My Blog Hop Post

It is my turn to post a blog for the Island Batik blog hop.  If you have been reading past posts, you know Ambassadors have been posting their blogs all month and sharing the quilts they made with the Four Seasons line of fabric. In addition, there have been draw prizes for  fabric and/or patterns.
My fabric season was fall and I received a wonderful collection called Pumpkin Patch.  The colours of autumn are my favourite so I wanted to make something special and I opted for a twin sized quilt.  The next step was deciding on a pattern and, again, as I wanted something that would really showcase the fabric, I designed my own.

I chose a fairly simple block and set it on point.  As you can see in the photo the various fabrics are easy to see.  The layout was a bit of a challenge as I wanted it to look like a scappy.  It took a lot of shifting around but I finally got something I liked.

The addition of  simple narrow and wide borders finished the top.  I quilted it using a leaf pattern with a curl between which echoed the design on the fabric. I like the bright orange blocks that seem to be floating.  They do have the corner blocks but the fabric is close to the shade of the background so, unless you look closely, it disappears.

Disclaimer:  the fabric for this and all Island Batik projects have been provided to me by the Island Batik company at no cost.

And now for the draw prize:  To be able to enter, you will have to a follower of my blog, Facebook entries are not allowed.  Leave a comment at the end of the blog to enter.  If your name is drawn, you will have one week to reply to my email with your contact information.

Winners will receive a pattern of their choice from my Craftsy page and there will be an extra surprise arrive in your mail box.  Draw is open to everyone but the extra surprise is limited to Canadian winners due to the cost of postage.

You have until Feb. 03 to enter.  Winner will be chosen and announced on Feb. 5th.  Good luck.

Blessings,