The Making of the Strawberry Rose Quilt

(Note:  The materials for this quilt were given to my by Island Batik at no cost to me.)

The Strawberry Rose quilt looks right at home, hanging on our greenhouse. 

Here's another glamour shot ~ hanging out on the front porch on a sunny afternoon.

This seems like a fitting place for this vintage style quilt.

Even though this quilt did not have a lot of similar pieces, I still bagged and labeled them.  It's my system and it works well for me.  This helps to keep everything clean and organized.

The blocks came together quickly.  I used Heat 'N Bond Lite for my fusible applique.

I zigzag stitched with matching Aurifil thread around all of my fused patches to secure them.

Here's one block completed.  Don't the Island Batik fabrics look vibrant?  I love the versatility of batik fabrics.  They work well in every style of quilt.

Here's the top before quilting.  See the lower left corner?  It didn't come together the way I wanted it to.  I considered unsewing and resetting that patch, or adding some buttons or yo-yo's to disguise it, but in the end I ran short on time and just left it.  I'm not trying to win a prize, and I'll just say it's imperfection is "charm".

I straight line quilted this on a diagonal out from the center using my hopefully never ending cone of white Aurifil thread.

I didn't do any quilting on or around the applique patches.  When I reached the appliques, I simply ended my thread with a machine knot and continued my line of quilting on the other side of the rose.

You can read more about the Strawberry Rose quilt and it's inspiration here:  Vintage Reimagined Featuring Strawberry Rose.

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

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Breast Cancer Awareness Block for a Friend

Isn't this a sweet block?  This block was sewn from a free pattern by Carol Doak.  I found this pattern in a wonderful blog post by Michele Bilyeau that includes links to this and many other breast cancer awareness block patterns that are available online.  I made this for a friend in one of the groups I belong to.  She was recently diagnosed and is making a pink ribbon quilt out of blocks from friends around the world.  I made my block with some Island Batik fabrics from my stash.  I'm a 13 year survivor of breast cancer myself.  It's so important to get your mammograms.  If you haven't had one in the past year, go see your doctor and schedule one today.  Early detection could save your life.

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

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