Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Bloomtown

Island Batik's September Challenge and Blog Hop theme is Adventurous Applique and is jointly sponsored by Aurifil Threads.

Here is my response.

Finished!

For this challenge we were to use our assigned Spring 2024 Bundles along with the matching threads provided by Aurifil.



I received Geometric Symphony designed by Jerry Khiev. This collection has beige, fuchsia and navy fabrics in bold geometric prints.  



Geometric Symphony


Aurifil Threads


We knew about the theme of the challenge for months and I had come up with several possible ideas. But when I saw the fabric, I had to discard each one of them. The bold geometric designs did not lend themselves to my delicate applique dreams. The large prints would overpower any small bird, cute butterfly or a petite mushroom.

I had to redesign using a larger block that could do justice to the bold prints, while making sure it wasn't overpowered by the fabric itself.

EQ8 Mock up


The flower top and the stems are pieced, while the rounded part of the flower and the leaves are appliqued. 

Pieced Elements

Semicircle Applique Added


I used the Orange Peel Accuquilt Die to make the leaves. Thank you, Emily for letting me borrow your die.
First Block

The background fabric is Glaze (Neutrals) and I used Dark Grey (Solid) for stems. Once the blocks were pieced, it was time to match threads.


Thread Matching


Basting


I quilted with my walking foot using my favorite squiggly stitch but instead of a a grid, all sewing lines are vertical, emphasizing the direction of the quilt.  Trimmed, labelled and bound, it was time for the photo shoot. I was looking for dark pink flowers to match the colors of the collection.

A Bloomful Day


Bob and Blooms


Blooms in Blooms


Bloomtown finished at 52" by 56". I used 12/20 fabrics. The background, border, sashing and binding is Glaze. I used Schmetz 80/12 Microtex Needle for piecing and quilting. The batting is Thermore by Hobbbs.

The remaining eight fabrics, 1/2 yard each for a total of 4 yards can be yours. Please leave me a comment on this post, letting me know your favorite from the Island Batik Spring 2024 Collections. If you show up as Anonymous or No-Reply, please include your email so that I can reach you.

I will announce the winner on 9/24/24.

Giveaway Update - The winner is #35. Email sent.

If you don't want/need the fabric, you can still leave me a comment mentioning as much. I so appreciate your support :-)

I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. see full list on the sidebar.


Below is the complete list of Ambassadors, the collections they’ll feature in their projects, and their scheduled post dates: Make sure you visit the Island Batik blog for exciting giveaways. 

WEEK 1

September 3:

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September 5:

September 6:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

WEEK 2

September 9:

September 10:

September 11:

September 12:

September 13:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

September 16:

September 17:

September 18:

September 19:

September 20:

End of Blog Hop and Final Round-Up


45 comments:

  1. Love your flowers!
    I like the floral fun collection.

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  2. Beautiful work!!! I love the elegant shape with those prints

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  3. Love the flowers, so pretty! The fabrics are beautiful but I just don't need anymore fabric. Happy stitching!

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  4. I can find a favorite print or more in each collection. So can't just pick one. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  5. Your quilt designs are so creative and cheerful-thank you for sharing your process . Floral Fun is my favorite. Thanks! villagequilter@ gmail.com.

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  6. Love you quilt, it so beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I love to read all your posts and love how you take such wonderful pictures of your quilts. I'm downsizing my fabric collection, so don't need more fabric. Just wanted to comment as a faithful follower!

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  7. I love your collection of geometrics most. Perhaps because of how you handled it in your applique. That truly was a challenge. Whatever is left will surely blend with the batiks I have and inspire me to create my own quilt. lhs4664atq.com That is q as in quilts.

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  8. Love your design! It's always hard to choose a favorite, but I'll say Daisy Mae.

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  9. Your quilt is beautiful. I really like the photo shoot. But what is this delicate applique dream you have? I hope we get to see that in the future. Happy Sewing!

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  10. I like the flowers in your quilt. I love the colors in “Flower Pot”. You always do a good job with the challenge. Dortha at aol dot com

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  11. Wow! You chose well - the larger pieces really showcase those bold batiks. Gorgeous!!!

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  12. What a beautiful quilt! I think Floral Fun and Poetic Bouquet are my favorite lines this season.

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  13. Your flower design is a beauty! I really enjoyed reading about your process making the blocks, Preeti - the combination of piecing and applique worked so well. Fun photos, too! Thank you for the giveaway - I love Twilight!

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  14. Sweet design! My favorite collection is Tranquil Moments.

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  15. Poetic Bouquet and Tranquil Moments is a close second. Your quilt is darling. Thank you. (ritaanneh at gmail dot com).

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  16. My favorite of this collection is Poetic Bouquet, or perhaps Floral Fun. Such a nice quilt!

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  17. Beautiful quilt, and stunning photos!
    My favorite collection is Poetic Bouquet.

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  18. I adore your quilt....and your fabric is my favorite!!!

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  19. I love love love your quilt! Tulips are my favourite flower, and they're so bold and beautiful in your quilt! My favourite collection is the Poetic Bouquet.

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  20. I love the flowers, turned out wonderful. I guess Poetic Bouquet and Playful Posies but honestly they are all fabulous. Jmikebalou(at) aol (dot)com

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  21. Ugh, I am such a sucker for the purple/pink combo!! Therefore your quilt is just gorgeous to me!! Those geometrics are really inspiring. So...geometrics in purple and pink, Yes please!! Anne akyork1960@gmail.com

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  22. You are such a talented quilter! I like the tranquil moments collection.

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  23. Love everything about this - from the large flowers that show off the prints to the cohesion (and calm) achieved using the same print for the leaves on each stem. I think a pattern is in order! Like your fabric collection, but I'm also drawn to Poetic Bouquet. basaran (dot) family (at) rogers (dot) com

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  24. Your quilt is magnificent. Hoping there will be a pattern in the future. Your quilting with a serpentine stitch always motivates me. Getting ready to tackle the largest quilt I have ever done on my domestic, an 80 x 80. Wish me luck. The Twilight Batik bundle would be my choice. Love blues and yellow/golds together.

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  25. I love your quilt. I always appreciate how you take us through your process. In this case, having to start from scratch with your ideas, all the way to a beautiful finished quilt that shows off the pattern and fabrics perfectly. I like all of the collections, but am drawn to Tranquil Moments because I love bold colours, but it is nice to take a break and calm down sometimes. I am in Canada so understand if I don't qualify for the generous giveaway due to postage costs. KJ

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  26. Another great quilt and I just love a purple fabric. As a previous winner of one of your giveaways I am happy to step aside this time. Good luck to you all

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  27. Another beauty Preeti! I love the Flower Pot line but they are all beautiful. Have a great day! cmberry@lsu.edu

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  28. Charlotta58@gmail.com here - hi Preeti, another lovely and beautiful quilt. You just never disappoint. I’m amazed at the range of your creativity. But I guess that’s the reason you have been chosen to be an ambassador. They made a great choice. 🧡
    I think my favorite fabric line has to be Geometric Symphany. I love both the colors featured and the graphic designs in the fabrics.
    I don’t tend to work with batiks very much and forget how versatile they are. So it’s a delight every time I discover a line like this with so much depth and beauty.

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  29. You did it again! A very crisp design.
    As much as I love batiks, I don't need any more and yield my opportunity to someone else.

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  30. What a fun finish, very pretty. It had to be frustrating to come up something completely new when you saw the fabrics. You definitely met the challenge.

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  31. So sorry you had to redo your design, but your instinct was right for this. The fabrics show off nicely and really compliment the flowers! Lovely quilt. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
    https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/09/18/wednesday-wait-loss-398

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  32. Hard to pick a favorite, but Poetic Boquet is lovely--and your quilt is so lovely also!! barbkaup(at)(yahoo)(dot)(com)

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  33. I love Floral Fun, though there are many i will use.

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  34. Hi Preeti, what a great way of using that fabric. Those large bold fabrics really pop. I love the idea of piecing the flower top and then appliquéing the bottom. Well done I love all of those fabrics but Poetic Bouquet is very me :-) Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.

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  35. Poetic Bouquet is my favorite collection, because I love the luscious purples. And I love the purples in your quilt too - and the boldness of the design. The quilt makes me smile. Your photography is awesome too. The quilt looks great on Bob. Thank you for sharing your work.

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  36. I seem to be in a floral mode: I was trying to decide between Daisy May and Flower Pot, but now your Tulips have me thinking about your bold fabric. wordygirl11@me.com

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  37. Beautiful quilt! Love Twilight! Lee. Butler83@aoldotcom

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  38. Gorgeous! Great photo shoot with the fuschia-colored flowers. You are so creative and it was a great idea to use the AccuQuilt die. I'll have to look for that one!

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  39. Oh, lovely flowers! I love how you combined piecing and appliqué, adding the bottom of the flower this way is a great idea! This fabric collection is beautiful too.

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  40. What a wonderful finish! I like the pieced and applique combination and the colors. . .oooh la la!!!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects

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  41. Love it, and great idea to piece part of the flower and appliqué the curve. Would not have thought of the orange peel die doing double duty for appliqué leaves but that's a great idea, too!

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  42. What an adorable quilt, Preeti!!! Love the colors and how a good show is made of the fabrics in the flowers!

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  43. I like Floral Fun. You have so many beautiful quilts. paweis@yahoo.com

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  44. Oh how pretty!! and wow- you nailed all those curves!

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