Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Salt Air Summer in the Park Quilt

I can't believe it's been two weeks since I posted anything!  Must still be in holiday mode, although despite only being home for a week, our time in Port Elliot seems forever ago.  Why is that always the way with holidays?  They seem to exist in a bubble.  You return home and it feels like you never left.

Even though there have been crickets chirping on my blog I have been going full throttle in the craft room.  This weekend I am teaching three quilts at a workshop and have been busily writing patterns and making the last quilt. It's not quilted yet so I have some rather glamourous shots of it hanging from my clothesline, and without further ado, here it is.

I made this quilt from the Summer in the Park video by Missouri Star Quilt Company and have written a wee pattern to accompany the video, which I will share with you in a couple of weeks.  



The fabric is Salt Air by Cosmo Cricket for Moda and it is just gorgeous.  So fresh and summery.  It's not a fabric I would usually go for but let me tell you a story (not a very interesting one, but stick with me - there's a giveaway at the end :-)).


I originally bought an Amy Butler Gypsy Caravan design roll because I REALLY liked a couple of the fabrics in the range, but when I unravelled the design roll and started to organise the fabrics in readiness to make this quilt  I decided that, although they are gorgeous, the range just wasn't cohesive enough for the Summer in the Park quilt.


And, as it turned out I needed 33 jelly roll strips to make this quilt and the Amy Butler design roll only has 30.  I was determined to make this quilt while we were on holiday so I made a special trip to The Quilt Basket in Victor Harbor in search of a new jelly roll.  When I got there, there were only about five to choose from so in desperation I grabbed the Salt Air jelly roll and I'm so glad I did because it is perfect for this quilt. 


As it turns out, I didn't even take the cover off my sewing machine while I was away,  I was too busy drinking tea on the verandah.  So the mercy dash to Victor was completely unnecessary - but, if I hadn't gone, I would never have bought this fabulous fabric, and that would have been a shame!


So, now for the giveaway.  I have one, slightly used, Amy Butler Gypsy Caravan design roll to giveaway to a good home.  There are only (27) 2 1/2" strips because I did use a few before I changed my mind.  If you would like to enter the giveaway just leave a comment telling me your favourite place for a holiday.  I will close the giveaway on Tuesday, 7th of August 2012, at 5pm Central Australian Time and draw a winner at random. 


I am linking up with Quilt Story and Freshly Pieced as usual, so head on over and spread the love!


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26 comments:

  1. I may as well be the first here. My favourite place to holiday is by the ocean. Thanks : )

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  2. Oooh, it's looking so pretty! And I'm not talking about the designer roll. :)

    I've had my best holidays on Cyprus and when visiting friends in the UK.

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  3. I'm loving your quilt, it looks great in Salt Air. My best holiday is being pampered at a resort in Mexico.

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  4. Salt Air is one of my favorite lines (the colors are right up my alley). I love the quilt and I think you are right, it is perfect with this fabric.
    My favorite place to vacation is anywhere there is a beach :-)
    Amanda
    amanda@materialgirlquilts.com

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  5. Your quilt turned out beautiful! I love salt air - I have some in the blues/greens waiting to be cut up.

    My favorite place for holiday is a toss up between Chicago and the beach.

    handmadebytracie at gmail dot com

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  6. Your quilt is beautiful, I love salt air (though I have not gotten any...yet). My favorite place for a holiday would be Hawaii, though that is a little unrealistic with two small children. A realistic holiday would be the beach which is only a couple hours away by car.

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  7. I never get much done at all, either, when I am on holiday, regardless of what I pack to take along. Love your quilt. :) It's a design I want to do up some time.

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  8. Oooh, lovely quilt. The best vacation I ever had was in Japan a few years ago - I toured Tokyo, Kyoto and Hiroshima. Beautiful country.

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  9. My favorite place for a holiday in the US is Disney World. My favorite place overseas is Budapest, Hungary.

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  10. My favourite destination is St.Ives in Cornwall. Without fail it takes my breath away everytime I glimpse the view on arriving there and I feel I am at my spiritual home. The fabrics are lovely, both Salt Air and Gypsy Caravan. Even if I don't win I know I am going to have to have some of those fabrics.

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  11. I love Salt Air...I am working with some right now!
    Favorite place....Maui !! It truly is paradise!

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  12. Salt air is such a lovely line. Good pick! Your quilt is beautiful :)

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  13. It is beautiful Shontelle and you def picked the right fabric line :)

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  14. I love to go to my home state of Maine!

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  15. Destination = Anywhiere a cruise ship will take me. It's so relaxing and liberating to not have to decide where to go each day, where to eat, how to get there, etc.They take care of all of that.

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  16. Love your quilt and the salt air is lovely. My favourite place is Camusdarach beach, Arisaig on the North West Coast of Scotland.

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  17. Favourite place for a holiday? Hmm, tough question! Probably pretty much anywhere I get to go to. I completely understand how you felt after getting home from your holiday. I have been known to get home and then sigh and say "I need a holiday!". I have fond memories of holidays in Middleton, Hindmarsh Island, Lane Cove, Apollo Bay and Southport. Usually what makes a holiday for me is the handwork I get up to!

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  18. Your Salt Air quilt is gorgeous.
    I love to vacation at the beach! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday!

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  19. This is a lovely pattern for the Salt Air fabrics! My favourite place for a holiday is Noosa - beautiful beaches, great surf and National parks to explore.

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  20. What a gorgeous quilt! I love it! :) My favorite place for a holiday is Oahu, Hawaii - but I haven't been there for many years... And am going to wait till my kids are older before going back. So, at the moment, anywhere I go with my family is a great holiday. Thanks for a chance to win! :)

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  21. I have some serious quilt envy--that is gorgeous! My favorite place was New Zealand--my hsuband and I took a 3-week trip around the country before we had kids. Gorgeous scenery, great camping and hiking, fun people!

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  22. My last "favorite" place for vacation was last September and it was Torch Lake Michigan USA. Called the Carribean of the North for its amazing turqouise clear water! Gorgeous! Just like your quilt! It was meant to be made with Salt Air!! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  23. My favourite palce by far is Formentera, a beautiful island in the mediterranean, next to Ibiza. Amazing beaches, turquoise water and only a 2 hour trip (1 by airplane + the ferry from Ibiza to formentera) from Barcelona (where Ilive). terrific giveaway! Love the quilt you made!

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  24. We love Kiola on the NSW south coast - perfect spot for our kiddos

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  25. Those fabrics are gorgeous and the design looks like a leaded glass window with the light coming through it. Beautiful quilt too. I am going to have to check that pattern out.

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