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 beaut! Pat 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 heårtland. You'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!