This block is triangular. Lots of different sized triangles. It was fun to play with. Even my husband noticed it! (This sometimes takes a lot)
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay safe and healthy!
Suzy
Monday, May 4, 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Modern Mini Applique Block 15
Tic Tac Toe! It's all ready for you.
I had fun using four different prints to make this "board," though it is hard to tell. I also overlapped them which was an interesting challenge to stitch around.
I wanted to make it look modern so I purposely off set the board a little and added some dots because I always need lots of dots.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay safe and healthy!
Suzy
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Modern Mini Applique Block 14
I really like the way this block plays with frames. It's clear that it's a frame, but yet it's broken too. I am also in love with this purple and turquoise print. It's such fun.
Look carefully at the blanket stitching. Can you see how the blue circles have longer stitches than the pink circles? It's my new thing. It adds more contrast to my applique.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay safe and healthy!
Suzy
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Modern Mini Applique Block 13
I love the way this one looks like a frame. It makes me happy. If you look at the center ring you can see that I had fun with the stitching size. The outside of the ring has longer stitches than the inside of the ring.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay safe and healthy!
Suzy
Monday, April 27, 2020
Modern Mini Applique Block 12
The real question with this block is which way is right side up? I like to both ways and I can't decide which is better. This way it looks like some bubbles in a spoon.
And this way it looks like a hood.
Time will tell which way it will end up in the final quilt.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Island Batik Ambassador's Creative Borders and Bindings Challenge
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!
Modern Mini Applique Block 11
All the orange triangles on this one were cut out of the same fabric. It's one thing I adore about batiks is how they vary in color and you can get so many different patterns/effects from one fabric. I also adore this coral color. It's my favorite!
I hope you get to quilt today!
Stay safe and healthy!
Suzy
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