Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Seaside Summer blog hop! I’m happy to share the Sea Canyon collection with you today. The color palette is inspired by the vibrant colors of a desert sunset in the Grand Canyon. Just look at these great fabrics! I’m excited to get started.
Lets Get Started with Editing the Pattern!
The project I’m sharing with you today began as a downloaded block from a popular quilt site: Quilters Cache, called Blue Chains. I liked this pattern and wanted to use it with the Sea Canyon fabrics, but there was something about it that I wanted to change. I really wanted to edit the pattern to highlight the dark, medium, and light values in the Sea Canyon collection. So, I printed the pattern and started doodling!
The first change I made was to flip the 4″ half squares over, so the dark fabrics create a light diagonal section through each block. You see that, don’t you? You’ll see in a minute what I had in mind. I also wanted to add a little “Pizazz” to each corner. I wanted to create some interest and excitement in those corners, so I replaced one of the squares in the four patch with a half square triangle on the outside of each corner.
This is what I had in mind, (except for that bottom right corner), which I did sew correctly when I finished the block. I liked the way it was coming together so far, and I kept going.
The pattern I was re-creating was coming together on my wall, just as I envisioned it. The colors were really starting to pop on the new quilt, and I like the diagonal pattern. When I’m working on a project, I go all in! My sewing room gets a messy when I’m on a roll!
I laid my finished blocks out on the floor, rearranged them into a pleasing arrangement and put the top together row-by-row. I added two borders (Color #811602495 and #811605472). Do you see in the corner of each block, where I changed the square to a half square triangle? That one small revision created a diamond, secondary pattern. Also, turning the larger half squares around gave the design a clear diagonal line of small squares. I’m quite pleased with the two small revisions, and color value placement in this revised design. Don’t be afraid to make small tweaks in a pattern you like! The changes can result in a dramatic difference. Like most things in life, I tend to say just “Go for it!”.
Take a look at the finished quilt, it needs quilting, but that’s for another day! The Island Batik Sea Canyon fabrics used in this quilt are shown below. There are two local quilt shops near me that sell these, if you’re in the Charlotte area, check out We’re Sew Creative, and if you’re in my home town of Mooresville, be sure to stop at The Quilters Loft Company.
The Sea Canyon Collection
This quilt is made with the Island Batik Sea Canyon collection. These are gorgeous fabrics and are scheduled for delivery to quilt shops everywhere in November 2016!
The tiles below are only a few of the gorgeous fabrics in this collection. There are other fabrics, the golds, in particular are used in the quilt, but not show below. Go check the website for more!
The neutral background fabrics in the quilt are also by Island Batik from the Neutral Palette: Buttermilk, Egg White, Whipped Cream, and Milkshake. Now if those color names won’t make you hungry, maybe the recipe below will.
Speaking of Whipped Cream, Buttermilk, and Milk Shakes…
(Keep reading – and don’t miss the give away at the end of this post! )
One of our favorite recipes for summer picnicking is Mac-n-Cheese!
My favorite recipe is by Paula Deen. Paula’s recipe uses cooked elbow macaroni with Cheddar Cheese, Monterrey Jack Cheese blend, milk, and two eggs , and of course, butter. The secret ingredient is the sour cream. YUM! This is perfect with BBQ chicken.
Get the full recipe from Paula Deen on Food Network.
~ GIVE AWAY ALERT ~
Wait! Before you go, there is one more thing.
I’m giving away a bundle of Island Batik beauties! This bundle is 20 5″ strips of fabrics and 5″ Stamps from their beautiful Equinox collection is up for grabs. These fabrics can be used to make a number of awesome projects this holiday season. Leave a comment on Lemon Tree Snippets facebook page or on this post to be entered to win!
One winner will be randomly selected on Sept 2nd, the last day of the #seasidesummerhop
Seaside Summer Blog Hop Schedule
Follow the Island Batik Ambassadors as we hop through the other amazing collections coming out this fall.
- Monday Aug 15 – Rain Forest
- KISSed Quilts
- Tuesday Aug 16 – Red Tide
- Free Motion by the River
- Mary Mack Made Mine
- Wednesday Aug 17 – Sand Dune
- Purrfect Spots
- KnitBug 2
- Thursday Aug 18 – Seashore
- Tammy Silvers
- Pamela Quilts
- Maria Michael Designs
- KISSed Quilts
- Friday Aug 19 – Surf Squirt
- Quilting Affection
- Archipelago Quilting
- Monday Aug 22 – Tradewinds
- Arkangel Creations
- Bejeweled Quilts
- Tuesday Aug 23 – Equinox
- Kauffman Designs
- Adele Mogavero * Del~Lillian’s
- Wednesday Aug 24 – Sea Canyon
- Lemon Tree Snippets
- Bea Quilter
- Thursday Aug 25 – Sea Foam
- Stone Cottage Quilts
- Sew Supportive
- Friday Aug 26 – Spoolin’ Around
- Sallys Quilting Corner
- Toolontilkkupaja
- Monday Aug 29 – Tide Pools
- Inchworm Fabrics
- MooseStashQuilting
- Tuesday Aug 30 – Wind and Sea
- For Quilts Sake
- Patchwork Breeze
- Wednesday Aug 31 – Spring Zing
- Desert Bloom Quilting
- Adventurous Applique and Quilting
- Thursday Sep 1 – Splash
- KISSed Quilts
- The Patchwork Pearl
- Friday Sept 2 – Landscapes
- For Quilts Sake
Love your quilt!
Great “edit” of a design. I often find myself tweaking patterns to my liking.
your quilt is lovely. when the kids where home, baked, cold mac and cheese was a favorite here also. pair that with some fresh fruit. lol the kiddos where in heaven
This fabric (and your quilt) are both awesome! I love Mac n Cheese as well. Thanks!
Patty, I love the Quilt! And the way you took the photo on the steps. Awesome 🙂
Your quilt is gorgeous! I love batiks. Thanks for the chance to win!
Your quilt turned out very nice! I haven’t used a lot of batiks yet; having only purchased a handful. But they sure are beautiful!
Love the canyon colors. Your quilt is very fun.
Nice job of arranging those colors!!
Please enter me in the drawing for some lovely batiks! Also, love your visuals and sewing area. Thanks!
Your quilt is beautiful. Batiks make a quilt sing for sure.
Loved how you changed up the pattern, and the colors are great.
Thanks for sharing your design changes with us —they are fantastic.
Wonderful colour, I like the way the quilt came together. Thank you for a chance to win . Happy Quilting 🙂
Love the quilt! Great design, and wonderful colors. Thanks for the recipe info, too. Looks yummy.
Your quilt’s lovely, I really enjoy seeing how a small change can alter the look of a finished quilt.
I love the way you took the pattern and played with it to make it your own. The colors are beautiful!
Ok I have to try the mac and cheese, my son in laws favorite thing to eat. Your quilt is darling and love, love the fabric. Thank you for the chance to win some of it…..
What a nice you did with your pattern editing! Thanks for sharing the giveaway.
Wonderful quilt and colors!
Gorgeous quilt and I enjoyed your post!
I’m new to quilting, so winning some quilting fabric would be wonderful!
Beautiful work, glad I found your blog….Nice warm colors for the fall.