Welcome to TGIFF – Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday on my blog – we open Thursday evening and close Saturday at midnight to allow bloggers from all over the world to post their finished quilt projects.
Austin was first published in the Make Modern Magazine Issue 60.
It is now available in my Etsy Shop as a standalone pattern.
Designed in EQ8 and made with Island Batik fabrics from the Peppermint Sprinkles collection, Austin finished at 60" by 80". It is a perfect size for charity quilts.
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| Austin |
Austin is a modern take on the Quilt of Valor theme. A longitudinal design is reinforced by long borders (only on the sides) and walking foot quilting in one direction. Using just four fabrics plus the background, Austin relies on simplicity for his appeal.
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| Walking Foot Quilting |
The detailed directions include step by step guidance and colored graphics show the dimensions of each cut fabric for easy reference.
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| Crushing on You |
Priced at $11, you can get Austin at a discount of 25% ($8.25) for one week. Sale ends Thursday, 4/10/25.
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| Labelled |
Two lucky readers can get the Austin pattern (or any other pattern of your choice) for free. Please leave me a comment on this post, telling me your most (or least) favorite thing about Spring. If you show up as Anonymous, please include your email address so that I can reach you. I will pick the winners next week.
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| Hullo Handsome! |
Do you ever look at a quilt and wonder - how would this look in a different colorway? I often do :-)
I recolored Austin using two different Fabric collections. Here is one. Check the Etsy listing to see the other colorway.
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| Austin in Petal Poetry |
In other news, I made some super fun braided placemats to promote Kate Colleran's new book.
Using Island Batik scraps and the mini braid tool, I cut lots of small units.
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| Cutting Braid Units |
Kate's book has 13 projects in varying levels of complexity. Take a look.
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| Making Braids |
I chose a black background, of course. It makes all these warm colors pop and sparkle!
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| Finished Placemats |
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| Island Batik scraps |
Plenty of mediums and darks. I think I need a couple more lighter values. What do you think?
Now it is your turn. Join the Party
The rules are simple – share your quilting finish for this week. The linky party is open from 6 pm on Thursday, April 3rd through midnight on Saturday, April 5th.
