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Broken Glass Blog Hop and Giveaway

February 16, 2023March 18, 2023 63 comments

Hi friends! Today is the Broken Glass Blog Hop!

Broken Glass

What is Broken Glass? It’s a beautiful batik line from Island Batik, designed for Kathy Engle for Swan Amity Sheridan of Swan Amity Studios and it’s landing in stores this month!

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! Waterfall of all the fabrics

To help launch this happy line of fabric, I have joined a group of innovative designers to bring you an exciting list of ideas for smaller projects that make use of this beautiful batik.

My Projects

I didn’t get a chance to play with the fabric (bummer!) but I thought it would be so amazing as pillows. I have 2 pillow patterns that use my mini Braid template and that is such a fun way to use small pieces of a line!

First pillow is my HeadRest pillow.

Doesn’t if look good?

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! HeadRest pillow pattern in purple, print, orange and braid using many fabrics

If you are local and want to make this pillow with me, I am teaching it on March 4th at The Quilt Store in Broomfield!

My second pillow is called Snuggle Up and it is also just so fun to make.

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! Snuggle Up pillow in purple, orange and prints from line

Sometimes it is hard to see what the pillow really looks like when all you see is a flat image. Pillow aren’t flat!

Here is what my original Snuggle Up! pillow looks like. The quilting really adds to the design.

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! Snuggle Up pillow in aquas, pinks, green and white print

The Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! I will be contacting the winner soon.

If you go over to Swan’s blog post, you can enter her giveaway for some Broken Glass fabric!

BUT I am doing a giveaway here as well! I am offering a Snuggle UP! pillow pattern AND a Mini Braid Template!

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this blog post – you could tell me which is your favorite color in this group of batiks – Purple? Aqua? Yellow gold? Orange? Or maybe you like one of those multicolor prints?

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! Image is of 20 batik fabrics in purples, aqua, yellow and orange and multi prints

The giveaway is open to US residents only- sorry but shipping is SO much right now!

Giveaway closes Monday night Feb 21 at 9 pm MT.

Once you have commented here, and popped over to Swan’s blog, you’ll want to check out all the other bloggers- they will have some great projects to show you!

The full list is below with links.

Oh wait! Before you go, in case you didn’t see the IG hop last week with the Brocken Glass fabric, I wanted to show you the quilt I colored using the fabrics. I think it looks SO GOOD!

It is my quilt pattern Foothills.

Top US quilting blog and shop, Kate Colleran Designs, shares about the Broken Glass and her projects in the batik fabrics! Image is a quilt made of triangles using yellow, oranges, prints and purple fabrics

Happy quilting!

Kate

Other Bloggers using Broken Glass

Swan Sheridan       Swan Amity Studios
Elisabeth DeMoo    Brown Bird Designs
Brianna Roberts      Sew Cute and Quirky
Kate Starcher          Katie May Quilts
Bunnie Cleland        Triangle Frenzy
Kathy Bruckman      Kathy’s kwilts and more
Marlene Oddie         KiSSed Quilts
Sue Pelland             Sue Pelland Designs
Terri Sontra             Purple Moose Designs
Tammy Silvers         Tamarinis
Megan McGuire       Meg’s Choice Patterns
Cinzia White            cinziawhitedesigns 
batikbraidBroken glass fabricgiveawayIsland Batikmini braid
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Hi! I'm Kate Colleran, a designer who creates quilt patterns, fabric and surface designs. I lecture and teach about quilting. Welcome to my online home!

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63 comments

  1. Cristin Lantz says:
    February 16, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    I love your pillowcase patterns! And the multicolor fabric is my favorite!

    Reply
  2. Verna A. says:
    February 16, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    Oh, those aquas!

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  3. Lisa England says:
    February 16, 2023 at 2:40 pm

    I am all about Aqua — in this collection and in most fabrics! I especially like the print on the far left of the second row. That snuggle up pillow is beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Gayle Kloewer says:
    February 16, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    I really love the 5 inch tile purple wisteria because it offers me a fussy cut option when I’m planning a project.

    Reply
  5. Kathleen Fullmer says:
    February 16, 2023 at 8:18 pm

    I love all of the colors but especially the aqua and the blend of colors in the next row.

    Reply
    1. Tammy Howell says:
      February 20, 2023 at 6:40 am

      I love the Oranges! And I am not usually an orange person. What a lovely collection!

      Reply
  6. Rosalind Gutierrez says:
    February 17, 2023 at 9:46 am

    Those lighter rainbow colors (aqua & yellow) are calling my name. Wow! on your pillow.

    Reply
  7. Janine says:
    February 17, 2023 at 3:02 pm

    I love the fabric and ESP the aqua pillow.

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  8. Sharon M Aurora says:
    February 17, 2023 at 8:25 pm

    I like the multicolor prints.

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  9. Carolyn Montgomery says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:08 am

    My favorite color for everything is always AQUA. The Snuggle Up pillow is gotgeous!

    Reply
  10. Robin G, says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:12 am

    I love, love the aquas and purples! The bright clear colors of the batik collection remind me of sea glass…

    Reply
  11. Jan Swarthout says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:27 am

    Love the purples!!

    Reply
  12. JoAnne Morrical says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:34 am

    I love all the multicolored designs, especially the circles.

    Reply
  13. Sandy Adams says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:35 am

    How can you pick a favorite, they are all gorgeous! I do tend to lean to the aqua though. The colors just all seem to go together no matter which ones you use. Love your pillow-the quilting does make it stand out!

    Reply
  14. Terri Scott says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:36 am

    Love the Aguas. Drawn to the darker multicolored also.

    Reply
  15. Debbie West says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:39 am

    Purple is my favorite…love these fabrics but having trouble finding them

    Reply
  16. louise haddon says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:46 am

    the pillow is beautiful! Right now I am drawn to the Aqua, teal shades

    Reply
  17. Laura Barnett says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:50 am

    Love all the colors, but blue is my favorite!

    Reply
  18. GA says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:50 am

    Loved your mountain design and the colors.
    Would like to work with dark purple yet need help with colors that would blend Wittgenstein dark purple.

    Reply
    1. GA says:
      February 18, 2023 at 9:27 am

      Spellcheck gave a title to the word purple. ????

      Reply
  19. Chris says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:52 am

    Love love love the purples! Actually, I love the whole collection. The pillow is awesome too.

    Reply
  20. Lynne Marks says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:53 am

    I cannot wait to start a quilt with these fabulous fabrics!

    Reply
  21. Debbi Lauzier says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:10 am

    I have been trying to warm up to batiks for years. love the end results of most projects using them, I just have a hard time putting them together. So Kate your braid templates (which I recently purchased both of) will surely help me blend some batiks together in a project. Something along the lines of your suggle pillow .. and even though I have been collecting oranges and lime greens forever. I have recently moved onto yellows which are so hard to come by, so I would have to choose some yellows or multi colors in that collection.

    Reply
  22. Donna W says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Aqua would be my favorite color. And I love those braids. Need to make some!

    Reply
  23. Sam Nicholson says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:25 am

    I love your pillows, the colors are so HAPPY! I would have to say my favorites are the light colored multi colors. I love how they can match the bright and cheery colors of your pillows. Mid winter I am always looking for bright cheerful colors and these ratios are gorgeous!

    Reply
  24. Vicki in MN says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:26 am

    Purple and Aqua are at the very top of my list for favorite colors always!! Cute pillow:)

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  25. Rita says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:37 am

    My favorite batik color is the watery-looking aqua or teal.

    Reply
  26. Cathy Wilson says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:52 am

    I love this entire collection but especially the multi colored ones. Your braids and your mountain patterns are amazing with these fabrics!

    Reply
  27. Cecilia Y. says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:56 am

    My favorite fabric is the purple in the top left corner. I love your patterns!

    Reply
  28. Kathy E. says:
    February 18, 2023 at 10:01 am

    It’s those purples that grab my eye…all of them! It’s a lovely collection all put together!

    Reply
  29. Ruth OConnor says:
    February 18, 2023 at 10:14 am

    I so love the Foothills pattern. I lived in New Mexico for 10+ years and really miss the beauty of the mountains—my first thought when I saw Foothills was how perfectly it reflected the colors of the mountains as the Sun progressed through the day. The Broken Glass collection is perfect for it. I particularly love how the multicolored fabric fits in as a transition.

    Reply
  30. Nancy Lewis says:
    February 18, 2023 at 10:51 am

    This fabric is so pretty and you used it perfectly. Love your pillows. I like the multicolor, but it was a difficult decision!

    Reply
  31. Barbara Shapiro says:
    February 18, 2023 at 10:56 am

    I like them all but especially the lighter multicolored ones.

    Reply
  32. Michele T Redman says:
    February 18, 2023 at 11:00 am

    I admire your designs so much, the creative way you use fabric as well as the awesome new batiks. I’m a new quilter always looking for something I don’t see anywhere else. thanks for being unique. Michele

    Reply
  33. Louise Helton says:
    February 18, 2023 at 11:04 am

    I adore the aquas, but really love how to you used the fabric in the foothills quilt. Lovely

    Reply
  34. Teri says:
    February 18, 2023 at 11:06 am

    Love the purples in this collection. Purple and aqua are one of my favorite combinations. Your pillow patterns show the fabrics beautifully.

    Reply
  35. Julie says:
    February 18, 2023 at 11:43 am

    I am all about the orange

    Reply
  36. Miriam E Wildeman says:
    February 18, 2023 at 12:03 pm

    This batik collection is fabulous! The multicolor one with mosaic circles pulled me in immediately. Also love the log cabin-ish orange one. Can’t pick a single color – love them all!

    Reply
  37. Ali says:
    February 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm

    Lovely fabrics especially the aqua!,,

    Reply
  38. lee says:
    February 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm

    Oh I love your snuggle pillow! I love purples so those are my favorites – lovely fun line of fabric!!

    Reply
  39. Carol C says:
    February 18, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    I love all the colors but the multicolored fabric second from the right in the bottom row is my favorite. They look amazing in your Snuggle Up pillow pattern.

    Reply
  40. Shelby Cosgrove says:
    February 18, 2023 at 1:00 pm

    I really like the purple batiks, especially the one with black mixed in

    Reply
  41. Lori Smanski says:
    February 18, 2023 at 1:41 pm

    thanks for sharing your quilt, it is gorgeous. how to pick one fabric from this line that I like? Laughing !! I love the mulitcolors and the purples and blues. thanks for sharing and inspiring

    Reply
  42. Janel R says:
    February 18, 2023 at 1:50 pm

    I usually go for the teals but these purples are really calling to me! Your mockups are beautiful. Thinking I need to add these to my project list!

    Reply
  43. Denise Nash says:
    February 18, 2023 at 2:02 pm

    I, who have never liked orange all my life, have really warmed up to this glowing color. It’s your oranges I like the best!! Not to make the others jealous, they are all beautiful!

    Reply
  44. Pamela Reim says:
    February 18, 2023 at 3:31 pm

    The range of gold to orange are my favorites. Multicolor ones not as much. Like your Foothills recolor!

    Reply
  45. Karen says:
    February 18, 2023 at 4:44 pm

    THe dark multicolored is my favorite

    Reply
  46. Debbie says:
    February 18, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    I really like the multi-color. And the pillow is darling.

    Reply
  47. carol says:
    February 18, 2023 at 6:25 pm

    I like the light “yellow” batik blend.

    Reply
  48. Sydney S Schatz says:
    February 18, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    I like the Foothills pattern. It’s on my list to quilt one day.

    Reply
  49. Doreen S says:
    February 18, 2023 at 6:58 pm

    Love the designs of the pillows. They are going to look great in the beautiful batiks. Thank you for sharring.

    Reply
  50. Nadine Bukovic says:
    February 18, 2023 at 8:00 pm

    It’s a gorgeous collection of batiks but the purples are devine!

    Reply
  51. Jan Wolfgram says:
    February 18, 2023 at 9:42 pm

    The multicolors are so pretty – and versatile.

    Reply
  52. Jen D says:
    February 18, 2023 at 10:53 pm

    Love the pillow pattern!

    Reply
  53. Carol San Diego says:
    February 19, 2023 at 12:16 am

    I really like the light multicolored fabrics, so much can be done with them!

    Reply
  54. Fran Sakelarides says:
    February 19, 2023 at 5:27 am

    I love these batiks!

    Reply
  55. Pam Marshall says:
    February 19, 2023 at 5:39 am

    I like the spice. But Caroline them all.☺☺

    Reply
  56. Sherry L Warfield says:
    February 19, 2023 at 7:30 am

    Batiks are some of my favorites. I find a way to incorporate one or more into most of my projects.
    These are beautiful and have my mind spinning with possibilities.

    Reply
  57. Martha Ann DeMarco says:
    February 19, 2023 at 10:42 am

    love the aquas!

    Reply
  58. Valerie Kraus says:
    February 19, 2023 at 3:12 pm

    I love the aqua that looks like mosaic circles but would probably purchase the entire line if I came across it in a quick shop. I love your mini-braid pillows too!

    Reply
  59. Sheila B. says:
    February 19, 2023 at 7:49 pm

    All the colors are gorgeous, but I like the aqua’s best. Love the pillows.

    Reply
  60. Susan says:
    February 21, 2023 at 8:24 am

    Batiks are my favorite and these are just beautifuln

    Reply
  61. Mary Klun says:
    February 21, 2023 at 6:07 pm

    I may be too late for the contest, but I love the yellow/orange color, for some reason they seem to pop out at me this year. I didn’t see your first quilt, but the re-make looks great!

    Reply

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