Paul: Yes.
Me: Now meet Dashing Doors!
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| Dashing Doors |
Dashing Doors is my response to the Island Batik's Log Cabin Challenge and Blog Hop that begins today. My pun on Door Dash got a huge eye roll from Paul :-)
I received a half-yard bundle of Breezy Collection. Purples, Greens, Coral and Pink make this a lovely collection.
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| Breezy Bundle |
An original collection by Kate Colleran Designs, Breezy is a bright collection with a beautiful gradation of values and I wanted to show off that aspect of the collection.
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| Light to Dark! |
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| EQ8 Mock-up |
Here are some process pictures, showing green, coral, purple and pink doors.
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| Making Doors |
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| My colors!!! |
I used Aurifil Thread for piecing (50 wt) and quilting (40 wt). I used a 80/12 Microtex Needle from Schmetz for both piecing and quilting. The batting is Hobbs Tuscany Cotton-Wool Blend.
I chose a dark purple (Boysenberry) backing from Island Batik Basics and the binding is Light Grey Solid.
Here are some pictures from the photoshoot.
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| Dashing Doors in front of Staggered Windows |
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| What door will you pick? |
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| Rock Star Backing and Binding :-) |
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| It is a Sunny Vibe! |
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| No arguments from me :-) |
Of course you want to see close-ups. Of course I will.
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| Juicy |
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| Walking Foot Quilting |
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| Labelled |
Once Dashing Doors was completed, I started tidying up the scraps. There were several 3.5" and 2.5" strip segments left over. The work was done. May I play?
I am allowed? Right? So I did.
Here is the result of playing with scraps left over from Dashing Doors. Meet Aprajita.
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| Aprajita |
The blocks in Aprajita are 7" by 12". The quilt finished at 42" by 48". I did not design Aprajita in EQ8. But it is not an improv quilt either. It is really a design-build project :-)
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| Work in Progress |
Using the scraps, I designed three types of blocks, each measuring 7" by 12". Then I made a few of them and added to the design wall. To prevent the project from getting out of control, I decided that I would limit myself to the scraps leftover from Dashing Doors, but it was acceptable to add neutral (Almond) and coordinating solids.
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| Design Wall |
Aprajita uses the following Island Batik Solids - Dark Grey, Red, Fuchsia, Pink, Lime Green, Amethyst, and Orange. Each solid is used once.
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| A second finish!!! |
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| Walking Foot Quilting |
If I love Dashing Doors, I am completely besotted with Aprajita. She is fun and modern and so cheerful. She has this intimate, minimalist wedding in a botanical garden vibe about her. How do I capture all that in a name?
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| You are my sunshine! |
I chose Aprajita because it is the name of a flower that is usually purple but also comes in pink and coral colors. Aprajita flowers not only embody the spirit of Spring but are also considered auspicious and used as offerings in prayers.
I used Aurifil Thread for piecing (50 wt) and quilting (40 wt). I used a 80/12 Microtex Needle from Schmetz for both piecing and quilting. The batting is Thermore by Hobbs.I chose Platinum (Island Batik Neutral) for backing and the binding is Fuchsia Solid.
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| Cheerful! |
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| Ah Spring! |
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| Labelled |
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| Purple with Grey, Grey with Purple :-) |
Me: I was. I am.
Paul: But you made two...
Me: I did
Paul: How?
Me: Let's see. When you are too tired from working you go play...
Paul: Yes
Me: But you work and play at the computer...
Paul: Two different computers, but yes.
Me: In this case both work and play happened at the sewing machine and resulted in two quilts.
Paul: I see.
Me: Thank you for the photo shoot!
Paul: Oh you are very welcome.
Me: Silver Diner?
Paul: Sounds good.
What sounds good to me is a comment from you. And if you tell me which of the following Island Batik collections you like the most, I will enter your name for a chance at a giveaway (Island Batik fabric packs). I will pick two winners on February 13, 2024.
UPDATE - The two winners are Heather (#1) and Nancy (#26). Emails have been sent.
The Blog Hop continues. The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:
February 6:
- Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts (You are here)
- Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
- Megan Best, Best Quilter
February 7:
February 8:
February 9:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway
February 12:
February 13:
February 14:
February 15:
February 16:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway
February 19:
February 20:
February 21:
February 22:
February 23:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway
February 26:
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| February is Red! |
