Monday, November 7, 2016

heårtland Blog Tour :: colossus



Welcome to the first day of the heårtland Blog Tour! Pat Bravo's new line from Art Gallery Fabrics is a beautPat has said her heart 'traveled to the inland forests throughout Scandinavia,' in designing this collection, and I find it captivating to imagine such a place. Choosing fabrics sight-unseen is always a bit uncertain, but I tried to select a variety of color, value, and scale, (plus the geometrics I was most drawn to!) for my project, and boy was I pleased with my choices once I had the fabrics in hand.


When I was deciding on a quilt plan for my heårtland fabrics, I really wanted to do something with larger piecing that would show off those prints. And I wanted something that would be easy enough for others to make, if they so chose. I finally settled on a giant plus quilt, using Leanne/she can quilt's tutorial, and I never looked back.



A twist in Leanne's design is to remove the center block of a few of the pluses and replace it with a block of 'background' fabric. I opted for this tweak just three times, all in close proximity, and I love the look.



For the background of my quilt, I had chosen the low-volume Pearl and Gold in Metallic, and lucky me, I had a good piece left to use as the centerpiece of the pieced backing, as well as the binding.



For quilting, I went with a dense organic crosshatch using Aurifil 50wt 2021 (Natural White), which gave the quilt beautiful texture.


The patterns and color mix of the heårtland collection were a joy to work with and I find the end result so tranquil, just as I imagine those heårtland forests to be.



Congrats to Pat on her new line, and many thanks to Amy/During Quiet Time for hosting and kicking off the tour by offering a free copy of her new pattern designed specifically for heårtlandYou're here at the first stop, and tomorrow, check in with Jess/Craftiness is not Optional AND Charise/Charise Creates


  
      Here's the rest of the schedule so you don't miss a thing:

Wednesday, November 9  ~  Jade/Stitch mischief
Thursday, November 10  ~  Amanda/Jedi Craft Girl
Friday, November 11  ~  Kari/Craft happy
Monday, November 14  ~  Stephanie/Spontaneous Threads
Tuesday, November 15  ~  Christopher/The Tattooed Quilter
Wednesday, November 16  ~  Kerry/kid giddy
Thursday, November 17  ~  Nichole/Wildboho
Friday, November 18  ~  Krista/poppyprint

Enjoy your stroll through the heårtland!

Find Pat @PatBravoDesign on Instagram, and see the hashtags #PatBravoDesign, 
#HeartlandFabrics, and #ArtGalleryFabrics.
This quilt was on my FAL2016 list!

26 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt Debbie- I can't wait to see all the other makes. It's always fascinating to me when given the same palette, what different things emerge.

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  2. I love this quilt and the fabrics look divine! This pattern goes straight to my to do list!

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  3. It came out beautifully Debbie! Thank you for participating and sharing your gorgeous project with everyone! I love that metallic print that you chose for the background.

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  4. The perfect show off pattern to highlight the prints. Love it.

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  5. Gorgeous fabrics make a gorgeous quilt!

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  6. Such a nice quilt Debbie ! I love the colours of this new collection. The pattern you chose is perfect for this beautiful and calm palette.

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  7. Lovely quilt!!! I like your choice of background!

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  8. Beautiful! I had fun looking for the three with the background centers. :-)

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  9. Love the quilt and the fabrics! I made a plus quilt earlier this year and I was very pleased with it -- so simple but so lovely! And definitely a good way to not chop larger prints to unrecognizable bits.

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  10. This is the perfect quilt to show off these beautiful fabrics. I'm loving this color combo these days.

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  11. I love the simplicity of a plus block quilt, it really does let these gorgeous prints shine!

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  12. A truly beautiful quilt and a great choice to show off this gorgeous fabrics!

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  13. A great use of these fabrics! I like your fabric choices and the way you used them. Fabulous!

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  14. Oh - love this quilt and the fabric - especially the blues. Great choice for a pattern. Beautiful!!

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  15. I love your quilt! Thanks for the shout out on my tutorial.

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  16. There is a hint of Scandanavia in that quilt. Well done, with lovely fabrics.

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  17. I love, love, love this Heartland fabric. Your quilt is amazing-the color layout is fabulous!

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  18. What's not to love about a plus quilt;-) and your's is gorgeous!

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  19. Love these fabrics - so cool in that wonderful quilt!

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  20. I really love this colourway Debbie. 'Plus' you chose the perfect pattern ; ) See what I did there ?
    My eyes are getting old too. I need readers for everything . Thinking of you tonight .....

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  21. I absolutely love this! I'm just crazy about Plus quilts and this is the perfect pattern to showcase these gorgeous prints and colours.

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