+ Two Extra Days (20th and 21st!)
What a great and amazing combination for a blog hop:
Amanda Murphy
Robert Kaufman Kona
Aurifil
AND
Madame Samm at Sew We Quilt!
Amanda Murphy's new book, Color Essentials, is just full of fun and creative ideas for quilts.
There are lots of really beautiful patterns.
Her directions are clear and precise.
The photos are gorgeous.
The ideas she shares are so helpful.
Whoa...am I gushing a little too much?
Well, so be it because I just loved her book!
In case you've never heard this from me before, I'm just awful at following patterns. With that little problem hanging over me, I took on the challenge and picked out one pattern from the book to follow exactly. Guess what...I did it!
~Iridescence~
"Make an easy, unique quilt using just one fat quarter bundle.
Change the background fabric to create a unique look."
"Make an easy, unique quilt using just one fat quarter bundle.
Change the background fabric to create a unique look."
I used my fat quarter bundle of Sunset Kona by Robert Kaufman...it was gorgeous!
The colors are so vibrant and the purple in it was a wonderful bonus for me.
Once my quilt top was finished, off it went to Quilted Works for them to do their beautiful work.
They used a geometric design and a very light purple thread.
Tada!
The back of my Kona quilt
A view of the stitching
With some leftover pieces of fabric from the fat quarter bundle, I made a simple baby quilt and did some embroidery quilting on it using my machine's embroidery module. It was such a fun way to finish a quilt!
Look who else is hopping today...hurry, go check them out and see what they made with Kona!
Look what the sponsors shared for the Wake Up to Kona Blog Hop!
(Amanda Murphy, Robert Kaufman, and Aurafil)
Check out the whole scoop on giveaways and the hop over at sewwequilt.com.
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Love your quilt & the colors. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletewigglypup2(at)yahoo(dot)com
Pretty quilt!
ReplyDeleteWhat a vibrant quilt! It warms my heart on this very cold winter day. The baby quilt is darling too. Thanks for hosting what I am sure is going to be an awesome hop.
ReplyDeleteI love solid color quilts! Yours are lovely, especially the baby quilt with the embroidery. Adorable!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your Kona quilts, Carol. All those delicious colours look amazing together. Takes my breath away... wow. Excuse me, I'm headed back for another looooong look. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI love both your quilts. The colors are great and the quilting too. I really like the quilting you did on the baby quilt. Great job!
ReplyDeleteCarol, your quilt is fabulous...very modern, very pretty! Love the baby quilt too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts! Love the embroidery work on the baby quilt. Thansk for offering the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Your quilts are just beautiful Carol and makes me feel like Spring is here!! Thanks also for hosting this blog hop!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt. Awesome! But you're an awesome cheerleader so I wouldn't expect anything less.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning. The colors just pop! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning. The colors just pop! Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is wonderful. Love the Kona solids...need to use them more. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe Sunset Bundle was a perfect choice for this pattern. Your quilt is gorgeous. I think I need this book!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful quilts! I love seeing your creativity. Thanks for sharing and for cheering on this hop!
ReplyDeleteLovely colours. Thanks for participating
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely. The Kona colors make the quilt pattern pop.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful quilt! I love the colors!Thanks for having the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love the flowers quilted on the second quilt. You said those were done on an embroidery machine? Very nice work.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt, fresh and modern and the colors are fab! That book looks interesting too. You're pretty cool too!
ReplyDeleteOf course, just beautiful! The quilting on both is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteI just love the colors in your two pieces. Great job Carol.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the give away! I had not seen this book before your post. I will have to put it on my wish list! Myemail sguhl at att dot net.
ReplyDeleteCarol, your quilts are BEAUTIFUL! You are quite the photographer, gorgeous background. Looks warm. Thanks for hosting the hop; it's an awesome one.
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely :) Thanks for chasing the dreary winter weather blues away with your inspiration. I love the pattern. janita
ReplyDeleteI love the purples. I am going to have to put the fabric and the book on my must buy list.
ReplyDeletethis hop shows me that I really need to play with solids - your quilt reminds me of opals - it is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful Carol...love the quilting too!!
ReplyDeleteLovely color palette and absolutely gorgeous, gorgeous (did I say gorgeous?) quilts! Thanks for the giveaway...cheers!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilts and fabric
ReplyDeleteWow! This is just what I needed to see on a Saturday morning to get me motivated! I love the purple and blues. It makes me think peacocks.
ReplyDeleteLove the purples in this project. Such a cheerful idea! midwayfarms@hughes.net
ReplyDeleteAwesome color palette!
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Gorgeous quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the book and your colorful quilt and the great quilting.quilt
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, gorgeous quilt. I'm falling in love with solids; thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeletek(dot)castanette(at) hotmail(dot)com.
Gorgeous quilting. Live the purple hues and those beautiful quilted patterns.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt and i love that you shared a picture of the backing. i always wonder what the back looks like. The colors are amazing.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what is more amazing - your quilt or the scenery. Talk about an awe inspiring! (That would be your stitching, ms. Talented!)
ReplyDeleteThe baby quilt is lovely indeed, so restful colours.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you used. And the backround for your photos is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Quilts! Love the baby quilt with the embroidery!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this chance to win.
ReplyDeletesuch beautiful quilts! I love your quilting on the baby quilt
ReplyDeleteOMG! Love the color combination of your quilt - it's gorgeous! Those bundles take the guess work out of matching! Thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt. And I am intrigued by the snowflake you did using the embroidery module on your sewing machine. My machine has one of those and I never even thought to use it for quilting. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors. I always see the bundles in the shops and never know what to do with solids. Thanks for another great idea!
ReplyDeletewhat beautiful colours! your pattern choice showed them off beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThought I had commented but can't see it so will comment now. Your quilt is amazing. I am going to have to try something with solids one of these days.
ReplyDeleteYou picked a good quilt all right. So pretty and I love the colors. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am beginning to fall in love with solid color quilts. I think I will start picking up some solids for myself.
ReplyDeleteYou work is beautiful! I love the purples a lot - thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. I love the embroidery on the baby quilt. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteYeah, purple my favorite color. Love the quilt pattern!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteI am so in love with your color choices. Just lovely. Would love to know how you developed your eye for color?
ReplyDeleteVery pretty quilts, love the colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt....and thank you for the great giveaway....
ReplyDeleteTada should be the title of your quilt if it isn't. I really do love this quilt....color, pattern, everything!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those colors you chose for your quilt are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colours, inspiring quilts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Peggy
Peggy_verdongibbs@att.net
Been catching up on this fab blog hop with a cup of tea and a biscuit. I love the kona solids sunset bundle and your quilt and the stunning landscape behind show it off to perfection.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors. So simple and complex at the same time
ReplyDeleteYour quilts are fabulous gorgeous. Thank you for sharing & a chance to win. email : smivany@gmail.com Hope I win. Happy Quilter:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great color combination and pattern. Looks like it was made to go together.
ReplyDeleteLeeAnna Paylor
leeannaquilts@gmail.com
The quilts are so lovely. I love the quilting on them :-)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love your quilt! Such gorgeous colours! :o)
ReplyDeleteLovely quilts! The colors are gorgeous! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSunset Kona by Robert Kaufman makes a beautiful quilt. Such awesome colors.
ReplyDeleteLove the whole idea! Definitely an area I want to learn more about! Love the book- amazing quilts!
ReplyDeleteDebby Warthen
dwarthen@laca.org
Oh, that quilt was beautiful!
ReplyDeletejachelno(at)gmail(dot)com
Fabulous quilt. Colors are great and love the quilting. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazingly beautiful quilt!!
ReplyDeletetgallop@mts.net
www.willcookforshoes.ca
Beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteOh, your quilt is SO beautiful. I just love those colors and the quilting is so wonderful. I'm going to have to check this book out. I do well with straight lines :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletetilleybl@aol.com
Totally love your quilts and Kona.
ReplyDeletewhat a great quilt and a great book to inspire us all. Congratulations and thank you for the offer, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteHi,what a neat Giveaway!
ReplyDeleteReally like your quilt!
Thanks for the Hop!
Thanks to you+all the sponsors for sharing!
cobaltt16@yahoo.com
Loooove your quilts...both of em!! Baby one is soooo sweet! Love the colors, quilting...loooove everything!! Grrrrrreat job!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the solids you used together! Great job! I also love that you got a baby quilt out of the extras, too! And the quilting/embroidery is so pretty! mrscwatson81(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeletepramuditahandaristi@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful quilt! I wish I could quilt like you can!
Wow love the colours and oh so hard to find in Australia. I love Kona Cottons and find them difficult to find. What a lovely gift to win. Thankyou so much for the chance.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove this blog hop. Kona is my favorite solid to use it shows up in every quilt I make!
ReplyDeletehaving a great time on the hop and love seeing all the Color, beautiful
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilts. I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on Iridescence. The quilting is perfect for it too, I just love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing the giveaway!!
I need to get over my fear of solids:) I love love love your quilts!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! Awesome colors ♥
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful quilt. The embroidery made an already adorable baby quilt even cuter.
ReplyDeletethis design is beautiful. Thanks for the give information!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE your version the quilt! Going to search out this book for sure!
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