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Monday, August 6, 2018

The Great Outdoors Blog Hop with Island Batik

AAAAh! the great outdoors! We are seeing more and more research that says

spending time outside is good for your mental health.

A lot like quilting, in that way! It is for me!

So on those days when it's just too hot to fire up the iron and sewing machine,

we go outside and enjoy walking, going to the pool, or tending to our gardens.

The great outdoors are what inspired the this hop’s theme.

Throughout the month of August, our Ambassadors will be featuring Island Batik’s newest fabrics, appearing on shop shelves SOON!

See something you like? Ask for it at your local quilt shop, or request it

if you don’t yet see it. We have the most delicious collections to share with you!

The fabric that Island Batik sent to me is gorgeous! It is aptly named "All A Flutter".

I decided to make this throw size quilt which I found in Fons and Porters Modern Patchwork.

It is the January/February 2018 issue. I loved the woven effect and decided to give it a go.

Iberian Tile Quilt

Ignore the person behind the quilt! But do take note of the butterfly in the lower right corner.

I guess our little friend was checking out the new flowers in the garden!

If you would like to win my scraps from All a Flutter, I have cut them into 2 1/2" strips.

Also, you will win my newest pattern....Happy Go Lucky!

So please leave a comment to be eligible to win!

Prize to be awarded at the end of the Blog Hop.

Be sure to go visit the rest of the Island Batik Ambassadors for inspiration and prizes!

And....Island Batik is having a wonderful giveaway....check it out on their blog.

Monday, August 6 - All A Flutter - Yellow Cat Quilt Designs, Creative Blonde

Tuesday, August 7 - Birds N’ Bees - Ark Angel Creations, Patterns By Jen

Wednesday, August 8 - Canterbury Manor - Sally Manke, Powered By Quilting

Thursday, August 9 - Eclectic Garden - Desert Bloom Quilting, Sew Karen-ly Created

Friday, August 10 - Vintage Morris - MooseStash Quilting, Devoted Quilter

Monday, August 13 - Safari - Sew Incredibly Crazy, SweetGrass Designs

Tuesday, August 14 - Spring Blossoms - Mary Mack Made Mine, If These Threads Could Talk

Wednesday, August 15 - Victoria and Albert - Bejeweled Quilts, Clever Chameleon

Thursday, August 16 - Wild Things - Freemotion By The River, Kauffman Designs

Friday, August 17 - Petting Zoo - Den Syende Himmel, Sarah Goer Quilts

Monday, August 20 - Ocean Odyssey - Gateway Quilts, The Quilt Rambler

Tuesday, August 21 - British Rose - Busy Hands Quilts, Mania for Quilts

Wednesday, August 22 - Dear William - The Inquiring Quilter, MMM Quilts, Living Water Quilter

Thursday, August 23 - Dragonfly Dreams - Inchworm Fabrics, BeaQuilter

Friday, August 24 - Fur-ocious Friends - Quilting Affection Designs, Dizzy Quilter

Monday, August 27 - Globetrotter - Pamela Quilts, Curliecue Creations

Tuesday, August 28 - Jungle Cruise - Vicki's Crafts and Quilting, Little Bunny Quilts

Wednesday, August 29 - Lavendula - Carole Lyles Shaw, Masterpiece Quilting

Thursday, August 30 - London Calling - Quilt in a Not-Shell, Lizard Creek Quilting

Friday, August 31 - Spirit Rhythm - Steph Jacobson, Whispers of Yore

Monday, September 3 - Sweet Tweets - Kathleen McMusing, Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Tuesday, September 4 - Whatnot - heARTS Creations, Slice of Pi Quilts

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Island Batik Modern Quilt Challenge

My June project for Island Batik is finished! We were traveling quite a bit in June, so I decided to hand piece the blocks for my quilt. I used fabric provided to me by Island Batik, and thread provided by Aurifil to quilt it. The fabric is City Culture II and the background fabric is Acathus-Sahara from their Victoria and Albert Collection. Both are available in stores now.

This 10" Stacker worked great to create my Drunkards Path blocks. I'm not a huge fan of curves, so I hand appliqued the curved piece to a 4 1/2" square as we traveled 2000 miles on our trip west.

As usual, Bella had to give her approval of a new quilt!

This and That

So, what makes up a modern quilt? I know that a lot of negative space is usually found on a modern quilt, bright colors and sometimes a different take on a traditional block. I had fun playing with different Drunkards Path blocks and this is what I finally decided on.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all are staying cool. My yard is burning up and turning brown. My flowers are still looking good with lots of watering going on!

grace and peace....Sharon

Linking up to: Main Crush Mondays

Monday Making

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

New pattern, Happy Go Lucky!

Sometimes I meet myself in the middle and get some things done here in my studio....other than making quilts, I mean. Writing patterns takes me forever, I would much rather design and sew. To make writing more difficult, I dropped my laptop and now the I key sticks! So on to the fun stuff!

Happy Go Lucky is my newest quilt. Beginners and seasoned quilters will have fun making the classic quilt blocks in a variety of sizes. It is 44" x 50", making it perfect for a toddler or a baby quilt. Make it into a throw by adding a larger border. The quilt pictured is made with fabric provided by Island Batik aptly named Pet Zoo. Love the bold, bright colors, and the subtle jungle animals!

Happy Go Lucky

I quilted it on my domestic Janome 7500 with a simple wavy line plaid, a quick and easy to do pattern using the walking foot.

This pattern will be on sale until the 4th of July on Craftsy for $5.00. Then it will go up to $9.00. You know you have to have it! It will be a fun project for the lazy days of summer!

Stay cool!

Sharon

Linking to: Moving it Forward
FreeMotion on the River
Lets Bee Social
Midweek Makers

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Back to School!

As you can see, it's back to school time here! My awesome grandsons started back to school

and we went to Alaska! So not much sewing has been done lately! The trip was awesome, and I am resting this week, and getting ready to start quilting on my quilt that I made for the Island Batik Back to School Hop. It has started, and it is not too late for you to join in. Please consider visiting all the wonderful blogs to see what new fabrics will be coming to a quilt shop near you this month! And there are prizes!

Blocks of beautiful Abalone fabric....

Bella has had to be content

with just chewing on a piece of fabric while I was gone...poor baby!

I know she will be happy with me back in the sewing room today!

Look what I found in The Quilted Raven in Anchorage!

Island Batiks!

Please join in on the blog hop, there are some fabulous quilts to view, prizes to win and new fabrics on display...don't miss it!

WEEK 1

Monday, September 4 – Beaujolais
Quilting Affection Designs • FunThreads Designs

Tuesday, September 5 – Country Dozen
Cheryl Lynch Quilts • Inspired Layers

Wednesday, September 6 – Bonsai
Little Bunny Quilts

Thursday, September 7 – Sakura
Masterpiece Quilting

Friday, September 8 – Empress Garden
Dessert Bloom Quilting • Slice of Pi Quilts

WEEK 2

Monday, September 11 – Fresh Pick’ins
KISSed Quilts

Tuesday, September 12 – Lotus Blooms
Kathys Kwilts and More

Wednesday, September 13 – Olivera
Moose Stash Quilting • Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Thursday, September 14 – Rise & Shine
Den Syende Himmel • Sally’s Quilting Corner

Friday, September 15 – Diner Days
Ark Angel Creations • The Quilt Rambler

WEEK 3

Monday, September 18 – Seas the Day
KISSed Quilts • Whispers of Yore

Tuesday, September 19 – Vineyard
The Inquiring Quilter - Inchworm Fabrics

Wednesday, September 20 – Abalone
PamelaQuilts • Yellow Cat Quilts....Here is my day!

Thursday, September 21 – Batiks Go Retro
Adventures in Applique and Quilting

Friday, September 22 – Captain’s Anchor
Purrfect Spots Designs • Beaquilter

WEEK 4

Monday, September 25 – Cherry Berry
Freemotion by the River • Mary Mack Made Mine

Tuesday, September 26 – Lobster Bake
Seams to be Sew

Wednesday, September 27 – Solstice
Bejeweled Quilts • heARTs Creations

Thursday, September 28 – Sour Apple
Seams Like a Dream • Kauffman Designs

Friday, September 29 – Zen
Lizard Creek Quilting • Quilt’n Party

I won't bore you with lots of pictures...but this is so beautiful!

Praying for the people that are being affected by all the flooding and fires in our country.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

When it's done it's done!

I have not done the quilt as you go method since the 80's when I taught the lap quilting method pioneered by Georgia Bonesteel. So it was fun to try a different method of this technique, and I found that there are many out there. First I made 12 blocks using scraps from my Island Batik stash. This can be a quick and easy stash buster quilt of any size you wish.

You need:Four 4.5" squares for each 12" block.
Four 4.5" x 2.5" rectangles for each 12" block.
Four 6.5" x 2" rectangles for each 12" block.

Then I layered each block with batting and a backing piece that were at least and inch larger all around. I did not pin or spray baste and it was ready to begin quilting. This was a perfect opportunity to practice some walking foot quilting using Superior Threads variegated...love it!

Once I had all of my blocks quilted, it was time to trim and sew all of them together. My top connectors are 1.25" wide by 12". My bottom connector strips are cut 1.75" wide by 12" and are pressed wrong sides together.

Layer the pieces as shown and sew with a 1/4" seam through all layers. Flip and press, add another block to the top piece only...in this case the purple 1.25" strip. Keep the folded piece free for now.

Once you have sewn your blocks together, you are ready to stitch the back strips down. I chose to hand stitch just like a binding, but you can also stitch down with your machine.
Now sew the rows together using the same steps as above.
And Bind it! When you are done you are done! Now how easy was that??? Hope you try it soon and please share it with me on Instagram @punkydoodle53

Another finished quilt for Project Linus!

And of course, Bella must add her seal of approval!

Linking up with: Midweek Makers
Freemotion by the River
Let's BEE Social

Be sure to come back on Friday for a very fun blog hop and prizes!

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Celestial Voyager ... my modern batik challenge

This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to make a Modern Quilt. What is a modern quilt? For me it has a lot of negative space and uses a traditional block in a less traditional setting. Looking at the definition from the modern quilt guild, I looked at my quilt to see if it fits.

Minimalism and negative space-yes
High contrast-yes
Graphic areas of solid color- batiks can read solid in my opinion
Use of bold colors and prints-Not so much
Improvisational piecing-nope
Modern traditionalism - yes. The block I used is a Classic Priscilla block called Hummingbird.
Alternate grid work-yes

What do you think?

It is easy to paper piece with two different sized blocks. I went through my lovely Island Batik fabrics and put together this colorway of blues, aqua, teal, and purple. The background is Island Batik Frost, a beautiful fabric that worked so well with the colorway I chose.
After I finished piecing the blocks, I discovered the Tucker Corner Beam ruler and decided I could easily cut and sew this block with this cool ruler! Then it was time to quilt it on my Janome 7700, which I LOVE! I did ruler quilting in the blocks then a free motion filler in the background. I think this would make a darling baby quilt with fewer blocks to make it smaller....actually I have one started!

Thank you for stopping by today! Hope you are finding time to stitch today, even if it is just for 30 minutes.

grace and peace....Sharon

p.s. be sure to visit the other Island Batik Ambassadors for some wonderful modern quilts!

Nan from Purrfect Spots Designs

Turid from Den Syende Himmel

Stephanie from Quilt’n Party

Pamela from Pamela Quilts

Anna from Ark Angel Creations

Kathy from Kathy’s Kwilts and More

Jessica from Desert Bloom Quilting

Connie from Freemotion by the River

Kate from Seams Like a Dream

Sharon from Yellow Cat Quilt Designs

Tina from Quilting Affection Designs

Jennifer from The Inquiring Quilter