Welcome to the Bits and Pieces Blog Tour! And spoiler alert - you are gonna want every single fabric in the Bits and Pieces line! I mean it - they are bright, juicy, yummy fabrics that are so fun to work with! Let's take a peak at this Signature Collection by Island Batik for the vibrant Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting (really, it's like it was custom made for Sherry!).
Aren't they fabulous? It's hard to pick a favorite - so I worked with eight different colors. And it was the PERFECT collection to recolor my Good Fortune pattern.
Good Fortune is a sweet little fused applique project that features three different Hamsa hand options. Hamsa Hands are a universal symbol of strength, power and protection. They are thought to protect against the evil eye and all negative energies. Who couldn't use some of that, am I right?
For this project in Sherry's fun fabrics, I tried a few new things. I kept it simple - just fused applique with no edge stitching. In the past, I've made versions with edge stitching around each layer of applique. Beautiful. Eye catching. Time consuming.....yeah. I also decided to finish each one off with matchstick quilting in variegated threads. Let's take a look - and please let me know what you think!
Which is your favorite? I can't pick - I love them all! I wasn't sure how I felt about the matchstick quilting at first. In person, I think it blends a bit more than it does in photos. The thread seems to catch the light and show a bit more. But the more I look at it, the more it has a feel of kantha cloth to it, which suits the design. A side benefit of the matchstick quilting is that it secures all of those fused pieces down - in case I was feeling insecure about the fusing (which I wasn't). You can grab your own Good Fortune pattern here on my website and make your own. Hey - maybe you'll win the fabrics (head over to Sherry's post for a chance to win!) and you can make yours in her yummy fabrics!
Don't forget to visit all of the participating designers that worked up projects in Sherry's Bits and Pieces line! There's so much gorgeous eye candy to see!
March 24 - Sherry Shish of Powered By Quilting
March 25 - Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Creations
March 26 - Jennifer Fulton of Inquiring Quilter
March 27 - Elizabeth DeCroos of Epida Studio
March 28 - Sally Williams of Paleofishdesigns
March 29 - Annie Unrein of ByAnnie.com Blog
March 30 - Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis (you are here!)
March 31 - Laura Piland of Slice of Pi Quits
April 1 - Kate Starcher of Katie Mae Quilts
April 2 - Melissa Marginet of Melissa Marginet
April 3 - Brianna Roberts of Sew Cute And Quirky
April 4 - Sherry Shish of Powered By Quilting
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