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I had the pleasure of working with Island Batiks Dragonfly Dreams II and I used the pattern Delectable Mountains for this blog hop and I am so excited at how it turned out. I started with 40 ten inch squares of background and 40 of the main fabric. There was 2 of each color which worked out great, giving me enough half square triangles to make one large block. A background and a color square were marked from corner to corner and sewn 1/4 inch on either side of the line. Then cut on the line. Iron open and square them up 9 1/2 inches. One pile is the left cut and one pile is the right cut. It is important to keep them separate. Cut the square into 2 3/8 inch strips. Then trade the two outer strips with each other, then trade the two inside strips. Sew the strips together to make one quadrant of the final block. Sew 4 quadrants together and then layout in rows. It is five across and four down. Not quite a square.
If you want to watch a tutorial on this pattern, Missouri Star Quilt Company has one called Grand Adventures.
I tried different layouts and decided to use all of one color for my blocks because there was such a wide variety of colors. I just couldn't find a random layout that was pleasing to the eye. One of my daughters said that it made her eyes hurt and she voted for the final layout. The quilt finished at 83 x94. I backed it with the a light grey with dragonfly's in white.
I will be giving away a package of 5 stash builders. That is 2.8 yards of sewing goodness. So be sure to enter by leaving a comment below on what project you might want to use the stash builders for. Also check the links below and see what the other ambassadors have made and enter their giveaways. Island Batik is also giving away a great prize so be sure to check out their blog and enter the raftorcopter. I will choose a winner at the end of the hop.
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I have few batiks, I use them as soon as I get them. Not sure what pattern I will use but a quilt will be born!
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Your quilt is beautiful! I have made a similar one in scraps some time ago.
ReplyDeleteI would make an Interleave Quilt with the stash builders.
Your quilt is lovely! I enjoy working with batiks and would likely make a lap quilt.
ReplyDeleteBaatiks are my fav fabrics to work with - they have such a nice feel to them!!! Love that Dragonfly Dreams - would make a great miniquilt! mumbird3atgmaildotcom
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful! Good design decision in the end! I would probably make some table runners with the stash builders. Thanks for sharing the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLots of work went into that beautiful quilt! My next quilt is going to be a scrappy batik herringbone pattern so your giveaway would fit right in!
ReplyDeletemaybe a bear claw quilt
ReplyDeleteI love the Delectable Mountains block, have a green and purple version started and need to get it out again soon. I really like the setting you used for the blocks. Thanks for offering the fabrics, I would use them in our quilt ministry group's projects.
ReplyDeleteI would make a Throw for our Family Room..not sure of pattern yet. Your quilt is Awesome!I haven't made one asintricate as that..am still in "simple to make"patterns :) Thank you too..for chance to win your Give-a-way :D
ReplyDeleteMy Treadle On group did a batik star block exchange. One of these days, I need to pull those stars out, and more batiks, and make a quilt top. Nice quilt you made.
ReplyDeleteI would make a new tote bag...for myself! Beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteI am sure I will make a quilt. Maybe Twice as Nice. Yours is wonderful. I love the colors and the pattern. Jmikebalou (at) aol (dot) com
ReplyDeletethis quilt has been on my to-do list forever so i would use the fabrics for that.
ReplyDeleteOh I love Delectable Mountains! I grew up in the mountains, and now I live in England - no mountains anywhere, unless I go to Wales or Scotland! If I won, I would hug them and pet them for a while, before deciding to use them on the next quilt along that caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteI would include them in a batiks quilt. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHi Jeanette! Thanks for the opportunity to win this awesome stash builder!! I would probably make a quilt should I win! I love the way your quilt turned out!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I haven’t made a Delectable Mountain quilt yet, but these fabrics would be perfect for one.
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I would probably make a throw quilt--Thanks for the chance!
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I want to make some placemats for a round table as gift. Batiks would be lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt & the way it shows off the fabrics! I love piecing & am drawn to stars and Dresden plate, so would make something along those lines.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking a lap quolt for this winter tv viewing. .. happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI’ve been wanting to make the Delectable Mountain so maybe this would be it!! Thanks for the inspiration 😉
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I could use some batik for a wall hanging I'm making. The colors always look so great for landscape quilts.
ReplyDeleteI would love to make a pretty quilt for my daughter! She would love these fabrics! thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would use them on a quilt I am designing currently.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the mountains are sitting upon your background fabric. I'm looking forward to making an art quilt for the wall with batik fabrics.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful! I would use them in a scrappy quilt. Thank you for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI would make a wall hanging with the batiks, something to brighten up a dark hallway.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful. I would use one of those stash builders to supplement a scrappy batik quilt I am making. I tamed my batik scraps with the first scrappy quilt I made though I still have enough scraps to start, but not finish, a second quilt of the same design. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat would make a colorful Texas Star. I've been wanting to make that for a while. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt!
Your quilt turned out gorgeous. Love Delectable Mountain quilts!
ReplyDeleteFellow Ambassador Karen
Your quilt turned out wonderfully, just love how vibrant and fun it is.
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying the portability of English Paper Piecing this summer. Those batiks would look great in hexies! basaran.family (at) rogers.com
ReplyDeleteI like your Delectable Mountain quilt. I would like to use the stash builder to make pillow covers.
ReplyDeleteI would pay it forward and make small pouches and give them to my family and friends, just because ... no occasion.
ReplyDeleteStash builder would go into a quilt!
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Love your quilt and I adore using batik a new runner for my new house maybe raw edge appliqué orange peels
ReplyDeleteI might use those fabrics to make the same quilt you did--it's been on my list for quite awhile!
ReplyDeleteI do love Delectable Mountains and have always wanted to do a quilt using that pattern. It's not really hard to do and it looks easier using precuts! I know I'd use the batiks in one or more quilts...hopeful a Delectable Mountains!
ReplyDeleteI would make a quilt for my Granddaughter. Her birthday is coming up soon!
ReplyDeleteI would make a quilt for someone for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI would make a quilt from a new book I just got: Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers by Judy Gauthier. I'm working on the "Ring" quilt to make a lap quilt for my niece. So many I want to make and this fabric would be so perfect. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI noticed my comment about Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers didn't pull over my name: Carolyn at cswsand50@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI would love to use this fabric in a New York Beauty quilt
ReplyDeleteI would love to include some of these gorgeous batiks in a scrappy quilt. And I would share any neutral colored ones with a friend who is gathering fabrics for a bed quilt in neutral batiks.
ReplyDeleteThese batik beauties would would wonderfully to make a new "almost all batik" quilt.
ReplyDeleteBatiks are fun, colorful, fabrics that can be used for just about anything you can imagine. The Delectable Mountain quilt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCatching up on my blog hop visits. Lovely quilt! Delectable Mountains is one of my favorite blocks!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fun to create such unique layouts and get totally different looks? I like the zig-zag one myself. I'd use the stash builder to make a set of placemats for outdoor dining on our new deck!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to make a quilt for the doctor who took care of my parents, and I think he is a batiks kind of guy. I have some in my stash, but I'd like to supplement them with some of the beautiful Island Batiks and then head over to Missouri Star and see what tutorials are there to get me quilting quickly.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt! It's so joyful! And thank you for the generous giveaway! I would make a lap quilt with these beautiful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteLove your mountains, they show off those batiks perfectly .My choice would be to do a star block , a large one that covered the whole quilt, and have a paler background , that way the bigger pieces would highlight each fabric so well.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun pattern. It's a great way to feature fabrics
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt. As your daughter observed, the colours are very bright but with the light background they get to sing. I like your final arrangement, each fabric has a turn to shine. :)
ReplyDeleteMSQ patterns are always so much fun and that is one terrific way to make a delectable mountain. It is also a great pattern for showcasing all those fabrics. (ambassador)
ReplyDeleteShows off the fabrics fabulously with this pattern!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colors! I like the different placements possibilities of the blocks.
ReplyDeleteI wouls make a quilt, probably with geese blocks, as I would like to try this block
Hi Jeanette, I am always in awe of everything you do. I love batiks and have seen some beautiful appliqué quilts done in them, which might be fun to try.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all you’ve taught Kacey in the quilting world.
Gorgeous quilt! I did not realize that was how a Delectable Mountains block was made, lol.
ReplyDeleteVery nice way to showcase the fabrics. I have to play with fabrics before I choose a block.
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ReplyDeleteFantastic quilt! I am going to have to put delectable mountains on my to do list :) I think I'd do a star block with these lovely batiks.
ReplyDeleteI really like your quilt. I have made this block before, but I would never have thought to make it with such a colorful mixture of fabrics. Thank you for sharing a new way to use the block. I would use the fabrics to make a quilt as I love using batiks for quilts.
ReplyDeleteThese are such great colors, and Delectable Mountains is a great pattern to let them each shine! I'm on n ocean kick at the moment, so I would probably use the prize, were I to be the lucky winner, to make an ocean-scape with lovely batik fish and other ocean creatures.
ReplyDeleteNo clue what I'd make, but I'm sure I could come up with something with such beautiful fabrics.
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