Four Season Blog Hop- Autumn’s Grace

FOUR SEASONS

First I have to say Sorry to Island Batik for NOT reading the name of the fabric collection…. as I was planning my quilt actually in November I think, I picked fabrics I liked and went along with my plan for a WINTER quilt, NOT a fall quilt. Well, I guess I was just in my own happy little batik world, that I didn’t pay attention, but I still LOVE the end result!

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Here’s a picture of the Autumn’s Grace Collection, it’s just YUMMY!

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As I said earlier, I had a pattern in mind, this cute snowman quilt I got from Annie’s

and with these bright colors, maybe that WAS my original plan to just do it in batiks with this collection, but as I started planning and cutting more, I realized that I had enough of just the blues to make the quilt, so that’s how the plan changed Winking smile

Oh and Thanks to Island Batik for sending me the white for the snowmen!!

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Here’s all the pieces cut out and ready and snowmen fused down! (Hey I did use the orange for the carrot noses!! does that count?)

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The alternate star blocks are these wonky star blocks, fun to make but more work, but worth it!

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Then I planned my layout

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and sewed it together and quilted it and added binding!

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I quilted a swirl all over it, but avoided the snowmen, the swirl made me think of cold wind! brrr!

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it’s hard to see but I found a cut snowflake stitch on my sewing machine that I used for stitching down the binding!

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I also machine embroidered this label, it was a free mitten design I had, but it’s way too dense and doesn’t look great, okay for a label I guess, but that’s why I try out free files for labels, it’s not a big deal, but I can then delete the files if I don’t like them….

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Here’s the quilt hanging on the wall in our family room!

I wish I could have made something else out of all the other fabrics, but January has been super busy! But I LOVE the snowman quilt!!

Island Batik is doing a giveaway on their blog here

And Annie’s is giving away a PDF version of this cute snowman quilt pattern

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Here’s the schedule of the blog hop in case you missed some

Jan 8 – Blue Moon Collection

The Inquiring Quilter

Cheryl Lynch Quilts

Jan 9 – Mountains Majesty

Fun Threads Designs

Little Bunny Quilts

Sophie Junction

Quilting Affection

Jan 10 – Alpine Ice

FreeMotion by the River

Slice of Pi Quilts

Kissed Quilts

Jan 11 – Alpine Jingle

Purrfect Spots

Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Jan 15 – Elementz

Den syende himmel

Inspired Layers

Jan 16- Southern Blooms

Yellow Cat Designs

Sally’s Quilting Corner

Jan 17- Morning Sunshine

Quilt’n Party

Desert Bloom Quilting

Jan 18 – Season’s Shades

Inchworm Fabrics

Kauffman Designs

Jan 22 – Paisley Dot

Pamela Quilts

Seams Like A Dream

Jan 23- Sunflower Serenade

Kathy’s Kwilts

Whispers of Yore

Jan 24 – City Culture 2

Mary Mack

Hearts Creations

Quilt Rambler

Meanderings Along Lizard Creek

Kissed Quilts

Jan 29 – Pumpkin Patch

Seams to be Sew

Kissed Quilts

Ark Angel Creations

Jan 30 – Autumn’s Grace

Kissed Quilts

BeaQuilter

Jan 31 – Plum Delicious

Masterpiece Quilting

Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Feb 1 – Northern Woods

MooseStashQuilting

Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

50 thoughts on “Four Season Blog Hop- Autumn’s Grace”

  1. What a beautiful snowman quilt. And remember, we're from Scandinavia, and here we often have full winter already in October. So this is great.

  2. I think you used perfect colors for your quilt, so so cute! I tend to like aquas and bright blues so a version with those colors is something I would consider.

  3. Linda Williamson

    I would probably do them in Christmas reds and greens. Thanks for sharing, I love your quilt. grinnie1961 at gmail dot com

  4. Love those snowmen! I have a lot of blue winter decorations so I would probably make the quilt in shades of blue with the snowmen still in white.

  5. Joyce Carter

    Bea, your quilt is as cute as can be. I love it. I really love the blues in this quilt so I would use them with the white snowmen. Thanks for the chance.

  6. oh how adorable and gorgeous. I would so make this quilt with blue batiks also. quilting dash lady at Comcast dot net

  7. Very cute wall hanging. I can see the snowmen in shimmery fabrics – a shiny white for the snowman and an assortment of shimmery blues for the backgrounds. Then the stars can be all sorts of bright shimmery fabrics on the assorted blues.Thanks for the chance to win.

  8. Robin (RsIslandCrafts)

    I love snowmen year round. I love both versions so I would make 2 minis so I could have both 🙂

  9. The blues are nice. That way they can stay up a long time maybe till March.

  10. I really like your quilt since I am partial to snowmen. It looks easy enough that I think I would actually make one, so thank you for the pattern giveaway opportunity.

  11. Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting

    Great quilt. I would use lighter blues if I made this quilt. I'm a 'bright' fabric person.

  12. I like the blues used in the quilt, but greys, or reds would be nice, too. Cute quilt!

  13. Tu-Na Quilts

    Blues, definitely. There's something about winter and the color blue. Karenkthurn(at)bektel(dot)com

  14. Oh that turned out so cute. Great Job! I like your blue and white version. Nice to hang over the winter too. A torquoise/teal version would be pretty. Thanks for sharing the giveaway!

  15. Blue is just right for this quilt–and it's beautiful! And we had our first big snowfall in October, so the snowman theme is fitting for autumn.

  16. Great quilt and I do love that you used the blues – very wintery. 🙂 Sorry, I don't think the orange carrot noses will count for autumn. I love the blues and that's perfect for snowmen.

  17. Your snowman quilt is so cute. I love those noses. The colours you chose give the quilt a very wintery feel. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

  18. I was so taken by your quilt that I forgot I was going to answer your question. I would make this design in blues as well and after seeing your version I think I would be picking grayer blues that I normally do. Thanks for the inspiration.

  19. rosemaryschild

    I love the color choices on your quilt! I would have to use the blues, orange & yellows & creams! Thank you, Susan

  20. Jennifer Fulton Inquiring Quilter

    Ha! What a happy accident. I for one am happy you didn't read the name of the collection. Love this quilt!

  21. After seeing your quilt, I think I would do it in blues also–so pretty! Thanks for the idea and for a chance to win.barbkaup(at)(yahoo)(dot)(com)

  22. I thought at first that I would prefer the bright colors, but after seeing your quilt, I may have to make one with blues, too. I'm glad you made a mistake!

  23. Farm Quilter

    I have made snowmen in the autumn!! The winter of 2015-2016, we were skiing before Halloween and finished on July 4 in the Sierra Nevada Mountains! I would choose the colors you used…reminds me of a moonlit winter night!

  24. Your snowmen are sooooo Cool!! Love this Quilt!! 🙂 I would make it in the same colorway you used..Wintery Blues, White & some Grays. Beautiful job!! Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too 🙂

  25. Jodi - usairdoll

    Gorgeous snowman quilt!! I’d make mine the same, blue and white. I think your label with the mitten is cute. This is a perfect quilt for my Mom. usairdoll (at) gmail (dot) com

  26. My initial thought was to use more traditional red, navy, and white for my quilt, but I really like the more subdued colors you used…so now I'm torn! I might make two–a trad quilt for me, and a more gracious, subdued quilt for my friend Kim, whose lovely home would do it justice.

  27. Your quilt is lovely, and I would probably use the same colors as you if I were to make a snowman quilt!

  28. I would use the colors that you did…those orange noses really pop!deb(dot)rick(at)live(dot)com

  29. Love the fabric for the carrot nose!!! It is perfect!!! Blues and whites make the perfect snowmen for me!!! mumbird3(at)gmail(dot)com

  30. Så sød – ville elske at sy den i blå og hvide farver. Næsen er bare helt perfekt i gulerodsfarven. Du har valgt helt perfekt stof.

  31. Brenda / SBD Embroidery and Quilting

    Love the snowman! The blues are perfect for it. And I love this pattern. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  32. Love your snowman quilt Bea. I think it looks good in the colors you had to use. I think if I were to make it, the colors I'd use would be a mid-dark blue for the background, white for the snowmen, and metallic silver and gold for all the stars.

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