Welcome to the last stop on the Springtime Blog Hop Celebration of Bernie from Needle and Foot‘s new venture into selling fabric in her Etsy shop!
In December, my online friend and fellow Californian, Bernie reached out to me to let me know she was expanding her Etsy shop to carry fabric. I was excited to hear of her growth and expansion plans, and I was thrilled she asked me to help her spread the word of this new venture.
Bernie is generously offering a giveaway so that one lucky reader can win either 6 fat quarters or 3 half-yard cuts of fabric: read on to find out how to enter! In addition to the giveaway at the end of this post, Bernie is offering everyone a coupon code to her Etsy shop: use the code NANDFREADERS15 for 15% off any order over $5.00, active through Sunday, March 26th.
Bernie supplied me with an Alison Glass fat quarter bundle from her shop. It includes Stitched in Violet, Renewal in Opal, Numbered in Grasshopper, Numbered in Peacock, Rising in Snow, and Sunshine in Lichen. I quickly went to work coming up with a way to maximize each fat quarter in a quilt top.
Sprig Quilt
I complimented the Alison Glass prints with a healthy dose of Kona White. I call the quilt the Sprig Quilt because the variation of small and large blocks remind me of the growth pattern of bamboo and other fresh, new grass sprigs in spring.
Sprig Quilt
I finished the quilt with another Alison Glass print I had in my stash – Sphere in Orchid.
Sprig Quilt – Quilting Detail
To continue the theme of the quilt design, I chose to do a meandering swirling vine quilting motif. It was a fun pattern to quilt and I found myself enjoying the back and forth / in and out rhythm of quilting. I used 50wt Aurifil thread in 2021 (Natural White).
Sprig Quilt – Backing
The backing for this quilt is Tula Pink’s Tortoise print from the Slow and Steady line that my friend Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs graciously shipped to me. Don’t the colors compliment the top perfectly? I used Quilter’s Dream Green batting.
Giveaway
Now, for the giveaway! Bernie has generously offered a prize of your choice of either 6 fat quarters or 3 half-yard cuts selected from any of the available fabrics at the Needle & Foot Etsy shop. This giveaway is open to US and international participants, but international winners must be willing to split the cost of shipping with Bernie. The giveaway will be open until Tuesday, March 28th at Midnight EST when I’ll select the winner randomly. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for your chance to win. Good luck!
Be sure to visit all of the other stops on the blog hop to see the nice variety of modern fabrics now stocked by Needle & Foot, and to see what everyone else made with them. Also, don’t forget to use coupon code NANDFREADERS15 for 15% off any order over $5.00 in the shop through Sunday, 3/26.
A nice fresh quilt for springtime . I love this
Love the bright and cheery colours you used in your quilt
Very pretty!
Yvonne, you are inspiring me to break into my Alison Glass stash, and I’m really leaning toward combining it with white. I’ve been reluctant to do so because all the people in my life (including me!) aren’t the cleanest folks! Have a great day, Mary.
Such pretty fabrics!
Ty I really enjoy looking at your quilt ideas…opens my eyes to the new fabric prints… happyness04431@yahoo.com
what a great way to show case these yummy fabrics. Your quilt is gorgeous.
Yvonne, I have been looking forward to seeing this finish. It is very pretty – clean and crisp. Great use of the bundle of fabric. Thank you so much for participating in this hop. 🙂
Sprig is so pretty! Love what you did with the Alison Glass fabric!
Such a simple and striking pattern. It’s wonderful for showing off those beautiful prints.
Hi,I love the bright and cheery colors you used in your quilt! Thanks so much for sharing o n your Blog+Giveaway!
Hello Yvonne! This is a fabulous quilt with such lovely spring fabrics! Plus, the quilting you chose to do and the backing fabric all work perfectly together. Whoever receives this quilt is going to be very happy to have it. I have really enjoyed this blog hop and seeing what everyone has made with the fabrics they chose, always such brilliant inspiring ideas! Thank you for sharing and have a great day!
Your quilt design is so fresh and springy! It seems perfect for fat quarters or scraps. The quilting is so unique and complements it well!
What a stunning quilt Yvonne: It’s quite simple yet still effective and a wonderful use of these fabrics.
This design works perfectly for these gorgeous fabrics. You found the perfect way to showcase them and they really pop against the Kona white. What a beautiful quilt!!
The backing plays so nicely with the fabrics used in the quilt top.
Beautiful quilt! I love the design and the quilting!
That’s a lovely quilt, the quilting design really complements it; thanks too for the chance to enter!
I really like the simplistic design of this. The fabrics take center stage and are showcased nicely. You can never go wrong with Alison Glass fabrics.
Thank you so much for the giveaway. I’m excited to pick out my fabrics. I feel very blessed. 🙂
I absolutely love what you did with the fat quarters. Your design lets the pretty fabrics shine and your quilting compliments it perfectly.
You chose a great bundle of fabrics – I love this mix of colours and the quilt really does have a spring-like feel to it.