Hi friends! It’s been forever since I’ve given you a progress update on this quilt. I had to set it aside for a while while I waited on some fabric.
Here’s the story: my Joann’s has a limited selection of Kona cotton that I like to buy using my 50% off coupons. It’s a total steal that way, if you want one of the colors they have. I bought a half yard of Kona Charcoal to see if it was going to be a good match for this quilt. It was, and I was thrilled and started piecing blocks, planning on heading back there the following week to buy the remainder of what I needed. Well, when I went back…. you guessed it: out of stock. So I waited, and waited…
Unfortunately, that was about the time that the Seahawks fabrics were getting put out and someone at Joann’s decided that Kona Coal was a perfect Seahawks grey. That meant bolts and bolts and BOLTS of Coal and no Charcoal. I swear I’m not bitter about the whole thing, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to look at Kona Coal the same way.
Eventually, I got over the idea of getting it half off and ordered online. It arrived super quickly, and I was able to get going right away.
This is the Sparkler pattern from Freshly Pieced.
I’ve changed up this pattern a bit to play with the tesselation deisgn. I’ve got a few more four-piece blocks to finish, then it should come together really quickly.
I’ll be on Periscope later today to show the Sparkler Quilt and give a quick tutorial on how I made my design wall. If you’re not on Periscope yet, you should be! Come on over to Periscope and follow me @laurelandpine for some inspiration and behind-the-scenes of my fiber adventures!
Also, I wanted to give you a quick update on the Quilt of Champions. I’ve finished the binding, have bought a quilting hoop, and will be starting the hand quilting soon.
And can I say that the lime green in this quilt makes it a bit of a beast to photograph!? I swear it doesn’t look this blue in real life!
I’ll be checking in later this week to talk more about my current embroidery project.
Happy Sewing!, ~L
This week, I’m linking up to:
laurel poppy & pine 
Super quilt! Hopped over from let’s bee social to leave a comment. X
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Thank you for stopping by, Clare!
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I have been caught out a number of times now when the fabric I needed more of sells out – I feel your pain! Your Sparkler quilt looks great and I can’t wait to see how you hand quilt the Quilt of Champions.
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It’s terrible, isn’t it?! We really should plan better, shouldn’t we? But it’s so fun to just get started!! Thanks for stopping by, Deb.
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Your Sparkler quilt looks fabulous, Lorinda. I had the same thing happen when I made my Dog Gone Cute quilt. Only it was I looking for more Kona Coal. Hahahaha! Lovely work on that Quilt of Champions, too. Can’t wait to see how you finish the quilting!
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I commend you on working with all that black fabric. I love black in my quilts but I’m finding it hard to sew these days. I guess I better get my eyes checked! Sparkler is going to be wonderful and Quilt of Champions is amazing.
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Thank you! I’m having fun with both of them. I was hand quilting the navy on the Quilt of Champions last night and was needing lots of light and wishing I had my glasses!
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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I love your fabric choices for the Sparkler quilt. It is looking gorgeous!
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Thank you! And my 14-year-old, super mellow son is actually excited to get this one, so I consider it a win!
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Really like both those quilts. The sparkler one is so cool – great idea. And the other one is also quite cool – I’m guessing it’s a soccer ball? Love it.
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I am glad you were able to find the same dye lot online. The quilt looks gorgeous. Really love the name, it’s perfect for that quilt 🙂
-Soma
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I didn’t check dye lots, but the color is so dark that even if they weren’t a perfect match, it wouldn’t be noticeable. Fortunately, they look identical! Thanks for stopping by!
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