Hope Springs Eternal. This is my quilt for the April Island Batik Ambassador challenge.
Disclaimer: The products used to create this quilt were given to me at no cost by Island Batik and industry partners.
This month's challenge is Creative Borders and Bindings.
We've been so inundated with news about the Coronavirus lately, that I wanted to create something pretty, Spring-like, and uplifting. I pulled these bright, happy fabrics from my stash for my project. The pink stash builder rolls were the perfect beginning for this quilt.
Here's the entire quilt. My creative border features sweet fusible applique flowers. The gold binding is not all that creative, but I usually match my binding fabric to the outer border fabric, so for me this is a creative binding!
Here's a close up of the sweet applique flowers. I went around the edge with a small zigzag stitch and matching Aurifil thread in shades of pink and green. This was a nice opportunity to try out the new Schmetz Super Nonstick Needles. They did a fabulous job of sewing through the fusible web applique patches.
The blocks for the center part of the quilt are small. I wanted to sew some 4" blocks, and this seemed like a good project for it. However, something was not quite right, and they fought me the whole way through. I'm not sure if I figured the patch sizes incorrectly, my cutting was poor, or my seam allowance was off, but I kept calm and sewed on. The results are fine, if you don't look too closely. LOL.
I used Hobbs cotton batting and quilted an echo around the flowers and a loopy meander across the rest of the quilt with a white Aurifil thread.
The Hope Springs Eternal quilt looks pretty on my front porch glider. This is where I do a lot of my hand stitching.
Close up. I cut the green border and the pink outer border with Accuquilt strip dies. I love how perfectly straight my strips come out when cut with the Accuquilt Go.
I backed my quilt with a gorgeous golden yellow fabric. This is the same fabric I used for the binding.
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A beautiful cut of high quality flannel quilting fabric, Butter Yellow Marble Flannel, by Moda Fabrics. 100 percent flannel cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features a delightful allover buttery yellow marble pattern. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. (not intended for children's sleepwear). So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Purple Green Floral Batik Quilt Fabric by Batik Textiles. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features purple flowers over a green background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Pansy Passion III Ivory Stripe Fabric, by Blank Quilting. Fat quarter cut, 100 percent cotton. Hand wash separately, cold water, no bleach, line dry, cool iron on reverse.
The design on this fabric features a bold stripe, accented with thin gold metallic stripes. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Lilac Parade Beige Plaid, by The Buggy Barn, for Henry Glass and Co. Fabrics. 100 percent cotton, yarn dyed, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features a beige and purple plaid. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Cats that Cook, by Cheri Strole, for Moda Fabrics is 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric is a lovely green vine with an occasional red leaf flower pattern. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Nature's Creations Pepper Batik Quilt Fabric, by Lunn Studios for Artisan Batiks, Robert Kaufman. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features an abstract geometric design in blue with a hint of orange. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Celery Green Batik Quilt Fabric, by Hoffman. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features large scale greenery in a blue shade over a green background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Purple Orange Green Dot Batik Quilt Fabric by Batik Textiles. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features green spots over an abstract purple and orange background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Round Up, from the Moda Classic Collection, for Moda Fabrics. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features rodeo cowboys riding bucking broncos. Each mounted pair is encircled by a rope lasso on a blue background. Yee-ha! Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Marbles Minty Green Fabric, for Moda Fabrics. 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric is a marbled minty green color. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
This beautiful piece of Cotton has been individually hand dyed by Island Batik fabric artists in the garden village of Sanur, Bali. It is 100 percent cotton, fat quarter cut. Easy care, machine wash cold water, delicate dry cycle, cool iron.
The design on this fabric features shades of purple buttons on a purple background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
A beautiful cut of high quality quilting fabric, Enchanted Pines Dawn, by McKenna Ryan, for Robert Kaufman. Fat quarter cut, 100 percent cotton. Easy care, machine wash cold water, tumble dry low.
The design on this fabric features an allover blue and purple leaf pattern over a light blue background. Perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
This beautiful piece of cotton has been individually hand dyed by Island Batik fabric artists in the garden village of Sanur, Bali. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton fabric. Easy care, machine wash cold water, delicate dry cycle, cool iron.
The design on this fabric features green leaves, stars, snowflakes, and dots on a lemon lime background. This fabric is perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
This beautiful piece of cotton has been individually hand dyed by Island Batik fabric artists in the garden village of Sanur, Bali. Fat quarter cut of 100 percent cotton fabric. Easy care, machine wash cold water, delicate dry cycle, cool iron.
The design on this fabric features beige leaves, stars, snowflakes, and dots on a brown background. This fabric is perfect for your next quilting or home sewing project. So unique - be creative!
The Star Crossed Quilt Pattern sews a 56" x 56" finished size quilt, perfect for a wall hanging or cuddly couch throw. This pattern is sewn using simple rotary cutting and straight piecing. This pattern includes full color step by step diagrams.
Stars twinkle across this eye catching bold quilt design.
Stitch up this fabulous design for your next gift, or home decor project. This beautiful quilt is perfect for any room of your home. Add a little zip of color and fun to any area with the Star Crossed quilt pattern.
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The model was sewn with Island Batik fabric. So beautiful and lovely to work with.
This pattern is written for rotary cutting, but can also be easily cut out using an Accuquilt Go and 8" Qube set.
Pretty folds.
This quilt will be perfect for snuggling under on a chilly evening. I like to sit on my front porch and watch the sunset. My favorite time of the year in North Carolina for sunsets is October. And yes, I do have a church pew on my porch.
I quilted the Star Crossed quilt in concentric circles out from the center to the edge.
This pretty silver and white backing complements the top nicely.
The black binding matches the thin outer border and gives the quilt a sleek streamlined look.
I wonder how the Star Crossed quilt would be as a sail? Would it help to navigate at night, sailing under the stars? I don't think so, but it would make a good story.
If you sew a Star Crossed quilt, please send me a pic. I would love to see it.
Be creative ~ Sew something beautiful today.
Jennifer Thomas
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