Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Harvest Vines, an Island Batik & AccuQuilt challenge

June's Island Batik ambassador challenge is sponsored by AccuQuilt.  Each ambassador was sent a BOB die for the challenge.  BOB stands for Block on Board, which means all the pieces needed for one quilt block are on the same die board and can be cut in one pass through the cutter.  

 



The products featured in this post were given to me by Island Batik, Accuquilt, Schmetz, Hobbs, and Aurifil.

Our assignment was to combine the BOB die with the 8" Go Cube to create a new design.  I was sent the Snail's Trail die which makes an 8" Snail's Trail block, perfect to combine with the 8" cube.  I knew I would want to play around in EQ to create my design.  I had previously learned of this etsy shop that is authorized by both EQ and Accuquilt; she sells the files for the blocks you can make with the Go Cube, to be imported into EQ.  Perfect excuse to buy it!  After playing around, I chose two blocks to combine with Snail's Trail, Windmill and Mosaic #15.  


 

I had a 10" stack of Sundance by Kathy Engle, a collection from last year.  Sundance is not my normal colors and I thought it would be good to venture out of my comfort zone!  I played around with a few different background colors and as soon as I tried Frog from the Foundations line, I knew I had a winning combination.  The green just made those yellows and golds pop.  The whole thing looks like the harvest to me, and the green weaving between the blocks looks like vines so I named this Harvest Vines.

I find black thread on black fabric hard to see, so I used Aurifil 2784 dark navy for piecing and for quilting.  I started with a brand new Schmetz chrome needle.  I still had quite a few squares left of Sundance so I pieces a back with some 10" squares, smaller scraps, and Island Batik's solid black.  I layered the quilt with Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 black batting.  I love the black batting with dark quilts!  

 



Part of the assignment is to give this quilt as a gift of comfort. I have not yet determined a recipient.  Quilts will frequently tell you where they are meant to go; I know the right person or cause will make themselves known.  

 

 

I had a great time playing with the Snail's Trail die and I know I will use it lots and lots!  I've already got at least 2 quilts in mind that use this die! I love how easy it is to cut all the pieces!





10 comments:

  1. Wonderful job of combining the different dies!

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  2. That Snail's Trail is one of my favorite AccuQuilt dies! I used it when I made the quilt for Karen Overton's signature line release. And combined a disappearing 4-patch with it! It's so versatile and fun to use! Great job on your quilt. I know the lucky recipient will love it!

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  3. I love this die and love what you did combining the snail's trail with the other blocks...great job. Glad to hear of the EQ8 design work.

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  4. This quilt turned out really well! Whoever the recipient turns out to be, I'm sure it will be well received! Such pretty fabrics!

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  5. I like the back as well as I like the front. Good job.

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  6. Love your quilt Emily! The frog colour was a perfect background. I also love the back, and totally agree with you on Hobbs' black batting. I just used it in my most recent quilt finish.

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  7. So pretty and such a unique design. It is funny how a person and quilt will come to mind, meant to be.

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  8. So this is way better than you had described. You seriously downplayed it Emily. I love the color combinations of teal green and black with a pop of yellow and orange. And then you made two separate blocks to match...PHEW!!! I love the backing too. I agree that the recipient will appear eventually.

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  9. Emily, I love the way you combo'd the dies together. The backing is awesome, too! Great quilt. Love, love, love your design. Have a fabulous day!

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  10. Lovely finish, the colors are great. You will find the perfect person for it to go soon.

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