February Quilt - Island Batik Row By Row Challenge - I Love You and Fabric

 This month the Island Batik Brand Ambassadors are creating Row By Row Quilts using new Island Batik Collections and Island Batik is giving away these Collections each week on their blog (scroll down for details). 

I had the pleasure of working with the new Graphix Collection. I played with basic shapes and blocks inspired by antique samplers and quilts in my collection along with my love for word play and wonky modern quilts. And since it is February, I just couldn't resist making a Valentine's Day quilt. When I'm not making traditional antique repro quilts, I like to paper piece with graphic black and white prints and so this collection was just perfect! 

 

I LOVE YOU and fabric

30" x 32"

Original Design

Sandra Starley 2022

Traditional pieced and foundation paper pieced blocks, Graphix and Contempo Batiks: (Graphix Collection)

Backing: White (Solids Collection)

Batting: Hobbs Premium 80/20 Bleached Cotton Batting

Piecing Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Quilting Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Needle: Schmetz Quilting Needles 

Pieced and quilted by Sandra Starley 

***Fabrics provided by Island Batik, batting by Hobbs, thread by Aurifil, and needles by Schmetz. ***

 I had sew much fun using the new Graphix Collection by Kathy Engle  - wonderful black and whites and greys with dots and geometrics. I was able to use all 20 different fabrics from the Collection to make my blocks with traditional piecing and foundation paper piecing.

I also received the Contempo Collection and used the pinks/red to add accents to the Graphix Collection. I also added some basic solids and blenders and a yummy salmon pink from the Ravishing Reds gradations.

To see more amazing Row By Row Quilts and join in the Giveaways, visit my fellow 2022 Island Batik Brand Ambassadors' Blogs and the Island Batik Blog :

**FEBRUARY ROW BY ROW BLOG HOP SCHEDULE** AND WEEKLY GIVEAWAY

This week- Week 2

Feb. 7 -  

                   Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood      

Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights 

Feb. 8 - 

Suzy Webster, Websterquilt

Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs 

Feb. 9 - 

Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts

Feb. 10 - 

Brianna Roberts, Sew Cute and Quirky
Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels

February 11:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway at Island Batik Blog

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Week 3 -

Feb. 14 -

Michelle Roberts, Creative Blonde
Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Feb. 15 -

Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia

Feb. 16 - 

Anorina Morris, Samelia’s Mum
Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

 Feb. 17 -

Elizabeth DeCroos, Epida Studio
Gail Renna, Quilt Haven Threads

February 18:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway at Island Batik

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Week 4

 Feb. 21 -

Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
Jennifer Fulton, Inquiring Quilter

 Feb. 22 -

Mania Hatzioannidi, Mania for Quilts
Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

February 23:

End of Blog Hop and Final Round-Up at Island Batik

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And don't forget to visit the earlier posts for more inspiration

Week 1

Jennifer Thomas - Curlicue Creations

Denise Lonney - For the Love of Geese

Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts

Andi Stanfield, True Blue Quilts

Megan Best, Bestquilter

Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine

Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs