Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May Quilt Modern! Blog Hop

 

Thanks to Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting and Schmetz needles for suppling the products for this project thru the Island Batik Ambassador program

The May Island Batik Blog Hop challenge was to make a Modern quilt.  Modern quilts can vary widely, but do have a few characteristics.  

A modern quilt can have:   Large pieces

                                           Lots of negative space

                                           Solid fabrics

                                           Quilting can vary from extremely dense to very geometric quilting

I was given the Island Batik fabric spring collection called  Pumpkin Delight designed by  Kathy Engle.


This collection is great for a spooky fall themed project.   Take a closer look at just a few of the great themed fabrics.  Do they get you in the mood for Halloween?



Pumpkin Delight has 20 fabrics in the collection and I used 16 of them in my quilt plus extra white batik.

The fabrics reminded me of Halloween- of spooky nights and pumpkin fields.  I decided to use the bird in the tree fabric as sort of a focal-background print.  I used as much of the fabric as I could.  Many of the orange fabrics had pumpkins printed on them.  I decided to use those prints and the rest of the fabrics in snowball blocks to sort of represent round pumpkins.   The darker black fabrics evolved from snowball blocks into a surprise- see if you can figure them out.

I named the quilt Visitors to the Pumpkin Patch.  That's a hint to the surprise.  Do you see any visitors besides the birds?  I know it's a stretch - but do you see all the black cat (heads) hiding in the quilt?


Visitors to the Pumpkin Patch
By Connie Kauffman
49" x 56"

Here is a photo where I'm deciding the layout.  You can see the ears of the cats easily here.


I just had to take a full quilt photo outside after dark to get the full spooky effect.   Of course you can see the scary looking birds perched in the trees and maybe now you can see the black cats that are hiding in the pumpkin patch.  What is Halloween in the dark of night without a black cat...or two...or 12!


Straight line quilting made quilting a the top a breeze.  I used a light orange Aurifil Thread for the quilting.  For the first time ever I machine quilted my binding with a decorative stitch.  I used black Aurifil and you couldn't really see the stitching on the binding fabric which was okay.  It did go really fast!





I'm all set for a cozy Halloween now.


The Blog Hop continues thru May.  Be sure and check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors to see the other new fabrics and projects.

Island Batik is having a drawing so be sure and check it out and enter.

My prize drawing is for a set of 10" blocks.  There are 2 squares of 17 different fabrics in the Pumpkin Delight Collection - 34 squares in all.  What would you make with this nice stack?  

Leave a comment below to enter.  USA entrants only due to postage.  Winner will be drawn at the end of the Blog Hop.  Be sure that I can contact you if you win.


Happy Haunting!










28 comments:

  1. FABULOUS! This is a perfect use for these fabrics!

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  2. Your quilt is gorgeous. These batiks are gorgeous. I would make a quilt with them and put soft snuggly backing on it - like fireside or minkee.

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  3. Beautiful quilt and great use of the fabric. I I think I would make some fall place mats with that fabric.

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  4. Great quilt! I love the “cats” hiding in the quilt! I would make a table topper.

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  5. WOW!! What a great blog post! That quilt is just BEAUTIFUL!! And I love the way it looks photographed on your fence!! A gorgeous job! I would have to make a quilt with those beautiful batiks to show them off!

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  6. I think you made a great modern quilt. Love it! petuniakr@aol.com

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  7. Great quilt, Connie!!! Excellent display of the fabrics! And sewing the binding on by machine - it certainly is fast!!! :-)

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  8. What a fun quilt! Nice job. The fabrics look kinda Halloweenish to me...would make a fun fall themed quilt! Thanks for sharing the giveaway.

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  9. Pretty quilt. I would make a Autumn quilt. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  10. Awesome quilt! I'd make a walk hanging for my room!

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  11. I would make a fun halloween table topper!

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  12. What a fun quilt, with hidden cats. Great idea. The collection is fun, and a table topper would be perfect.

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  13. I would make a Halloween throw for the Family room!!
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  14. Those fabrics would make a nice fall table runner!

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  15. That is really pretty, and the design keeps the eyes moving!

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  16. I love the nice crisp lines and the way the colors pop.

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  17. I love the way the colors pop and the hidden cat's. I would make some treat bags with the fabric.

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  18. I don't normally decorate for halloween, but I do like fall, so I would try to add some additional fall colors and make a quilt.

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  19. I love the pattern and the fabric. It is a perfect blend!

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  20. Clever placement of the cats! At first I thought they were candies and lollipops.

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  21. What a striking and vibrant quilt! I feel happy just by looking at it.

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  22. What a striking and vibrant quilt! I feel happy just by looking at it.

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  23. What a striking and vibrant quilt! I feel happy just by looking at it.

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  24. Seeing so many quilts for fall makes me want one! That's what I would make. Great quilt, love the cats!

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  25. Beautoiful quilt!!! Thanlk you for chance to win your Give-a-way too... I would make a fun Fall Throw :)

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  26. Your quilt is awesome!
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  27. Awesome Connie! I love the hidden black cat heads throughout your design. Have a great day!

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  28. Love this! I can see the black cats, what a great addition! I hadn't noticed that bird print, it's gorgeous!

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