Skopelos blog tour - part III

The Skopelos blog tour has come to it's end :(
It has been such an amazing experience and I enjoyed seeing all the incredible projects popping up.

Please don't forget to visit :
part I
part II
to see all the amazing stuff.



 So lets do the final, part III overview.

I was so lucky to have one man on this tour, so talented Paul Hallinger of EvilDemonDevildog Quilts. I was introduced to his stunning work while promoting my Indelible line. Paul was so sweet to use the fabrics I sent him to smallest pieces and so he created not one, but 4 qulits. He was inspired with a wonderful book titled A Quilter’s Mixology by Angela Pingel. Two quilts are quilted by long arm quilter Sue : the swirls and curves helped to embody the island in the sea.
There is a lot more behind his inspiration and work, so be sure to check it directly on his blog ;)

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Sharon McConnell of Color girl Quilts made a throw size quilt using blocks from her Jumping Jacks pattern.

April Rhodes created this stunning little dress for her adorable daughter in knit.

Jane Dividson of Quilt Jane made this outstanding quilt, contrasting the Pure element Nocturnal background, with some Skopelos prints, where the paper pieced design reflects the geometric patterns found in ancient greek art and architecture. Finished quilt size : 29" x 29". Quilted with Aurifil 1248 50wt cotton with a dense geometric pattern.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing all the Skopelos fabric projects.
If you are a flickr user, please add your projects to my flickr group featuring this fabric line. Or for some more inspiration, be sure to browse through the gorgeous LOOK BOOK that Art Gallery fabrics has created.
Huge THANK YOU to all my wonderful makers that make this blog hop not only possible, but so outstanding and inspiring!!!
xx, Katarina

Skopelos blog tour, part I

The first week of Skopelos blog tour has come to its end and I am so excited to do this blog post, previewing beautiful creations of amazing makers/bloggers that took part of it.

Lynne Goldsworthy of Lily's quilts created this gorgeous quilt, made of paper pieced diamonds and will appear in the quilting magazine Quilt Now later this year, so you will be able to make your own version with this great pattern.

She mixed Skopelos fabrics with some of the navies, corals and aquas from Recollection collection  and with some Art Gallery Grapefruit pure elements which is a pale coral colour.   The quilt is an explosion of all the colours of summer both on the back and the front of the quilt. 

Up close you can see more of the Grapefruit Pure Elements used to frame the diamonds as well as the  prints from both Skopelos and Recollection.  She quilted it with a diamond cross hatch following the lines of the coral diamonds and using a  cream 50wt Aurifil thread. 

Allegory Lanham of A 1000 needles choose to play with eight of the prints from Skopelos against Pure Elements in Mystic Grey, using her own block pattern design which she named Pirouette.
That lighter grey plays really well with the deep navy and magenta while still giving the low volume prints a chance to shine.

Erica Toole of Skynme2 created 2 gorgeous bags using Swoon patterns:

Charlotte City Tote and Vivian Traveler

Rachael Gander of Imagine gnats made a wonderful whole cloth duvet style quilt using the main floral print and adding some special touches with Aurifloss - little hand-stitched X’s. She has a tutorial for this duvet on her blog, so be sure to check it out, as well as many other gorgeous pics of it.

Amy Friend created the Anna Blouse that is beautifully finished with french seams and details like bias binding and the key hole. Amy highly recommends the pattern and pairing it with voile, just like she did.

Marija Vujčić of Fabric of my life used a sweet Sugar and spice dress pattern to create this stunning girlie dress for her granddaughter who will be one in a few days!





And last, but certainly not the least for this first blog post is this magnificent quilt by Dana Bolyard of Old Red Barn Co that used 10 prints and two coordinating solids from the line. Using a 1/2 yard of each, she cut 288 5"x5" squares and sewed them in a totally random fashion, making a twin sized quilt measuring 67.5"x 85.5".

Hope that you feel inspired and that you already chose or will be choosing your favourite project and repost it in the Instagram #Skopelostourgiveaway pool for your chance to win the half yard cuts of the entire collection!!! I will randomly choose the winner from the hashtag pool on May 6th!! If you are not on Instagram, don't worry, there will be another giveaway during this upcoming week on the Art Gallery fabrics blog, so be sure to follow up ;)
xx, Katarina

Indelible blog hop, part 3

It's time for the Indelible BLOG HOP part 3 or the third round up!
You can admire and read more about some amazing creations in  part 1 and part 2  and read the introduction post HERE with the full list of participants!!!

We will start with amazing work of: 

Rachael Gander

Rachael created Indelible Meridian cardi using her own pattern and Indelible knits.
She has also created great summer PJs for her girls.

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Next we have one of my fellow AGF designers- adorable:

Jeni Baker

She created stunning Datura Blouse - Pattern by Deer & Doe with Indelible voile.



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When my BFF:

Frances Newcombe

told me that she is going to make something amazing with my fabrics, she wasn't joking!!! I almost died when I opened the pics she have sent me!!!
Her friend, Jody Miller shoot them and I am so in LOVE!!!Frances created a bag and 2 tops - be sure to read all the details on her blog!!!

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It was so nice meeting her during the Quilt Market:

Allegory Lanham

She created this beautiful Indelible Beauty Mini Quilt, paper pieced.
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Than we have the gorgeous Indelible WOW Pow quilt created by:

Svetlana Sotak

I think that this quilt pattern goes perfectly well with the line ;)

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When my fabric collection was introduced by Art Gallery fabrics,

Dana Bolyard

was one of the first to join my Indelible flickr group and to give me some feedback about the line!!! I am so in love with this stunning patchwork bag she created for this blog hop!

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One of the people in this industry that I admire so much is my EU neighbor:

Julianna Gąsiorowska

 

Her Border butterflies quilt isn't finished yet, but even like this-it looks fantastic!!! You can get the free pattern for this on her blog!!!

That's all for now, but we will soon have another round up!!!!

THANK you again so much to everyone that participated and made this blog hop being so very Indelible! 
xo, Katarina 

Indelible BLOG HOP

 

Dear friends, it's time for the Indelible "blog hop" party!!
Please join some incredible people from different parts of the world (how amazing, right?) while they are showing their Indelible projects!!!



We don't have any precise schedule or dates for this, but let's just say that it will be held during the month of July!

I am so happy and honoured to present you:

Marija Vujčić of Fabric of my life

Kathleen Kerr of Kathleen quilts

Nancy Purvis of Owen's Olivia

Katy Jones of I'm a ginger monkey

Jane Davidson of Quilt Jane

Megan Bohr of Canoe Ridge creations

Sara Lawson of Sew sweetness

Rachael Gander of Imagine Gnats

Amy Friend of During Quiet Time

Amanda Keeys of Little labyrinth

Frances Newcombe of Sewing belly buttons boutique

Maureen Cracknell of Maureen Cracknell Handmade

Dana Bolyard of Old Red Barn Co.

Svetlana Sotak of s.o.t.a.k. handmade

Jeni Baker of In color order

Julianna Gąsiorowska of Jednoiglec

Allegory Lanham of A thousand needles

Lynne Goldsworthy of Lily's quilts

Mandy Nobel of Made with love by Mandy

There is no any particular order for theirs posts and projects, so be sure to follow along and get inspired!!!
I will try to keep you informed, too :)

Oh, and please don't forget to share your projects using Indelible fabrics, in my flickr Indelible group
And if you are making projects using my tutorials or patterns, please add them to my flickr pattern group
xoxo,
Katarina

Freebies: watercolor social media icons - buttons

Instead of writing another post in a row about my very , first licensed fabric collection I thought to do some blog updates and changes and therefore I had a need for some cute social media buttons....so I created some and thought to share them with you :)
So, you are free to use them for your personal blogs, websites and social networks, but you can not sell them! So please play fair and spread the word!!!







And to make my fabric family on just one click away from me, I created this special "AGF love" button and linked it to theirs site, so that I don't miss any updates and news, how neat is that?

You can upload them separately from my flickr account in a very good resolution, in different sizes by clicking on them.
There are many free tutorials on how to insert them on your blog, depending on the blogging platform that you are using and the social media/button that you need.
Or you can maybe use this video that will show you how to do it. Let me know in the comments if you are having any problem with downloading them and I will be happy to send you the embed code or url link.
xo, Katarina

Giveaway!!!!

UPDATE
--------The giveaway is now closed, here is the screen shoot of the winners chosen by Random, now I'll need to go and count the numbers;)-------
Thanks everyone for participating!!!!

So, here are the winners:

Number 25- Jess and Bess who said:
the snowflakes would be my second choice - they're lovely!
bess :)
So the snowflakes go to Jess!Congrats Jess!

Number 62- Carol who said:
Those bibs would be perfect for my grandkids!
Carol (NJ)
So the bibs go to Carol!Congrats Carol!

Number 105- Susan who said:
so hard to decide!
I would love to have the poncho or the ties!
So the poncho goes to Susan!Congrats Susan!

Number 178- the Thompsons who said:
I think I'd have to go with the ties! You have some beautiful things!
So the ties goes to the Thompsons!Congrats!!
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Finally, it's time for the giveaway. This time, for the first time, I've decided to take part in Sew mama, sew Giveaway Day and can't wait to see the reactions. I wasn't sure what would be the best thing to give away that falls within one of the following categories:

Handmade for the Home (quilts, hot pads, pillows, etc.)
Handmade Bags
Handmade Baby + Kid Items
Sewing Supplies (fabric, patterns, buttons, trims)
Other Craft Supplies
Handmade Accessories (hats, scarves, belts, adult clothes, etc.)


So, I decided to go with the Handmade Baby + Kid Items category. I am giving away a few items:

1 ITEM - baby item

2 baby bibs, made with my original Spoonflower cut and sew template fabric



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2 ITEM - toddler boy item

2 boys cotton ties, made in 100% cotton with Velcro closure, to fit best 2-7 years

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3 ITEM - toddler girl item

Poncho set for girls, including 1 orange poncho with leg warmers and hair clips that will fit best 4-7 years (it is tagged as 5-6, but is very comfy)





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4 ITEM - "fits all" item

Yet, if you are without kids or with grown kids and are not very attracted to the above listed gifts, you may be thrilled with this beautiful snowflake garland from my IwannaBe etsy shop, (including 5 pieces of 3x3" snowflakes in white acrylic) that can be used in many ways, as single snowflake ornament, garland when grouped or as coasters. Great also as a gift giving wrap detail.




All you need to do is to leave a comment under this blog post until December 16 at 5 p.m. PST including your choice regarding the item you wish to win and your contact(e-mail) info (you can even leave two comments if you wish different items, but no more than 2 comments per person). I will draw a random winners using RANDOM Generator. Winners will be announced by e-mail on Sunday, December 18 (I will update my Giveaway Day post to include the winner’s name).
The items will ship internationally on Monday, December 19. (so be sure to leave your e-mail in comment in way that I can contact you immediately and get the shipping details)
Be sure to check all the wonderful giveaways linked to Sew mama sew Giveaway day,
Katarina