Twilight Chic Week

Welcome to the final day of the Studio 180 Design Twilight Chic Week. There have been so many great projects from the Studio 180 Design Certified Instructors that featured Deb Tucker's Signature Collection "Twilight Chic" by Kathy Engle for Island Batik this week.  Today, we are finishing off the week with two more projects from my fellow Studio 180 Certified Instructor Karen Overton, The Quilt Rambler and myself.

Today, I would like to show off my newest pattern "Getaway." These lovely butterflies are taking a flight to “Getaway” from the busy world around us.  This quilt that measures 45” x 45” when complete features the Studio 180 Design Square Squared® 6”, Split Rects®, and Rapid Fire® Lemoyne Star tools.  

I originally designed this project especially for Island Batik Ambassador "Getaway" blog hop to that showcase the Twilight Chic fabric collection. You can read about the original quilt, HERE.   So, when I was asked to be part of this Studio 180 Design Twilight Chic Blog Hop, I thought it was a good time to write the "Getaway" pattern because I had so many requests for it. 

Additionally, I wanted to test it out with another color version using the rest of the Twilight Chic Collection I had leftover.

My original Getaway quilt used colors from half of the collection which are more the purples, blues, and tans in the quilt. The colors in this half of the Twilight Chic fabric collection are so vibrant and bold. 

The second quilt I made uses the other half of the collection, which features more of the golds, and greens of the Twilight Chic collection.

This version makes the purples and greens really pop out.   

I love making this pattern, it is so much fun and easy to put together.  The only hard part about making this quilt is choosing the fabrics and making sure the block orientation is going in the right direction.

I really can’t decide which quilt version I love the best. The fabric collection is perfect for both versions.  Which one is your favorite? 

If you are interested in purchasing "Getaway", it is currently set for release next Friday, February 15th.  Please sign up for my newsletter to receive notification of the pattern release and upcoming events going on with Quilting Affection Designs.

Make sure you sign up for the Giveaway, for a Twilight Chic Fat Quarter Bundle.  Just Click on the image below to enter.

Blog Hop Giveaway

Also, If you have missed any of the fabulous projects displayed this week you can catch up now:

Monday, February 4

• Gaggle of Geese Tuffet with Sharyn of The Tuffet Source, here on the Studio 180 Design Blog

Tuesday, February 5

• Jackie O'Brien, If These Threads Could Talk
• Gail Renna, Quilt Haven Threads

Wednesday, February 6

• Deb Tucker - Twilight Chic Projects

Thursday, February 7

• Jill Seitcheck, Binding Bound
• Bonny Peters, Cat Den Mountain Quilts

Friday, February 8

• Michelle Hiatt, Sew On The Go
• Debby Brown, Debby Brown Quilts

Saturday, February 9

• Karen Overton, the Quilt Rambler
• Tina Dillard, Quilting Affection Designs

Thank you for joining me for this exciting blog hop day. 

Tina

"Designing to Inspire

Island Batik Ambassador Getaway Blog Hop!

Welcome to Day 10 of the Island Batik Ambassador Getaway Blog Hop.  Today Jackie O' Brien aka If These Threads Could Talk and myself are bringing you wonderfully bright and gorgeous fabrics from Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design Signature Collection "Twilight Chic." Jackie and I, are both Studio 180 Design Certified Instructors, so it was only fitting that both we received these fabrics for our Surprise fabrics in our Island Batik Ambassador box for this blog hop.

This was not the first time I played with the Gorgeous Collection, I was part of the "Evening Elegance" Blog Hop, which introduced the fabric collection to the public. In the blog hop, we added two new blockbuster blocks using this fabric collection each day over a week. I love the bright and bold colors that are featured in the collection.  

For this blog hop, the theme is Getaway.  Getaway means time to travel home to the West Coast to visit family, or we love to take long drives to get out of the Hustle and bustle of the busy Washington DC area.

  

Anyway, the project I designed for this blog hop reflects that flight of the great getaway.  In this design, I used nine different 1/2 yard fabrics from the Twilight Chic collection.  I also used the following Studio 180 Design tools; Split Rects®, Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star®, and the Square Squared® 6". 

I started by making some mirrored split rectangles using the fun Split Rects® tool.  Each of the split rectangles used the same light background color, but the other half of the rectangles were in 4 different blues and purples. I think the Split Rects tool is my favorite tool of all the Studio 180 design tools. 

Next, I made some fun Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star for the corners of the blocks.  

In these Lemoyne's I used to different background fabrics to add some interest to the blocks. Each of the points are done in blues and purples.

The last units I made were the Square Squared® units.  You will notice from the picture about each of the triangles in the corners are the opposite the other.

Now, that all my units for the blocks were complete, It was time to assemble them into two different blocks.

Once my blocks were completed I assembled my quilt top.  All I needed to do next was add borders and get it quilted.

I finished the quilt using the Hobbs Heirloom cotton batting.

Finally, I finished this gorgeous quilt, which I'm naming "Getaway."  The butterflies in the quilt are taking a flight to get away from the busy world around us. This quilt measured 45" x 45" when finished. I'm currently working on developing this into a pattern, so please stay tuned for the official announcement, by following my newsletter and blog here, to find out the release date.

Giveaway!!!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, but before you go; be sure to check out the giveaway on the Island Batik blog page, they are giving away a Rainbow of 20 Fat Quarters.  

GETAWAY BLOG HOP SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

MONDAY, JANUARY 7 – CRYSTAL BALL

Maryellen McAuliffe –Mary Mack’s Blog

Sandra Walker- mmm! quilts

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8 – DITTY

Stephanie Jacobson –Steph Jacobson Designs

Michelle Roberts- Creative Blonde

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 – ELK LODGE

Connie Kresin Campbell – Free Motion by the River

Anna Branch –Ark Angel Creations

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 – FELINE FINE

Bea Lee –Bea Quilter

Sharon Parcel- Yellow Cat Designs

FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 – FLEA MARKET

Geraldine Wilkins – Living Water Quilter

Jessica Caldwell- Desert Bloom Quilting

WEEK 2

MONDAY, JANUARY 14 – FORTUNE TELLER

Sarah Goer –Sarah Goer Quilts

Sherry Shish –Powered by Quilting

Jennifer Fulton –The Inquiring Quilter

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 – GYPSY ROSE

Jen Strauser –Dizzy Quilter <– That’s me! 

Janet Yamamoto- Whispers of Yore

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 – PAISLEY PARK

Dione Gardner-Stephen- Clever Chameleon

Nancy Scott –Masterpiece Quilting

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 – SOUL SONG

Carole Lyles Shaw- Carol Lyles Shaw

Toby Lischko –Gateway Quilts & Stuff

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 – TWILIGHT CHIC (Today)

Jackie OBrien –If These Threads Could Talk

Tina Dillard- Quilting Affection (ME)

WEEK 3

MONDAY, JANUARY 21 – WINTER PARK

Jennifer Thomas- Curlicue Creations

Anita Skjellanger- Quilt In a Not Shell

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 – BAZAAR

Karen Overton- The Quilt Rambler

Alison Vermilya- Little Bunny Quilts

Turid Bakken- Den syende himmel

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 – BLOSSOM

Karen Neary –Sew Karen-ly Created

Leanne Parsons –Devoted Quilter

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 – BOHO

Laura Piland- Slice of Pi Quilts

Suzy Webster- Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Myra Barnes- Busy Hands Quilts

FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 – BROOKVIEW

Vicki Schlimmer –Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Amy Warner –Sew Incredibly Crazy

WEEK 4

MONDAY, JANUARY 28 – FRENCH BLUE

Pamela Boatright –PamelaQuilts

Joyce Mullis –Hearts Creations

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29 – MIDSUMMER NIGHT

Kathleen McCormick –Kathleen McMusing

Connie Kauffman – Kauffman Designs

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 – OH DEER

Jen Shaffer- Patterns by Jen

Jeanette Jones –Inchworm Fabrics

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 – SNOW BERRY

Sally Mannke –Sally Manke Fiber Artist

Joan Kawano –Moosestash Quilting

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 – CANDY CANE LANE AND ICICLE

Icicle

Terri Vanden Bosch – Meanderings along Lizard Creek

Anne Wiens –Sweetgrass Creative Designs

Candy Cane Lane

Mania Hatziioannidi –Mania For Quilts

Barbara Gaddy –Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Also if you love Quilt Alongs and Studio 180 Design Tools be sure to check my "Graceful Point" Quilt Along Starting February 1st. You can read more about this Quilt Along, right HERE!

Tina
"Designs to Inspire"