Welcome to another installment on the Christmas Collection Blog Hop! Nancy Scott put together an amazing group of holiday projects in her wonderful new book, Masterpiece Quilting’s 2018 Christmas Collection. You can find it here on Amazon! (note: it is an affiliate post, which means IF you purchase via the provided link, I will receive a small compensation, which does NOT affect your purchase price, but DOES help me offset blog maintenance costs).
If you've been hopping along, you've seen some awesome versions of Nancy's amazing projects. I thought it might be fun to show you some digital options - in my new fabric line, Speakeasy, for Island Batik. Ready?
Here is Nancy's charming scrappy version from the book. I know - stinkin' adorable! But let's play around with some color variations, using my new Speakeasy line.
Here's the full collection. I know - I'm crushing on it right now myself! But when I was asked to participate in Nancy's blog hop to highlight her awesome group of holiday projects, I thought Speakeasy, while NOT a holiday collection, would actually work perfectly with holiday projects.
It has rich greens, a deep red, and a full range of sparkling golds. So what I did was recolor Nancy's Mistletoe Magic quilt in EQ8 (I LOVE playing around with design and fabric in EQ - definitely a "try it before you cut and sew it" method!) in different variations using Speakeasy. Let's play with some color combinations!
So this first one is a direct recoloring - mimicking what Nancy created for us in her book. I used the cream fabric, plus all of the other fabrics from the Speakeasy line, for a wonderfully warm scrappy effect.
But....what if we changed it up a bit, and used a GREEN background. Ohhh...I like this version!
Super! But let's take the same layout, and this time only do two colors! First up, blue and gold. Yummy!
Ah, but moving it back towards a Christmas feel, here's a green and cream. So warm and inviting, am I right?
This cream background sparkles once you add in some gold with the green.
A green background with gold stars and red and cream nine patches really has a Christmas feel, don't you think?
But....what if we went the other direction. One of my favorite color ways in the Speakeasy line is the purples. I mean, who doesn't love a good purple? This one has a bit of cream in the centers for a bit of texture.
Adding in some of the bright gold, and one of the purple mixed prints adds a bit of drama.
I could go on and on. Really! But hopefully I got your creative juices flowing, and you're inspired to create your own version of Nancy's Mistletoe Magic.
Oh - and if you're not feeling the large quilt, or even the lap quilt, she's got an adorable little pillow version too!
Be sure to check out all of the terrific versions of Nancy's projects during the blog hop. The schedule is below.
Monday July 22, 2019 – Let’s Gather Table Runner
Tuesday July 23, 2019 – Wreath Runner & Wall Hanging
Wednesday July 24, 2019 – Holly Table Topper
Thursday July 25, 2019 – Mug Rugs & Coaster
Friday July 26, 2019 – Poinsettia Bed Runner + Pillow
Monday July 29, 2019 – Jingle Bells Quilt + Wall Hanging
Tuesday July 30, 2019 – Mistletoe Magic Throw & Pillow
Pam Morgan
Wednesday July 31, 2019 – Tree of Presents
Tracy Stauch
Laura Tulloch
Thursday August 1, 2019 – O Christmas Tree Wall Hanging
Ellen Ault
Friday August 2, 2019 – Friendship Star Throw
Ellen Ault
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