December 06, 2020

Bloom - Love and Kisses blog hop

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Welcome to my stop on the Love and Kisses blog hop! The Love and Kisses line from Island Batik is designed by Kathy Engle for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting and it was impossible to resist these colours. 

I chose to make another version of my free Bloom block with these beautiful fabrics. I love seeing how different fabric choices completely change the look of a pattern! My original Bloom block looked like a sunflower, with it's yellow/orange petals, but this one has a more fanciful look to it, with these purple, pink and turquoise petals.
Bloom quilt | DevotedQuilter.com
https://www.devotedquilter.com/2020/10/a-bloom-finish.html
I got to use another piece of the Warm and Natural batting scraps I've been saving the past few years for this Bloom quilt. Setting a goal to make more small quilts has really helped keep me focused on small quilts and using up the batting scraps. I think that goal will be making another appearance for 2021 - there are still lots of batting scraps in the box!

I chose Island Batik's solid grey for the background this time and I love how the swirl hook quilting looks. Swirl hooks are really relaxing to quilt and they fit nicely into any size or shape of space. I used Aurifil 2600 for the quilting and for the zig zag stitching around the applique shapes. It's the perfect blend-into-anything thread colour.
https://www.devotedquilter.com/2020/10/a-bloom-finish.html
I couldn't resist throwing in some tiny swirl hooks, even if I was trying to keep most of the motifs on the somewhat larger side.

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I left the flower petals unquilted again. Maybe if I make another Bloom quilt I'll quilt the petals, but for now I really like their puffy look compared to the background.
Bloom quilt | DevotedQuilter.com
I used this fun heart print for the flower center and decided to quilt around some of the hearts, with a random meander to get me from one to the other. It was a quick and fun way to quilt it.
Bloom quilt | DevotedQuilter.com
And, since I used Aurifil 2530, it shows up really well on the solid grey back!
Bloom quilt | DevotedQuilter.com
Want to make your own Bloom block? Download the free pattern!

Lots of my blogging friends are creating with Sherry's Love and Kisses line this month. Hop around to see their projects, too.
December 2 - Jen at Dizzy Quilter
December 6 - Leanne at Devoted Quilter -- You are here 😊
December 16 - Anja at Anja Quilts

10 comments:

  1. Very lovely! I love the quilting and the puffy petals!

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  2. It's always so fun to see how different a pattern can look in new fabrics and colorways. :)

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  3. Such pretty colors! You did a nice job with those batiks, and your quilting is the icing on the cake. Nice job!

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  4. Beautiful! You did a great job with the quilting.

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  5. It looks great in those fabrics. I like the petals unquilted -- makes them pop off the fabric.

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  6. I love Sherry's fabrics in your quilt pattern. I am not a yellow girl so this version of Bloom is perfect for me! Fun to see it quilted this way too! Congrats on a great job.

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  7. This is so pretty!! I actually really like how the petals look unquilted. The hearts in the center (from the back) is a fun touch!

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  8. Thank you for the Bloom pattern! Perfect for two little granddaughters :).

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  9. What an awesome idea for the fabric line. Thanks for sharing

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