Bow Tie Quilt – Quilt Big Book Tour

What a great way to start the new month than with getting to share about the new book by my friend and fellow Aussie quilt designer, Jemima Flendt from Tied With A Ribbon. Her second book, Quilt Big, is all about supersizing quilt blocks for faster finishes… with style!

The photography in this book is just stunning. When I first saw the cover last year, I knew it was going to be good. And I wasn’t disappointed! The photos are beautifully styled, with cosy backdrops and perfectly coordinated props.

I chose to make the Bow Tie quilt, using the Animalia bundle from Art Gallery Fabrics as the starting point for my fabrics. I added in 6 more AGF prints in coordinating colours and in similar themes – the prints from Esoterra are fabulous! Dinosaurs and chartreuse with a little pop of fuchsia. So good.

As with all of the quilts in this book, the blocks come together really quickly, especially when batch tasking – cut it all at one time, sew the first step for all blocks in a session, press and cut all at once, etc.

Soon enough, I had a quilt top all ready for today’s post! This one is destined for a nephew, and I’ll make one in similar colours for his brother too, all ready for Christmas this year.

You can get a copy of Quilt Big yourself from:

• Amazon
• Jemima’s store – signed copy + Quilt Big pencil + postcard
• Booktopia
• Book Depository

 

BLOG TOUR INFO + GIVEAWAYS

There are quite a few of us sharing throughout this blog hop, and at each stop, there’s a giveaway for two spools of thread from the Quilt Big Aurifil collection! The giveaways remain open through the whole tour, and Jemima is giving away a full box as well, so there’s plenty of opportunities to win. Check out each stop on the tour to find out how to enter.

To win these two spools (1158 and 4060), head on over to my Instagram – @blossomheartquilts – and follow the instructions on this post:

28th Jan: Jemima Flendt – @tiedwitharibbon – www.blog.tiedwitharibbon.com

29th Jan: Melissa LeRay – @ohhowsweetco – www.ohhowsweet.com

30th Jan: Ange Hamilton – @alittlepatchwork – www.alittlepatchwork.wordpress.com

31st Jan: Nadra Ridgeway – @ellisandhiggs – www.ellisandhiggs.com

1st Feb: Alyce Blyth – @blossomheartquilts – www.blossomheartquilts.com

4th Feb: Lauren Wright – @mollyandmama – www.mollyandmama.com.au

5th Feb: Aurifil – @aurifilthread – auribuzz.wordpress.com

6th Feb: Amanda Castor – @materialgirlquilts – www.materialgirlquilts.com

7th Feb: Samantha Dorn – @aqua_paisley – www.aquapaisleystudio.com/blog

8th Feb: Sharon Burgess – @lilabellelane – www.lilabellelanecreations.com

11th Feb: Peta Peace – @shequiltsalot – www.shequiltsalot.com

12th Feb: Elea Lutz – @elealutz – www.elealutzdesign.com

13th Feb: Shannon Fraser – @shannonfraserdesigns – www.shannonfraserdesigns.ca

14th Feb: Saija Kiiskinen – @saija_elina – www.saijaelina.blogspot.com

15th Feb: Sedef Imer – @downgrapevinelane – www.downgrapevinelane.com

18th Feb: Kate Basti – @katebasti – www.quiltwithkate.com

19th Feb: Minki Kim – @zeriano  – minkikim.com

20th Feb: Ayda Algin – @cafenohut – www.cafenohut.com

21st Feb: Elizabeth Chappell – @quilters_candy – www.quilterscandybox.com

 

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