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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Autumn in the Air: Faboolous Fun

It may be May, but Autumn is in the Air! Our newest fall collections are hitting quilt shops right now, and we're introducing them here on the blog and sharing some autumn quilt inspiration all week long.

The last day of our blog hop is Halloween-themed. Faboolous Fun, from Kanvas, features ghosts, skeletons, pumpkins, spooky eyes, and spider webs. And did we mention that the prints glow in the dark? So fun!

Alison from Little Bunny Quilts used the bright Halloween prints in Faboolous Fun to sew a spooky table runner. Head over to her blog to learn more and enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Faboolous Fun.

Alison says, "I really enjoy machine applique -- the process is rather soothing to me! This collection was certainly a perfect choice to make a Halloween-themed table runner incorporating simple machine applique -- and how cool is it that the prints all glow in the dark? I decided that using the lime green print would be the best choice for the main fabric for this project and used black solid for my appliques. A little strip piecing and blanket stitching later, I have another table runner ready for fall decorating!"

Click here to see the entire Faboolous Fun collection.

Visit Alison's blog to see how she created this quilt using pre-cuts and enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Thankful prints.

Autumn in the Air Blog Hop Schedule

Monday: Lisa @ Love to Color My World using Harvest Berry by Cheryl Haynes
Tuesday: Debby @ Debby Kratovil Quilts using Harvest Gold
Wednesday: Sandra @ Mmm! Quilts using Thankful by Amanda Murphy
Thursday: Alison @ Little Bunny Quilts using Faboolous Fun

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Autumn in the Air: Thankful

Today we're featuring Amanda Murphy's Thankful collection. We asked Amanda to talk to us about her newest fabric line.

What prompted you to do a fall collection?

I think almost every fall themed collection out there that I see is traditional. I thought there was room for a collection that was not traditional—something more modern.

Tell us about your palette.

I wanted it to have a home dec feel—like a Pottery Barn look, that would feel more modern. I knew I wanted some prints to have a brown background, and I chose some brighter colors, like the teals and greens I’ve used before, to pop off the brown.

We love the panel!

The panel features a couple of the prints that didn’t make it into the collection on their own. It can be used for quick home décor projects—a wall hanging, or even pillows.

Can you tell us about a few of the prints?

I love the medallion print for borders. You’ll also see a few of these medallions blow up larger on the panel.

Autumnwind is obviously influenced by quilting. The other tonal in the collection, the diamonds, are very structured, so I wanted this to be more organic. You can loosely follow the lines to quilt over it.

What is your favorite print?

Definitely the brown feature print with the big cream pumpkins!

Amanda's Thankful patterns:

Plenty
(Various-sized project ideas included)

The appliques here can be used for a table runner, a bed runner, or even a pillow. It comes with SVG files for digital fabric cutters.

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Autumn Leaves
59-1/2" x 84-1/2"

This is a very traditionally pieced leaf quilt with a more modern feel.

Click here to purchase the pattern.

Click here to see the entire Thankful collection.
Click here to visit Amanda's website.

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A little more inspiration: Sandra from Mmm! Quilts created her Autumn Winds quilt using pre-cut strips from the Thankful collection.

Sandra says, "Although it is a bit hard to think of autumn when it is early spring here in the northern hemisphere, when I saw Amanda Murphy had a new fall line out, I was smitten! Her fresh modern colours for this season inspired me to remake my first published pattern for this hop."

We'll be sharing fall-inspired fun all week long!Visit Sandra's blog to see how she created this quilt using pre-cuts and enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Thankful prints.

Autumn in the Air Blog Hop Schedule

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Autumn in the Air: Harvest Gold

Today's featured collection is Harvest Gold from Kanvas. This elegant collection starts with a large floral on cream and black, and a coordinating border stripe. Add in autumn flowers with leaves, pears, and regal medallions, all delicately enhanced with gold metallic.

Visit Debby @debbykratovilquilts to see how she used these gorgeous metallic prints to make a medallion-style quilt (plus a chance to win fat quarters from the Harvest Gold collection).

Debby says, "I am quite taken with a vintage block called Rose Star. And because that's what I've been thinking of lately, I decided to make it one more time using the Harvest Gold Collection from Kanvas. I selected several fabrics and the gorgeous, large scale border print. I replaced the center 6 kite shapes with a single hexagon and I was able to fussy cut a beautiful motif from the main print. I added a thin, black edging to set it off against the other prints."

Visit Debby's blog to see how Debby created this stunning quilt top and enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Harvest Gold prints.

We'll be sharing fall-inspired fun all week long!

Autumn in the Air Blog Hop Schedule

Monday, May 6, 2019

Autumn in the Air: Harvest Berry

It may be May, but Autumn is the Air! Our newest fall collections are hitting quilt shops right now, and we're introducing them here on the blog and sharing some autumn quilt inspiration all week long.

Cheryl Haynes' newest collection, Harvest Berry, is packed with a rich palette of autumn colors. We asked Cheryl to tell us about her new fabric line.

Don't miss the eye candy at the bottom of this post! Cheryl has designed five quilts for the line, and we also have a table runner tutorial for you and a chance to win some fabric!

What inspired the Harvest Berry collection?
I recently created a line called Winter Berry. I just love berries. I also love fall colors--it's my favorite time of the year and I even got married in the fall. So a fall berry line seemed like a great combination.

Tell us about some of the fabrics.

The Harvest Leaves print was in the very first fall fabric line I did. I painted them myself, so it’s special to me.

This line has a lot of tonal prints. I love to use them in applique designs, so you’ll always find plenty in my collections.

Do you have a favorite in the collection?

I think my favorite is the orange tossed Jacobean flowers. I first used this design in my Chicks on the Run collection. It’s yummy in the fall colors.

Tell us about the panel.

I like to create options for pillows and table runners, and that guides how the panel comes out. The square of four center blocks can be used for pillows or a wall hanging, or even the center of a quilt. I had my credenza in mind for a runner made from the longer sections. Of course with a fall line, we had to have a lot of pumpkins. This means lots of shades of orange.

Tell us about the quilts you designed using Harvest Berry.

I have five patterns for Harvest Berry. You can find them on my website here.

In the Pumpkin Patch

36" square

Autumn Days

20" x 24"

Awesome Autumn

34" x 26"

Crows in the Patch

33" square

Harvest Berries

35" x 41"

This pattern is a free download on Benartex's website.

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Visit Lisa @Love to Color My World for a table runner tutorial using Harvest Berry (plus a chance to win some fabric!)

Lisa says,"I used the tonal prints from Cheryl's Harvest Berry collection to make a quick and easy runner with fused leaves. I love autumn, and this runner reminds me of one of my favorite parts of the season--colorful falling leaves!"

Visit Lisa's blog to bookmark the runner tutorial and enter for a chance to win a FQ bundle of Harvest Berry prints.

We'll be sharing fall-inspired fun all week long!

Autumn in the Air Blog Hop Schedule

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