I designed Arabella's Garden for the Island Batik's Spring Summer 2022 Catalog using Bee Kind, a Spring 2022 signature collection designed by Kathy Engle for Swan Sheridan of Swan Amity Studios.
There are 20 gorgeous fabrics in the collection. Arabella's Garden uses 15 of them plus Almond (Island Batik Neutral), as the background.
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| Even the Monster is cute :-D |
Here are a few close-ups.
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| Hummingbirds |
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| Blue Vines |
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| Labelled |
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| Crushing on You! |
I love this collection and it was a joy to design and make this quilt. Did you notice the secondary pattern?
Finding a secondary pattern is like finding a second layer of chocolates when you think the box is empty. If you want the secondary pattern to be more prominent, choose a darker background and lighter focus fabrics.
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| Secondary Pattern!!! |
Mari and
Emily were kind enough to test drive the pattern, offer suggestions and make their versions of Arabella's Garden. Make sure to check out their blogposts. They may have a giveaway or two and you don't want to miss that.
And now, finally, Arabella's Garden is available as a pattern in my Etsy Store.
- There are ten pages of detailed instructions with colored pictures for every step.
- Fabric requirements are shown for four different sizes.
- Strip piecing techniques ensure that cutting and sewing is minimized.
- Arabella's Garden is Fat-Quarter friendly and the pattern includes cutting diagrams for fat quarters.
- A full page coloring sheet is included so that you can audition your fabrics/color choices.
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| A recent review :-) |
It is also on sale - 30% off till Thursday, October 6, 2022.
But wait there is more. For a chance to win a PDF copy of Arabella's Garden (or any other pattern from my Etsy Store), please tell me in the comments what is your major complaint with quilt patterns. If you don't have any pet peeves, no worries. Any comment will work.
If you are a no-reply blogger, please include your email. If you follow me on Instagram, you can leave me a second comment mentioning your handle. For example - @CrazySew follows you.
There is a second prize. A copy of Merry Quilted Christmas - 11 Festive Projects by Annie's Quilting.
I will announce the winners on Friday, October 7, 2022.
Winners Update - The random drawing picked Comments #11 and #29. Ivani wins the free pattern for Arabella's Garden and Joy wins the Quilted Christmas magazine. Emails are on their way.
In other news, I have completed my RSC blocks for September. Here they are.
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| Fabrics - Medium Blue
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| Starting Point |
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| In progress |
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| Getting there |
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| Ta Da!!! |
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| So handsome!!! |
No idea, how they will come together. Not a clue on how to proceed. But I know exactly what I have to do to complete the Ultimate Travel Bag 2.0, Island Batik Challenge for October.
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| Ultimate Travel Bag 2.0 in Sunset Plains Collection - Work in Progress |
The question is Can I? Will it? Fingers crossed. That blogpost is next.
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