Today starts off week two of the Island Batik Row By Row Blog Hop and I get to show off my row by row quilt made with the Citified fabric line by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting.
Week two also starts with a new give away by Island Batik.
They are are giving two lucky people a chance to win a Fat Quarter bundle of Island Batik collections by Kathy Engle – Citified, designed for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting or Contempo, designed for Kate Colleran of Kate Colleran Designs!
Scroll down to the bottom to enter with the rafflecopter.
Citified has several shades of oranges, some blues, purples, and off white.
If you are a Clemson fan, the purples and oranges would make a great tiger paw block.
These prints should be in shops now or on the way.
I made some smaller block for the rows that helped separate the larger blocks. They are three inch blocks. I love little blocks!
Everything was sewn and quilted with
Schmetz Microtex needles.
And there is Hobbs inside! I used Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton Batting for this one.
It quilted up nice with
Aurifil orange thread and Hobbs batting.
I used the lightest orange from the Sumatran Tiger thread set.
It showed up perfect on all the fabric colors.
I used a lot of my favorite blocks: Ohio Stars, Friendship Stars, Churndash, Courthouse steps, Dutchman's Puzzle, and nine patches.
I used 19 of the 20 fabrics in the line. I only left out one of the oranges.
I used up every bit of the off white prints for the background and sashing.
We took it with us on vacation to take more pictures of it.
Fort the back I used up the last bit of one of the orange Citified fabrics and then surrounded it with some Island Batik Foundations. I've always been able to find a foundation print that goes with the new fabric lines, they come in super handy sometimes.
Boonky was my helper again. This time with the binding. Sewing came to halt for a bit while Boonky inspected my binding.
Enter the Island Batik Giveaway!
And be sure to check out what Emily made with Citified as well. You can find her at
The Darling Dogwood.
Happy Sewing!
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Before I even saw the question as to what we would make with this, I had thought that this isn't my usual style of fabric and it would be fun to make something completely out of my comfort zone! The fabrics make me think of a beautiful sunset. Thanks for this chance!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! I like the way you alternated the rows of small blocks with the larger ones. Your kitty helper is adorable. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and I love your photos.
ReplyDeleteLeah, this is a great quilt! I love those tiny little blocks, though they are not my favorite to stitch! LOL They really do add a nice touch to your quilt! The quilting is great too. I've never used Aurifil on my longarm but may have to give it a try. That light orange was great for it!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt, and I also love the back! Great job!
ReplyDeletethese fabrics are so pretty. they look like a lot of fun to play with. i love your quilt. both the front and the back.
ReplyDeleteI love these fabrics! They would be perfect for a quilt to hang over the window in the door going into the garage. Nancy A: SewingGranda@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt as it is so cheerful. The three inch blocks you used were a great idea to set apart the other rows. I do not remember making many three inch blocks, but I will certainly keep this idea in mind when coming up with ideas of how to lay out blocks in the future.
ReplyDeleteOops! I forgot to read what the prompt was for the rafflecopter entry. I might make similar tote bags for my five granddaughters. I love the stars on your quilt, so I could see stars set differently for each of the girls. They would be delighted to have bags that were "the same, but different".
ReplyDeleteLovely. The stars just pop and sparkle.
ReplyDeleteYummy fabric! I'd make a quilt featuring rows of houses and hearts.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt screams summertime to me, I see pinwheels, fireworks, lanterns and birdhouses. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely! I love the variety of blocks you used! And the smaller blocks in between really give a great visual variety. My favorite are the big starburst-y blocks, not sure what they are called.
ReplyDeleteI'd make a quilt for my sofa if I win. These colors are great!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is very beautiful Leah and the quilting is so awesome! I really love these fabrics. Thank you for sharing today.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt.
ReplyDeletethese fabrics and your quilt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt, Leah! I'd make a quilt in honor of my sister's memory who loved parakeets. The little bird houses remind me of her. Her birthday is this month. :)
ReplyDelete19/20, wonderful use of those batiks, the purple binding is lovely, and all the rows go together just perfectly with those colours. The quilting is the icing, gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteAnd second comment, I would make a bag for each of our daughters, and one for myself too, adding some of my own batik fabric if there wasn't quite enough.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! I would love to make a quilt for my sister!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful quilt....where was that quilt lucky enough to travel too? I love the fabrics and what you did with them. I think I would make a bargello quilt, I am for some reason in the mood to try one!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the birdhouse row! I also really like the way you used a variety of blocks sizes and gave your rows "breathing room." Well done!
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