Holiday Wishes Blizzard Quilt
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Today I am taking part in the Holiday Wishes blog hop put on by Fat Quarter Shop which will run for the next 4 Wednesdays in July. July is a great time to start working on holiday gifts or projects for decorating your home for the holidays.
Holiday Wishes by Sherri Falls of This & That Pattern Company is available from Fat Quarter Shop, it includes 12 quilts for a homemade holiday. Each pattern is shown in full color and you will also find full color diagrams to help you in each step of making your quilt.
I received the book from Fat Quarter Shop and chose to make the Blizzard Table Topper. The table topper is actually made of 4 blocks and measures 36″ x 36″. I decided to just make one of the blocks for my first table topper.
This is a perfect size for our table and I am also thinking that 3 of the blocks would make a beautiful Christmas table runner. That is what I will probably make with some of the new Christmas and Winter themed fabrics at Fat Quarter Shop.
The patterns in Sherri’s book Holiday Wishes are very easy to follow. I used some batiks for my sample. Be sure and checkout Fat Quarter Shop’s Precuts of the Week, it is a great way to add to your stash!
This will give you a idea of how the table topper looks done in a 18″ x 18″ size. I think making the Blizzard tabletopper full size would also be beautiful for a wall hanging.
Holiday Wishes by Sherri Falls of This & That Pattern Company
available from Fat Quarter Shop
Be sure and visit Fat Quarter Shop’s blog for more info on this neat book and also rel=”nofollow” to see all the other bloggers taking part today and sharing other projects from the book.
This week’s other bloggers are:
Melissa Cory from Happy Quilting
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Looks great Connie. When I saw her new book this year I wanted it right away. So far however, I’ve hid my checkbook no matter how much I want it. I bought the one last year and really like it, so I’m sure I won’t be able to resist this one too much longer. LOL
Pretty! Love purple and snowflakes!
Question: is there some kind of opinion or view, about mixing batiks with other fabrics? When you use batiks, do you use them as background fabrics too, or use a nice solid like Kona?
I won a beautiful bundle from Island Batik, and finally found a quilt-along project to use it. The problem is, there was only 1 yd of cream, which is what I’d like to use for background. But not enough for the project. It’s a neutral basic print that has become really scarce. What do you think–use up the cream I have, then find a similar solid to use the rest of the way? Or use just the solid for background? (I’m not into scrappy much; I prefer things to match and be consistent in my quilts.)
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Hi Rachell, I have always mixed batiks with other fabrics and there has never been a problem. I also wash and dry most of my quilts. I work a lot with Island Batik fabrics now and usually use a mixture of their neutral batiks when doing a quilt. This UFO is made with Hoffman batiks and I love using premium muslin, I actually buy it by the bolt.
Experiment with a small project and congrats on your win!
You always choose such beautiful colors. I love the look of this one. And your plants look so pretty too.
That looks so pretty and the flowers add the extra pop.
Love your topper!
Lovely – the vase and flowers show it off nicely!
this is very lovely
Looks marvelous in your favorite batiks! Off to visit the other blogs on the hop.