Autumn Twilight

 Autumn Twilight

What a beautiful line of fabric!

In March, at the Branson AQS Quilt Show, Raija Salomaa of Quilters Treasure Chest asked me if I would be willing to do a Blog Hop for her new line of fabric that is coming out soon.  I said I would love to!  I had no idea how beautiful this line was.  I knew it was Island Batik, and I love Island Batik!  

Raija sent these beautiful fabrics and I fell in love with them!  I asked her for 1/4 yard of each print.    

I knewI wanted to use the Star 60 tool by Studio 180 Design and use all the Star 60 Technique Sheets.  So, I got started.

      

Cutting and sewing.  I made as many Star 60 Blocks and Units that I could.  They didn't all go in the quilt.  Some will be in another quilt (or two).  Here is my small design wall covered with lots of units and blocks.  Ideas were flowing through my head on putting these all together.

I added a light fabric from Island Batik to set these blocks together.  I wanted the blocks to look like they were floating, so I put borders around them and cut the so they were angled a little.  Then I sewed these blocks into rows, adding more of the light background fabric.  The quilt is about 81" x 86".  I custom quilted in on my Gammill.  

The quilt is about 81" x 86".  I custom quilted in on my Gammill.  

I finished it in time to take it to a quilt retreat in Branson, MO and finish hand stitching the binding.  

Just in time to take some photos around Branson.  Took some photos on the campus of College of the Ozarks (my Alma Mater), which is a beautiful campus!  A few were taken at the hotel we had our retreat.  

Here are a few close ups of the blocks in the quilt.  Oh, I decided to name it "When Hexies Dream".

                     

                 

                           

Hope you enjoy the quilt.  I love the fabrics!  I really loved making this quilt and being a part of this Blog Hop.  I am so honored that Raija asked me to be a part of this.

Terrie Welch