Island Batik - Try a Tool Blog Hop

 Welcome to Day Two of Island Batik's August 2021 Blog Hop - Try a Tool.

My assignment was to use the Butterfly Blooms collection and the Corner Pop 3 Ruler to make a project.

Butterfly Blooms, designed by Kathy Engle, is shipping to stores in September 2021.  
Let's first feast our eyes on the lovely fabrics.

Inspiration Board

If you like these fabrics, you are about to be dazzled...by how bright they look in person.

On my cutting table

These colors remind me of the Crape Myrtle trees that are in full bloom these days.

On my morning walk (looking at the trees, ignoring the trashcan)

Of course I plucked some so that I could match the colors with the Butterfly Blooms. 

Perfect match!!!

The Corner Pop 3 Ruler is a template to make skinny triangles with a base to height ratio of 1:3.
If the base of the finished triangle is 1.5" the height of the triangle will be 4.5".

New to the CP3 ruler I started with a few practice blocks.

Cut fabric

Its a start

Half Mirror image = Diamond Block

Black is beautiful

I prefer the black background, I said aloud. Paul said that he liked the neutral background. Hmmm...

So I made half light and half dark blocks and arranged in a checkerboard pattern.

Ya Basic!!!

This layout did not appeal to me and I felt disappointed. I turned to newly acquired EQ8. Here are a few ideas that I discarded.

Blah

Whatever

Boring

Seriously? NO!!!

Tortured

Finally!!!

Aha!!!

Now we were in business...

Seelcted Fabrics

First Star

Design Wall

Getting there

Meet Cinderella!

Cinderella

You are a Star! 

Fuchsia Binding :-)

Cinderella finished at 45" square and I love her :-)

But what about those blocks in black and beige? Something had to become of those too. 
Well then, meet Jacqueline and Marguerite, both finished at 40" square.

Jacqueline

I am sweet

5" borders

Pink Binding

Marguerite

Turquoise Binding

Mostly naughty, sometimes nice

Shimmering in black

Here are the three sisters, Jacqueline, Cinderella and Marguerite, enjoying the sun on a warm August day.

Sunny day on the banks of the Potomac

Mission Accomplished!!!

But wait there is more. My initial concept was a pillow cover.

Enjoying EQ8

But that was discarded in favor of a wall hanging (or a table runner). 

It is time to go "Back to School". These fish are so yummy I can just eat them up :-D

Back to School (13" by 57")

Pink and Purple Fish

Sushi for me :-)

Don't you swim away!!!

Three quilts and a wall hanging/table runner all using the Butterfly Blooms fabric collection and the Corner Pop3 Ruler. Challenge met!!! What do you think? 

Disclosure: The fabrics, thread, batting and needles were generously supplied by the following companies:

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

Check the Island Batik Blog regularly so you do not miss a thing! The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:

August 10:

Mania Hatzioannidi, Mania for Quilts
Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail 

August 11:

Elizabeth DeCroos, Epida Studio
Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts  - This is me :-)

August 12:

Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood
Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations

August 13:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

August 16:

Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts
Gail Renna, Quilt Haven Threads

August 17:

Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese
Sally Manke, Sally Manke Fiber Artist

August 18:

Brianna Roberts, Sew Cute and Quirky
Suzy Webster, Websterquilt 

August 19:

Jennifer Eubank, Archipelago Quilting
Jennifer Fulton, Inquiring Quilter

August 20:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

August 23:

Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting
Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine

August 24:

Megan Best, Bestquilter
Janet Yamamoto, Whispers of Yore

August 25:

Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia
Michelle Roberts, Creative Blonde

August 26:

Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights
Andi Stanfield, True Blue Quilts

August 27:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway

August 30:

Joanne Hart, Unicorn Harts
Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs

August 31:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 4 and Giveaway

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August is teal/aqua/turquoise and I have picked out my fabrics.  Linking with Angela's Linky Party.

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In other news, the Positivity QAL is coming to a close. I have completed my quilt (blogpost coming on August 22). 

To be eligible for the prizes, you must participate in the linky party and the finished quilts must reach Bernie by the due date. See full schedule here.