.com | |
| Webster, Suzy | Apple Valley, MN | https://websterquilt.blogspot.com | |
| Yamamoto, Janet | Hamilton | https://www.facebook.com/WhispersOfYore/ |
How fun! I love your quilt and enjoyed all the close ups of the "scrappy" quilting. Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful design, Suzy! I love your one giant block/border concept. It's really fresh and unique.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty design, and great quilting.
ReplyDeleteI love the fabrics in this quilt, as well as the design, Suzy. The quilting looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful colors! I love the idea of most of the quilt being the border--fun!
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