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

Bellingham Bay

Bellingham Bay

The new Bellingham Bay fabrics by Island Batik for Studio 180 Design are beautiful and will be coming to quilt shops soon.  

Certified Instructors were challenged to design a quilt to use these beautiful fabrics.  As a Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor, I took the challenge.  We were asked to use the Rapid Fire Hunter Star tool and any of the Studio 180 Design basic tools.  I choose the V Block and the Four Patch Square Up tools.    

V Block Units (made using the V Block tool) use purple, green, and background fabrics to create this design.  They are put together with Four Patch Units (made using the Four Patch Square Up tool) to create the blocks.  These blocks are joined with Hunter Star blocks to create this quilt.  The blocks finish at 9 inches.

The Hunter Star Blocks are made with the background and green fabrics with four blocks using purple fabric on one end to create the Hunter Star that is in the middle of the quilt.  

  

Center of the quilt.  Four Hunter Star blocks come together to make the star in the middle.

  

Quilting this quilt was fun.  I quilted it with free motion quilting.

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We took a trip to Branson, Missouri for some photos.  Visited many of my favorite spots around Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo, including College of the Ozarks. 

At College of the Ozarks in their new Scripture Garden.

In the new gazebo that is in the Scripture Garden at College of the Ozarks overlooking Lake Taneycomo.

On the steps going down to Point Lookout on the College of the Ozarks campus.

At Point Lookout on the College of the Ozarks campus, overlooking Lake Taneycomo.

 

Near College of the Ozarks, south of Branson, overlooking Table Rock Lake Dam and Lake Taneycomo.

The remaining photos are at various places around Table Rock Lake.

Thank you, Studio 180 Design, for the opportunity to make this quilt using the beautiful Bellingham Bay fabrics from Island Batik.  It has been an honor to work with these fabrics.  

Thank you for visiting my Blog.

Terrie Welch

Owner of Quilters Journey, Salem, Missouri

Studio 180 Design Certified Instructor

Visit Quilters Journey's website at:  www.quilters-journey.com