Websterquilt: Four Seasons Blog Hop

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Island Batik Ambassadors Four Seasons Blog Hop - Plum Delicious

Welcome to the Island Batik Ambassadors Four Seasons Blog Hop! Today I get to share the amazing new Plum Delicious collection with you. It reminds me of a colorful fall sunset!

When I was deciding what I wanted to make out of these gorgeous fabrics I immediately thought of Gloria Loughman's book Radiant Landscapes. In it, she uses rectangles to make a background for a landscape. Since these fabrics made me think of a sunset I decided to try out the technique. I didn't have the book, but my mom did. However, I couldn't wait. So I put Steam a Seam 2 on my fabrics and got to work cutting two inch by five inch rectangles. (Later I learned that her rectangles are 3/4 inch by 2 inches....I'm glad I cut mine bigger so I can show off these gorgeous fabrics!)

I then started laying out my fabrics. I didn't stick the pieces down until I was sure where they went.

Here is the final background. I knew I wanted to add a tree on top, so I stitched down my rectangles 1/4 inch from the long edges using a fun variegated thread from Superior Threads.

Then I added the tree using more fabrics from Plum Delicious.

Now it wads time to get quilting. I added a curl inside each leaf. I stitched the tree in black to simplify changing colors and to add some unity to it.

And the finished quilt which I simply call Sunset.

Be sure to check out the other amazing blocks on the Four Seasons Blog Hop!

Click here to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway from City Culture 2 Strip Set from Island Batiks!

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I'm also giving away six fat eighths from the Plum Delicious collection! To enter leave a comment on this post. Be sure to include your email so I can contact you if you win. I will pick a winner on Super Bowl Sunday.

I hope you get to quilt today!

Suzy

WINTER

January 8 – Blue Moon
Inquiring Quilter • Cheryl Lynch Quilts

January 9 – Mountain’s Majesty
FunThreads Designs • Little Bunny Quilts • Quilting Affection Designs

January 10 – Alpine Ice
Freemotion by the River • Slice of Pi Quilts
Seams Like a Dream • KISSed Quilts

January 11 – Alpine Jingle
Purrfect Spots Designs • Bejeweled Quilts

SPRING

January 15 – Elementz
Den syende himmel • Inspired Layers

January 16 – Southern Blooms
Yellow Cat Quilt Designs • Quiltologist Treasures

January 17 – Morning Sunshine
Quilt’n Party • Desert Bloom Quilting

January 18 – Season’s Shades
Inchworm Fabrics • Kauffman Designs

SUMMER

January 22 – Paisley Dot
Pamela Quilts • Seams Like a Dream • Mary Make Made Mine

January 23 – Sunflower Serenade
Kathys Kwilts and More • Whispers of Yore

January 24 – City Culture 2
Mary Mack Made Mine • heARTs Creations

January 25 – City Culture 2
The Quilt Rambler • Lizard Creek Quilts • KISSed Quilts

FALL

January 29 – Pumpkin Patch
Seams to be Sew • KISSed Quilts
Ark Angel Creations • Adventurous Appliqué and Quilting

January 30 – Autumn’s Grace
KISSed Quilts • Beaquilter

January 31 – Plum Delicious
Masterpiece Quilting • Adventurous Appliqué and Quilting

February 1 – Northern Woods
Moosestash Quilting • Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Monday, January 29, 2018

Island Batik Ambassadors Four Seasons Blog Hop - Pumpkin Patch

Welcome to the Island Batik Ambassadors Four Seasons Blog Hop! Today I get to share the amazing Pumpkin Patch Fabrics with you! In looking at these gorgeous fall fabrics I received I decided that the best choice was to make a squirrel quilt! They always remind me of fall picking up acorns and running around all over the place. My husband loves squirrels, so I got started.

Aren't the fabrics in this collection lovely!?

Image result for pumpkin patch layer cake

I knew I wanted to make nine squirrel blocks with two colors each. I laid out the squares from my precut bundle and arranged the fabrics until I was happy.

I then layered my quilt and someone cute in my house wanted to show it off after I'd layered it with some amazing Hobbs batting.

To quilt this quilt, I used a 12-weight rayon thread that was fall colors from Wonderfil and a 50 weight Aurifil in the bobbin. It took a little tweaking with the tension, but I love the way it looks. I did a simple stipple all over the quilt so the squirrels stand out like the stars of the show.

Here's the finished quilt...and my husband asked me to hang it up! That never happens!

Be sure to check out the other amazing blocks on the Four Seasons Blog Hop!

Click here to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway from City Culture 2 Strip Set from Island Batiks!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

I'm also giving away the remaining 10 inch squares from the Pumpkin Patch collection! To enter leave a comment on this post. Be sure to include your email so I can contact you if you win. I will pick a winner on Super Bowl Sunday.

I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy