Rainbow Spice

Welcome to my stop on the Sunflower Spice blog hop!  Sunflower Spice is a signature collection for Jennifer of Curlicue Creations by Island Batik/Lumin Fabrics.  The bright colors in this collection are so fun, and perfect for bright summer days!  I really wanted to emphasize the rainbow in the collection, so my design is color order.

 

I used thirteen fabrics from Sunflower Spice and will use a fourteenth for the binding.  I had a rough spring and wasn't able to get this quilted, but I have a really lovely fabric with red ginko leaves for the binding.  I really love the motifs in this collection: sunflowers, oak leaves, acorns, and ginko leaves.  The background fabric is a neutral called Flour.

 

I cut everything with my Accuquilt.  I love sawtooth stars and combined them with square-in-a-square units as accents.  I think of them like jewels among the stars!

 

I named it Rianbow Spice.  Rainbow Spice is currently 58" x 70". I might still add a skinny border of background before I quilt it.

 

 

Want to win some Sunflower Spice of your own?  Jennifer has a giveaway on her blog, and be sure to visit all the stops on this blog hop to see what everyone made with these beautiful fabrics. 

June 1:  Curlicue Creations 

June 2:  Freemotion by the River

June 3:  Lisa's Quilting Passion

June 5:  Textile Time Travels

June 6:  Lady Blue Quilt Studio

June 7:  Sew Preeti Quilts

June 8:  Quilted Delights

June 9:  Sew Cute and Quirky

June 10:  The Darling Dogwood ⮜You Are Here!

 

 

 

Bears & Stars

The last day of school is tomorrow!  I got all the teacher quilts done in time (the last one went to school today!) but I'm behind in posting.  This one is for the PE teacher Mr. W, who said his favorite color is light blue.  

 

I've been particularly drawn to bear paw blocks lately and have been playing around with designs using those blocks.  This is my favorite of the designs I came up with.  I always love sawtooth stars and think they go with everything!  I really like this combination of bear paw blocks & sawtooth star blocks, so much that I named this Bears & Stars.  Not super original or creative, I know!

All fabrics are Island Batik, including the solid black background.  The colors aren't coming through gretat in the photos, but the bear paws are a light blue (Sky) and the stars are white with blue designs. The Irish Chain blocks are a blender called Blue with Wavy Dots.  I cut everything with my Accuquilt.  

 

I'm excited to use this design again, maybe in some bolder colors.   

Sunflower Spice blog hop!

 

There's a blog hop highlighting a beautiful rainbow collection that kicks off today!  Sunflower Spice is a signature collection for Jennifer of Curlicue Creations by Island Batik/Lumin Fabrics.  I love, love, love the bright colors in this collection!  To celebrate, Jennifer is hosting a blog hop featuring beautiful quilts made with these fabrics AND she's giving away a fat quarter bundle of Sunflower Spice!

 

I am very excited to be participating!  I have absolutely loved working with these fabrics.  The colors are so bright, and I love the motifs of sunflowers, oak leaves, and acorns.  Here's the schedule: 

June 1:  Curlicue Creations 

June 2:  Freemotion by the River

June 3:  Lisa's Quilting Passion

June 4:  Larkspur Lane Designs

June 5:  Textile Time Travels

June 6:  Lady Blue Quilt Studio

June 7:  Sew Preeti Quilts

June 8:  Quilted Delights

June 9:  Sew Cute and Quirky

June 10:  The Darling Dogwood

I don't get to show off what I've made until the very last day.  To tide you over, here's a sneak peak of my project: