When Jennifer of Curlicue Creations asked me to help show off her Island Batik signature fabric collection, Berry Crush, by Lumin Fabrics, designed by Jerry Khiev, I couldn't say no!
These colors are so lush and fruity! I had a good time playing around with them!
Jennifer graciously sent me a 1/4 yard cut of each print and Lumin Fabrics supplied the neutral batiks.
I played around with several economy block sizes and created this fun quilt.
It's 12 blocks with cornerstones and sashing.
I have been using a lot of white lately for my backgrounds, so I decided to shake things up and use several different Island Batik Neutrals. I tried to pick a few that had some purple or blue tints in them.
Most of the quilt was pieced traditionally, but I did paper piece the sashing blocks. It helped me get perfect tiny borders around the economy block. I love that little strip!
Of course Boonky was on the job.
The sashing units took the most time. Over 6 hours just to make them all.
After that everything went together smoothly.
I quilted it with swirls and wiggly lines.
I did these a little tighter than my last quilt.
The quilt top finished at 44 1/2 wide. So I added a skinny pink strip to this older Island Batik print for the backing.
I also added a white square for a space to write my name and year. A built in label.
I'm calling this one Tilted Berries.
Today is the last day of the hop,
Be sure to go back and check out any of the ones you may have missed!
And look for Berry Crush in quilt shops now!
October 20: Curlicue Creations
October 21: Slice of Pi Quilts
October 22: The Darling Dogwood
October 23: Lisa's Quilting Passion
October 24: I Heard it through the Quilt Vine
October 25: Forever Quilting 4 You
October 26: Textile Time Travels
October 27: Quilted Delights
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