Wednesday, May 28, 2014

I TRIED TO BE STRONG!!


I have had these fabrics sitting....taunting.....screaming at me from Island Batik 

Raindrops - you can find the line on their site

You can find this pattern here


This is one of my favorite patterns.  I put batting behind the turtles and blanket stitched around them and then cut the batting away.  I can't wait to actually quilt this and see if the desired effect I want happens.





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13 comments:

  1. KaHollyMay 29, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    Clever idea! Such a striking combination of batiks. Can't wait to see the finished product!

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  2. beaquilterMay 29, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    Uhhh trapunto! I've tried that before and I loved the result, I didn't quilt anything inside the shape just outlined it when I quilted it and it got really puffy ( I think it was warn and natural batting btw) Now I did enter this quilt into a competition and got the feedback to quilt inside the shape, but that would make it less puffy..... sigh. I like MY way ;)

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  3. BarbaraMay 29, 2014 at 7:20 AM

    If it doesn't, whatever happens will be great! How could it not, this is stunning. I'm starting to like turtles with your projects looking so good!

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  4. Missy ShayMay 29, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    I love the colors, they are perfect for this quilt!

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  5. West Michigan QuilterMay 29, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    You are a true quilter...no willpower when it comes to fabric! Love your colors and am anxious to see how you quilt it. I've never tried that method before.

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  6. JocelynMay 29, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Very cool!

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  7. SheilaMay 29, 2014 at 10:26 AM

    It is beautiful Barb !

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  8. suemacMay 29, 2014 at 10:33 AM

    Cute turtles crawling across the lovely batik ocean.

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  9. Wacky WomanMay 29, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    How cool; but, what happened to our mantra?

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  10. WendyMay 29, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    Love this one Barb! The fabric and pattern are just awesome and make me giddy just looking at this fabulous top!

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  11. AnnieOMay 29, 2014 at 11:20 PM

    Very beautiful colors--love those turtles!

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  12. RhondaMay 30, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    I love the ocean feel of this quilt!!

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  13. hettyMay 30, 2014 at 8:09 AM

    I love your turtles and they look great on all those wonderful batiks! It's going to be beautiful no matter how you quilt it.

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