Blooming Artsy Fartsy Challenge

Island Batik Ambassadors faced a “Arsty Fartsy” challenge for the month of July.  I do love creating an arty quilt and thought I’d have this one done way early this month.  It turns out that didn’t happen!  But I did finish in plenty of time so I feel like that is a win.

This month we are highlighting Aurifil Threads.  Aurifil is a co- sponser of the Island Batik Ambassador program and sends thread for us to work with in each of our Ambassador boxes.  This challenge was to use at least three different Aurifil Threads in some way in our project.

I added another challenge for myself to also incorporate a photo I took at Biltmore Estates to my quilt using ThermoWeb’s EZ-print Transfer Sheets.  I’ve used these photo sheets in the past and really like how realistic the picture looks when transferred. 

 

Using Aurifil 50wt thread, I free motion quilted around the details of this plant (I have no idea what it is so if you know the name feel free to comment!). 

I then used Aurifl 28 wt. thread to quilt straight lines around each of the images.   I ended up making four different mini quilts with the photo on Island Batik fabrics.   It took me a bit of pondering to decide on the layout I wanted but eventually I just started to sew them together.  Using Aurifil 12 wt I hand stitched the four mini quilts together.  I also stitched a fun paper pieced hexagon flower together using Aurifil thread 80 wt.  Other fun embellishments using fabric yo-yo’s, buttons, ribbons, rick rack, and angelina fibers finished off the piece.  The hardest part of this whole process for me was to edit down the design – there were almost tassels on this!

The vibrant Island Batik fabrics accented the gorgeous flowers wonderfully and I think the bits of “pop” from the embellishments created a piece that would be fun to hang on any wall.

Don’t forget to take a peek at the new techniques tried by the other Island Batik Ambassadors!

• Carolina Asmussen ~Carolina Asmussen

• Gene Black ~ Gene Black

• Pamela Boatright ~ Pamela Quilts

• Connie K Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

• Anja Clyke ~ Anja Quilts

• Tina Dillard ~ Quilting Affection Designs

• Becca Fenstermaker ~Pretty Piney

• Jennifer Fulton ~ Inquiring Quilter

• Barbara Gaddy ~ Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

• Dione Gardner-Stephen ~ Clever Chameleon

• Sarah Goer ~ Sarah Goer Quilts

• Vasudha Govindan ~ Storied Quilts

• Lori Haase ~ Dakota City Quilter II

• Joanne Hart ~ Unicornharts

• Mania (Magdalini) Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for Quilts

• Carla Henton ~ Create in the Sticks

• Stephanie Jacobson ~ Steph Jacobson Designs

• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

• Joan Kawano ~ Moosestash Quilting

• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood

• Leanne Parsons ~ Devoted Quilter

• Bea Lee ~ BeaQuilter

• Toby Lischko ~ Gateway Quilts & Stuff

• Bill Locke ~ Studio Bill Locke

• Denise Looney ~ For the Love of Geese

• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights

• Sally Manke ~ Sally Manke

• Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack’s Blog

• Kathleen McCormick ~ KathleenMcCormick

• Carol Moellers ~ Carol Moellers Designs

• Karen Neary ~ Sew Karen-ly Created

• Lisa Nielsen ~ Lisa Lisa and the Quilt Jam

• Jackie O’Brien ~ If These Threads Could Talk

• Laura Piland ~ Slice of Pi Quilts

• Michelle Roberts ~ Creative Blonde

• Vicki Schlimmer ~ Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

• Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

• Sherry Shish ~ Powered by Quilting

• Anita Skjellanger , Quilt in a not-Shell

• Laticia “Tish” Stemple ~ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland

• Jennifer Strauser ~ Dizzy Quilter

• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations

• Terri Vanden Bosch ~ Lizard Creek Quilts

• Alison Vermilya ~ Little Bunny Quilts

• Sandra Walker ~ mmm! quilts

• Suzy Webster ~ Adventerous Applique and Quilting

• (Debora) Anne Weins ~ Sweetgrass Creative Designs

• Geraldine Wilkins ~ Living Water Quilter

• Janet Yamamoto ~ Whispers of Yore

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