Thursday, January 18, 2018

Four Seasons Island Batik Blog Hop




Welcome to the Four Seasons Island Batik Blog Hop.  Today is my day to share a project made with the Island Batik Seasons Shades Collection.  You can go to Island Batik and see the full range of fabrics in this collection.  This collection will ship in April, so look for them in stores soon!


I had fun playing around with all the fabrics and trying to decide what I could make with them.  Which ones went well together- which ones looked like a "Spring" to me?

I decided most of the lighter fabrics made me think of Spring.  Below are the 11 fabrics I selected to work with in my project, along with a neutral Island Batik in a light white color.  (the purple color is actually lighter than this photo)


I decided to make a star block and  to use the white for background and the dark purple for the outside border.  The peach was used as center squares in the middle of the quilt. 
The quilt is 40" x  48" .


This quilt could be made with paper piecing, regular sewing with templates or by cutting half square triangles.  I decided to make the quilt using triangle templates, just so I could play around with the placement of the colored stars.

The stars have a flower quilted in the center which made me decide on "Stars in the Garden" for the name for this quilt.

 Just another photo of this lap quilt.  Does it look like spring to you?


This is the third week for our Four Seasons Blog Hop.  I hope you've been following along with the other Island Batik Ambassadors on their blogs.  Below is a list of current and past blogs.  Be sure and follow along and join all the fun drawings.

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

January 22 – Paisley Dot
Pamela Quilts

FALL

January 30 – Pumpkin Patch
KISSed Quilts • Beaquilter


Island Batik is having a raffle drawing for four precuts of some of the collections featured in the Blog Hop.  Be sure and enter on their Island Batik Blog.

I have a drawing for four fat quarters pictured below.  I'll announce the winner at the end of the blog
hop.  These are lovely fabrics in blue/green and violet colors also from the Seasons Shades Collection.  Leave me a comment on what your favorite season is and why.  Please make sure I can reach you if you are the winner.  Drawing for USA shipping only.




60 comments:

  1. Your quilt is beautiful and I really love the bold color of the border. I'm enjoying all the projects on the Four Seasons blog tour. Thanks for sharing, grinnie1961 at gmail dot com

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  2. Such a pretty quilt--so delicate looking. It certainly looks like spring!

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  3. Thanks for sharing your pretty quilt! It is like cute spring flowers peeking out through the snow.

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  4. My favorite season is fall just because I love the weather in autumn, but your quilt does make me feel like spring! I love the selection of colors that you used and the beautiful flower quilting in the white squares.

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  5. Your quilt is absolutely gorgeous. And your quilting is beautiful. I love the flower designs that you did.
    My favorite season is Spring. I love that everything is becoming new again. I love all the greens--my favorite color. Thank you for the giveaway.

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  6. I like all of the seasons, but my favorite season is Spring. To see everything "greening" up outside, and the flowers start to bloom - that is always special every year. Your quilt is so pretty. Love the colors and your quilting. Nice pattern too :)
    warner.dale@gmail.com

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  7. My favorite season is spring - the world is starting to warm up - but it isn't too hot yet.

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  8. My favorite season is fall. I love all the colors and scents that fall brings!

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  9. Lovely, delicate quilt that says Spring for sure. I think my favourite season is Autumn - the leaves are changing colour, there are still a lot of flowers in bloom, the weather is still comfortable, and Autumn means Halloween, my favourite day of the year. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  10. Your quilt is stunning. The quilting is beautiful. I've always the fresh start of Spring. The weather down here in Florida is perfect during our short Spring season.

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  11. What a sweet quilt. You have such an eye for color and design. Total #CreativeGoodness.

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  12. I love fal for the crispness and colors.

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  14. Love the colors of this collection-your quilting is amazing and adds so much to your springtime quilt-very pretty! Winter is my favorite season, a break from our oppressive heat here in south Mississippi- this year-WOW- temps in the teens-unheard of! Thank you, Susan

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  15. The colors in this collection are lovely. Your quilt is beautiful and the quilting truly makes me think of spring. Spring is my favorite time of year because warmer weather is on its way, and everything is starting to blossom and grow.

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  16. Fall, love the colors of the season. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  17. That's beautiful, and shows the colors so well. Great job! I love all seasons.

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  18. Lovely spring quilt. Great name for the quilt; I loved how you quilted it. Fall is my favorite season mostly because the air has a special smell and quality to it. I love it.

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  19. Beautiful quilt! I love the color placement of your quilt. I love Fall because the temps are a little cooler here in Florida.

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  20. Fall is my favorite season because of all the gorgeous colors of the changing leaves. Plus, that means it's apple season, which includes Apple Cider Donuts season (OK, that's not a real season, but I bet a number of people would vote for that haha). I do also love that it starts to get cool, although I don't care much for the season to follow. LOL

    Love the name you have given the quilt.

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  21. Lovely quilt! And the quilting on it...sheer perfection! My favorite season is fall because that's when I got married.

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  22. well I could not find a comment section for January 18th, so I am posting here. Just wanted to say that your purple quilt is gorgeous
    quilting dash lady at Comcast dot net

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  23. Your quilt is beautiful and yes it does say spring, great colors! I love fall because I can’t wait for cooler weather. The summers here get to be over 100 for several days in a row. Plus fall is the beginning of the holidays and spending time with family.

    usairdoll (at) gmail (dot) com

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  24. Fall is my favorite season because of the changing leaves. Also everyone in my family of 5 has their birthday in the fall.

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  25. Your quilt is just terrific. The quilting really adds a lot! My favorite season is Summer...love the warmth and being able to run around in t-shirt and shorts! Thanks for sharing the giveaway too!

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  26. What a beautiful quilt! My favorite season is fall - nice weather for outside walks, and colorful.

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  27. Just adorable....love the quilting.

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  28. Beautiful quilt. It does say summer to me! My favorite season is autumn but I love the spring colors too.

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  29. I love the quilting you did. I like spring because everything is new and fresh.

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  30. I usually say I like Fall, but the colors in your quilt are lovely!
    barbkaup(at)(yahoo)(dot)(com)

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  31. Your quilt is BEAUTIFUL!!! & thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too :)
    I love Fall...the colors, smells & picking apples for applesauce,the woodburner goin, baking goodies & bread...and our Anniversary! :D

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  32. I love fall so many cool color's. But then again spring brings pretty flowers. . happyness04431@yahoo.com

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  33. I love autumn, probably because I didn't experience it when I grew up in Southern California but I'm amazed by it now that I live in the Pacific Northwest. The colors are so vivid I can hardly believe they are real!

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  34. I love the colors and the quilting is divine. Is Spring coming?

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  35. That's really a pretty quilt! Fall is my favorite season--I like the colors of the leaves, the cooler temps, and no mosquitoes!

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  36. Autumn is my favourite season. I just love the colours of all the leaves

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  37. Spring - love the flowers!!! I really like the quilting motifs you picked for your quilt - very delicate!! mumbird3(at)gmail(dot)com

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  38. My favorite season (and this changed in the last 5 years or so) is winter, because Summer is brutal and constant, whereas winter is cold for a few days, warns up, gets cold again. We have a fireplace which I LOVE!

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  39. Beautiful quilt! It does look like spring! My favorite season(s) are spring and autumn. Sometimes we see two or three seasons in a 24 hour period here!

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  40. Autumn. I like the colors, and the crisp air in the mornings!

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  41. Yours is a beautiful quilt! There are so many variations on this hop using the Island Batiks and all are gorgeous! Spring is my favorite season. After a long Iowa winter, it's so refreshing to open the windows and hear the birds sing!

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  42. I love the quilt - It does remind me too of Spring!! I love the Fall season the best - I love the Fall colors and the cooler temperatures. Thank you!

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  43. I like Spring or Fall. Spring is new and clean. Fall is worn and cozy.

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  44. Your quilt is beautiful! It definitely has the softness of spring. My favorite season is summer. I love to cook outside and swim. Thanks for sharing your quilt and thanks for the beautiful giveaway too. My favorite colors!

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  45. Super excited about the giveaway.

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  46. Very pretty quilt!! My favorite season is Spring because flowers start to bloom and baby wildlife is being born. Have a fun day!! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom

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  47. So soft and springlike. And what an unique quilting idea within each block.

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  48. I love all the seasons...each one has something special about it, just like your quilt. I love the way you did the quilting and you picked the perfect name for the quilt!

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  49. If I had to pick I'd say winter because a snow day thrills me, it means a sew day!

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  50. I love the custom quilting that was done in the blocks.

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  51. I love batiks. I prefer spring which is the promise of new beginnings.

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  52. A very pretty quilt. The quilting is so perfect for the design. Thanks for sharing.

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  53. Winter is my favorite season...the beauty and it allows me to do more quilting!
    deb(dot)rick(at)live(dot)com

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  54. Beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing

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  55. I am a little behind, but have sure enjoyed visiting all the blogs. Thanks for the fun!

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  56. Seriously waiting for spring to arrive here

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