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A Piece Of … Ocean Dreams by Kim Lapacek and a Giveaway

November 13, 2019 by persimondreams 19 Comments

Welcome to the dreams of the ocean!  I’m excited to share with you the quilt I created for the Island Batik “A Piece Of …” blog hop.  I call it “Ocean Dreams” and it’s created using a pattern I’m working on called Bohemian Dreamer.  (actual pattern coming in 2020!)

Ocean Dreams by Kim Lapacek

A Piece of Blog Hop

November is blog hop month for half the Island Batik Ambassadors (specifically, the half who did not hop in August). Our theme this time is “A Piece Of…..”, open to any interpretation we wish. The instructions given were to make a quilt, lap size or larger, showcasing as many fabrics as possible from our allocated collection. Island Batik Fabrics and Hobbs batting where given to us as part of being an Island Batik Ambassador 2019.

Neptune's Friends Island Batik Fabric

When I saw that I had receive the “Neptune’s Friends” collection back in January as my “secret” fabric I was thrilled!  There are so many great fabrics that I could focus on … but I wasn’t quite sure what I was doing yet.  I let the fabric simmer for a bit and then realized it would work perfectly on one of my new patterns – Bohemian Dreamer.  There are some large enough prints that I could fussy cut bits of it to feature.  Also, I LOVE that there is such a great mix of value in the fabrics!  Sometimes when you have to use just one line of fabric it all tends to blend together.  Not Neptune’s Friends!  There are plenty lights, mediums and darks included so it was easy to make the pattern pop where I wanted it to.

Bohemian Dreamer is actually one section that is repeated and rotated four times.  Before I was committed too far into this I quick sewed together a mock up of the main blocks I would need.  At this point I knew that I was doing the right thing  – so much drama and fun!  And seriously – the octopus is the perfect size for what this pattern needed as the focus.

I did not start working on this quilt until August which was probably not the smartest move since I have an apple orchard AND I had a date with my quilter, Kim Van Etten, in October.  While this quilt goes together pretty easily it is a bit tedious at times and there are definitely a lot of pieces.

cutting in shop

I used every spare more moment I had to work on it.  I would get the sewing done in the morning or late at night and then work on pressing and cutting in the shop as I answered questions for customers and waited for them to be ready to check out.  The Sue Daley rotating circular cutting mat is perfect for trimming up half square triangles and hour glass blocks.

working in the shop

My Oliso iron and omnigrid pressing/cutting mat work perfect for the pressing job.

quilting

I somehow managed to meet the deadline for my quilter, Kim Van Etten, and got her the 84″ square top to her with plenty of time to quilt.  And quilt she did!

quilting by Kim Van Etten

I gave her no direction and told her to do whatever the quilt wanted her to do.

quilting by Kim Van Etten

The end results are stunning!  She also used Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 batting and the quilt is just so cozy feeling.

Once the quilt was quilted, it was time for me to bind it.  I pieced a binding from scraps of the remaining Neptune’s Friends fabric.  Once again, I brought it into the shop to do the hand binding between customers.  Just before the snow came, I was finished and photographed this lovely quilt on the deer fence in our yard.

Ocean Dreams by Kim Lapacek

GIVEAWAY!  Yes – Island Batik is hosting a giveaway each week to promote this blog hop!  They are giving away a precut bundle of Sand Bar, designed by Kathy Engle for Kari Nichols of Mountainpeek Creations!  You can enter either in the Rafflecopter below or by heading over to the Island Batik blog post HERE.

This drawing and prize is run by Island Batik and is the sole responsibility of Island Batik. The entry form is hosted here purely for your convenience.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

There are 22 Island Batik Ambassadors doing the “A Piece Of” blog hop this month. Make sure you visit them all to see the fabrics that will be available in December and enter all the prize draws. Here are the blog hop stops for week 2!


Monday, November 11:
Jennifer Fulton
Barbara Gaddy


Tuesday, November 12:
Sarah Goer
Stephanie Jacobson


Wednesday, November 13:
Anita Skjellanger
Kim Lapacek


Thursday, November 14:
Becca Fenstermaker
Carolina Asmussen

Friday, November 15
Blog Hop Round Up Week 2

Ocean Dreams Quilt by Kim Lapacek

The fabrics, featured in this Blog Hop, are from the stunning Summer 2019 Collections, that will be coming to fabric stores very soon! Be sure to ask your local quilt shop if they are stocking one or, better yet, all these incredible collections. To find your local Island Batik shop, visit the Store Locator on the Island Batik website, plug in your zip code or state, and your local shop will appear on the map! Super easy and helpful!

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  1. Denise says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:04 am

    Very pretty.

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  2. Jennifer Thomas says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:09 am

    Beautiful! I love how you used the range of values in your quilt. Have a fabulous day!

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  3. Joyce Carter says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:45 am

    WOW! Kim, your quilt is very impressive! I love it. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  4. Melody Martin says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:59 am

    Love the mermaids!

    Reply
  5. Cathy C says

    November 13, 2019 at 11:18 am

    I love the octopus print. It’s unique and useable as a complete motif or as pieces with polka dots or curls.

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  6. Joan says

    November 13, 2019 at 11:26 am

    Oh my goodness that’s gorgeous! Did you count the number of pieces in this? LOL!! I love piecing like this.

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  7. Barbara Gaddy says

    November 13, 2019 at 2:13 pm

    What a fabulous quilt…just love it and the fussy cut octopusses

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  8. Susan the Farm Quilter says

    November 13, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    Your quilt is gorgeous!!! I love the octopus fabric so much!!!

    Reply
  9. Annalutzbrown says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:41 pm

    Very very nice I so want some of them them are so cool… your quilt makes your eyes bounce all over the quilt ty for sharing. … happyness04431@yahoo.com

    Reply
  10. Carla Hundley says

    November 13, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    Fabulous design here and
    love the octopus as the center
    points.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  11. Mary D says

    November 14, 2019 at 9:26 am

    Awesome quilt! Very creative as usual.

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  12. Carol Nelms says

    November 14, 2019 at 9:48 am

    Very pretty, thanks for sharing.

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  13. Jenny says

    November 14, 2019 at 2:05 pm

    Favourite fabric is the turquoise with golden bubbles
    111905280

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  14. Anita says

    November 15, 2019 at 10:53 am

    Stunning quilt with all the fabrics, great job!

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  15. Barb K says

    November 15, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    Love how the turquoise stands out in your quilt–Beautiful!

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  16. Jennifer @ Inquiring Quilter says

    November 15, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    Lovely! Such a beautiful quilt.

    Reply
  17. Marie says

    November 16, 2019 at 5:24 am

    I love your quilt and the various fussy cut octopus.
    The colours in that line are really great

    Reply
  18. Emily L says

    November 17, 2019 at 6:54 am

    Wow! I especially love your fussy cut sections! This is stunning!

    Reply

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