I was so honored when Christa Watson of
Christa Quilts asked me to take part in the blog hop for her latest fabric line,
Fandangle, from
Benartex and Contempo Studio.
How could you not love lime green paired with turquoise and teal. I thought the Beaded Curtain low volume white and aqua would be the perfect background for Crosshatch Crosshatch in teal.
Since I love machine applique, I decided to use the
Cute as a Button applique pattern from
Modern Plus Sign Quilts and made a mini quilt to hang in my sewing room. And so you'll know,
Aurifil 4182 in dark turquoise matched the Confetti Crosshatch in teal perfectly.
Beaded Curtain is one of my favorites from Christa's Fandangle fabric.
I'm also very fond of the Confetti Crosshatch. Pictured here is the teal used in the Cute as a Button applique and light grey Confetti Crosshatch, but it also comes in a dark gray.
The fun triangle prints are Triangle Trinkets and are pictured here with the Confetti Crosshatch.
You can see the scale of the print compared to the large spool of Aurifil.
I used the same Confetti Crosshatch in teal for the bias binding and the Triangle Trinkets in teal as the backing.
For the quilting, I attempted something similar to what Christa calls a 'jagged stipple'. See her
Fandangle introductory post with mention of jagged stipple.
I outlined the applique by quilting close to the applique on inside of the plus signs and around the outside of the circles.
Speaking of jagged stipple, the Paper Cuts print was inspired from Christa's jagged stipple quilting. And here also is the main print, Baubles and Bits. I just love the mid-century modern vibe going on in this print.
How fun to see Christ's name in print on the selvage of the the Baubles and Bits.
Continuing the theme of the main print is Sparkling Squares.
And, here are a couple more photos of the mini I'm calling Fandangle Button Plus.
Fandangle Button Plus looks a little lost on the large brick wall.
I've only showed you the cool colorway, but Fandangle also comes in warm colors too.
Here are all the prints together taken from the Benartex lookbook.
You haven't seen the last of Fandangle around here because, I'll be making another version of the
Modern Plus Sampler from Fandangle, compliments of Benartex.
The
Modern Plus Sampler Quilt Along is free and is just getting started so it's the perfect time to join in on the fun. The first set of sewing instructions will be given out on August 2nd. You'll need the book, Modern Plus Sign Quilts, to sew along. You'll find a
link here on where to purchase
. The
fabric requirements are here.
If you’d like a chance to win an assorted 8-piece fat quarter bundle of Fandangle from Benartex, enter using the Raffecopter widget below! The fabric giveaway is open to U.S. shipping addresses only. And, be sure to visit all of the stops on the blog hop for additional chances to win.
Here's the complete schedule:
Tuesday, July 17th
Wednesday, July 18th
Thursday, July 19th
Friday, July 20th
a Rafflecopter giveaway
For more Fandangle fun:
Click
here to see the entire Fandangle collection.
Click
here to visit Christa's website. Find her on IG
here.
Click
here to read interview with Christa by Benartex.
