This week I pulled a few fabrics with a bit of a boyish feel… I’m still kinda stuck on those HSTs, so that’s where these stacks may be heading!
a quilt to match the sheets
I can’t tell you how exactly long I’ve wanted these sheets… I liked to browse the anthropologie.com sale section periodically, you know, just in case they had decided to put them on sale. Due to their price, they were never a set I could justify, but thanks to my generous sister, they’re now at home on our bed. What’s even better is that they came packaged in a fabric bag, made of the same floral print (I’m not sure who ever manages to fold their sheets neatly enough to get them back in a small bag… certainly not me!) So of course my immediate thought was that I could use the fabric for a quilt.
I paired it with a couple prints and a couple solids, and decided to make up several improv blocks, using a piece of the floral sheet print in each block.
In addition to the floral print, I decided to use a striped section in each block as well. I initially thought I’d do a standard layout with blocks of the same size, but when it came time to lay it out, I decided to let them fall wherever they wanted and fill in the extra spaces with the remaining prints and solids.
While this method certainly took longer, I like the randomness of it and I think it’s a fun change from a standard block layout.
To go along with the floral theme, I decided to try out Elizabeth’s dogwood free motion quilting. And wow, I loved quilting it and I love the way it looks on this quilt. If you haven’t tried it, you should! For sure.
It’s especially fun on the back, where I used a solid aqua so you could really see the pattern. I can’t wait to use this pattern on another quilt! (In fact, I like the pattern so much that I’m tempted to quilt my king sized Liberty quilt on my own, just so I can use it again!)
Kona Modern Quilts – a giveaway!
Happy Friday to you! In place of my Friday fabric stack, I have a stack of lovely fabrics from the Kona Modern Quilts line by Cynthia Frenette for Robert Kaufman. This gorgeous stack is provided by Tammy from Marmalade Fabrics, and will be headed to one lucky winner!
I think this line is really interesting — displaying modern quilting designs as a faux patchwork design? Wonderful! On top of that, it’s designed to coordinate perfectly with Kona solids! It goes without saying that these prints would make wonderful quilt backs, pillows, bags – (I’m particularly fond of the gray circles shown above) – something where the print stays intact. However, Rita cut these prints up into smaller squares and made this gorgeous quilt, and the girls at Marmalade fabrics cut two of these prints up and made this wonderful quilt. Personally, I’m thinking I may be leaning towards another pair of quick change trousers for Max. I think the patchwork will make for fun pants (like these!) and as a bonus, I think it might disguise some of the mess which inevitably falls into his lap!
So, want to win some for yourself? Tammy has generously offered up a 1/2 yard bundle of the six prints in the Pacific colorway, as shown above. To enter, just leave a comment on this post. If you’d like, let me know what you’d like to sew out of this faux patchwork. I’ll select a winner on Sunday!
And a winner! Random.org selected Erin M., commenter #106, who said “I do really like the quilt that they made at marmelade fabrics. I feel like the way the prints are presented tones down the busyness in a great way. Thanks for the giveaway. I love the pacific colorway.” Thanks to all for entering!
Thank you Tammy for a fun giveaway! If you have a chance, I hope you’ll pop over to Marmalade Fabrics to take a look around. Tammy carries a really wonderful selection of prints and solids and her packaging and customer service is top notch!
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Tagged cynthia frenette, fabric stack, Giveaway!, kona momdern quilts, marmalade fabrics, robert kaufman
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