I am so excited to share the release of my latest signature fabric collection for Island Batik, Peacock Plumes. It lives up to everything the name implies - rich, gorgeous colors, fantastic motifs, and the projects - well, they are great too!
16 other designers are joining me this week to share with you all the possibilities this collection holds - and hopefully inspire you for your next quilt project!
Each day this week (September 27th thru October 1st), different designers will showcase their unique and fabulous designs, mocked up in this extravagant fabric line. The full schedule is at the bottom of the post - so be sure to bookmark this post so you won't miss a single post or picture!
But first, let's look at the collection. Drool alert - it is amazing!
Aren't they lovely? I love all of the rich jewel tones and the bits of spicy cinnamons that give this collection so much range.
In case you have a favorite - or three! - here are the individual fabrics and their sku (think part number), in case you want to request them from your favorite local or online quilt shop!
But what about the quilts? Ah - I've got you! First, I want to share the projects I created for this very special collection!
Daydream:
Tradition with a twist, and using a technique I love to incorporate into projects whenever I can - gradation of color in the blocks. I started out with the rich dark reads-as-a-solid green at the top and then gradually introduced lighter colors as the blocks moved down the quilt until the blocks vanish, and there is nothing but background! Soft and elusive as a daydream! Yes, you can find it here on my website!
Dripp:
Do you love working with precuts? Or like scrappy quilts? Either way, this is your quilt! If you like precuts, Dripp uses 20 10" squares (half of a 10" square stack) - or you could go scrappy and bust some stash! It also uses the Studio 180 Corner Pop III tool to easily cut and trim those fun long triangles. Don't have the Corner Pop III tool? There is a template shape in the pattern to help with cutting, but honestly - the tool is awesome, and FAR more accurate! You can find Dripp here in my shop!
Flint:
Do you ever wonder where the names of quilts come from? It varies - but for this quilt, the pieced triangles reminded me of arrowheads - and Arrowhead seemed, well, OBVIOUS, so I went with Flint. Flint was the material many made into arrowheads way back in the day. So many things are favorites of mine in this quilt - paper piecing, fun color mixes (don't you just LOVE that bright pink with the rich gold??!!), a somewhat symmetrical setting with a bit of interest. You can find Flint here in my shop!
Jester:
Inspired by the colorful caps worn by jesters, the original professional clowns with the sole job of entertaining members of the royal households. Jester is a surprisingly easy lap size project that is precut friendly, made even easier when using the optional (but STRONGLY recommended) Studio 180 Wedge Star tool. This one uses half of 10" square set (hey, you could make Daydream AND Jester from one 10" square set!) and half of a 2 1/2" strip set, plus background and an accent color! You can find Jester here on my website!
So that's what I created - but wait, there is SOOOOO much more. As in 16 designers more!
All of the designers participating in this hop are going to be sharing digital images, or mock ups, of projects using the Peacock Plumes line. Please visit their websites to see more of their amazing work and available patterns. Where can you find the fabrics? So glad you asked! Island Batik fabrics are carried by independent quilt shops - so check with your local shop, and if they don't currently have Peacock Plumes, you can always ask them to get it for you!
Oh....and you might, just maybe, want to check out everyone's Instagram and Facebook feed. A little birdie told me some of them are sharing pics there too!
Want to win some of these lovely fabrics? I'm giving away a selection of fat quarters from this rich collection to ONE lucky winner (US residents only). How do you win? Leave a comment here on the blog and I'll choose one winner from all of the comments posted through the end of the day on October 2nd, 2021. Good luck!
Here is the line up of amazing designers for the week:
Sept 27: Tammy Silvers - Tamarinis (hey, you are here!)
Sept 28: Leanne Parsons - Devoted Quilter
Laura Strickland - Orange Blossom Quilt Design
Pamela Boatright - Pamela Quilts
Sept 29: Swan Sheridan - Swan Amity Studios
Lisa Ruble - Love to Color My World
Claudia Porter - Create with Claudia
Sept 30: Laura Piland - Slice of Pi Quilts
Raija Salomaa - Quilter's Treasure Chest
Kathryn LeBlanc - Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio
Oct 1: Kate Colleran - Kate Colleran Designs
Sherry Shish - Powered By Quilting
Becca Fenstermaker - Pretty Piney Quilts
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