I have been excited to share this quilt since January! It's such fun! When I first looked at Island Batik's River Valley collection designed by Kathy Engle for Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Designs I immediately thought it would make a great quilt for a man because of all the gorgeous blues and greens.
To this beautiful collection I added white and a Island Batik solid foundations color called Storm.
I decided to design a block that was simple and elegant and looked appropriate for a masculine quilt. I'm quite happy with the results.
I chose to do a really random scrappy quilt, but with a white background I wanted my squares to stand apart in color so I left out the very lightest strips. Then, I cut my strips into 2 1/2" squares using my Accuquilt GO! Big. Next, I randomly sewed them into pairs or triples to create my blocks. I stitched my blocks with my favorite Schmetz Microtex Needles (they slide through batiks so well) and Aurifil thread in white.
This quilt is BIG! Almost twin size, so I asked my mother if she would quilt it for me on her longarm. She did a great job quilting leaves in the blues and green and some beautiful feathers in the white. Inside the quilt is of course my favorite
Hobbs 80/20 Cotton/Poly batting.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
PS! Be sure to check out all the other Island Batik Ambassadors and their amazing projects!
| 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/ |
Suzy, your quilt is lovely! I love how the white lets the colours really shine and pop! Beautiful job! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, this is stunning! I really like the Storm--it stands out just the right amount. River Valley is such a pretty collection! Great block!
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