Hi friends!
Today I am posting about a wonderful new fabric line called Gloaming. The fabric is by Shelley Cavanna for Benartex.
I met Shelley at Quilt Market last fall and she is just sew nice and we had a lot of fun chatting. So when she asked if I was interested in being part of her blog hop, of course I said yes!
I knew right away which of my patterns I wanted to use. I wanted to make a crib size Boston Bricks quilt.
It is a quick quilt to make and is great for showing off prints. I picked 8 fabrics and a white solid.
Here was my stack of Fat Quarters.
And here is the quilt top! I love it!
One of the things I like about my Boston Bricks pattern is you can use a strip from all the prints in the quilt for a scrappy binding. Scrappy bindings add a really great touch to a scrappy quilt.
Now, I had wanted to have the quilt top done and all quilted by today but …. well. It’s not all done. Here is the thread color I chose for quilting. I love using this bright green; it works in so many quilts.
This shade of green is a little darker than I sometimes use but I think it works with all these gorgeous prints. It just seems to pop without totally taking over. I think I have said this before, but to me, a light green threads works as a nice neutral.
And I have some of the quilting done. What do you think? I like this meandering, wonky line of stitching. I don’t have to worry about being a certain distance apart and people noticing if they lines aren’t straight- because they aren’t! And it is fairly quick to quilt the top this way.
Would you like to win some of this amazing fabric? Benartex is giving away a FQ bundle to one of my readers! So leave a comment on this post and you will be entered for a chance to win the fabric. I will close the comments on Friday night, March 9th at 9pm MST. (Sorry, US addresses only.) Good luck!
Would you like second chance? If you are on Instagram, follow me @seamslikeadreamquilts and leave a second comment here on this post with your instagram name (@___) and you will have 2 chances to win a bundle of this amazing fabric!
Giveaway is closed! Thank you to all who entered!
Here is the whole blog hop:
And you can go to the Benartex blog to see more! Click here.
happy quilting,
Kate
I love the colours you have chosen and I always like to use a scrappy binding
I already follow you on IG=–I think that happened when you came to Boulder for Quaking Aspen Quilt Guild! I’m judyforkner
Love these fabrics–I like your idea of a scrappy binding!
I follow you on Instagram @catlwilson
These fabrics are so pretty and I love your pattern using them! I’d love to win this bundle!
What a bright quilt. Love it.
I make lots of baby quilts for a ministry, so I love your pattern and especially with this line of fabric.
following on instagram @skynkatesmom
Following you on Instagram. embmimi
looks like a fun pattern that even I could do!!
You did an excellent job! I love the meandering too.
Thank you for sharing your design and gorgeous quilt, even if you didn’t complete it yet. I am all about showing work in progress and not be stressed about finishing. Your design really shows off the fabrics so well. The white introduced there makes all the difference.
I follow you on Instagram. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Love the pattern you chose for your crib quilt.
I really like the controlled scrappy look of your quilt. Wonky line quilting is one of my go-to finishes.
Boston Bricks is Great pattern!! Your quilt is Beautiful!! Gloaming makes it sparkle for sure!! Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too! 🙂
This is lovely fabric. Thanks for sharing your great quilt using it.
I follow on IG. @grinnie1961
Your quilt is beautiful! I love the colors, and the subtle prints create an overall sparkly effect. The design is perfect for showcasing this beautiful fabric. Thanks for sharing this!
I have never tried quilting with wavy lines but i do like how it looks. It makes me think of tree bark. Also I liked your comment about using green thread as a neutral for quilting. I will give that a try!
Very nice. Love this fabric line. Thank you!
Neat project>a Keeper for sure! Love your design!
Following @msstitcher1214
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@samtaylorcjsmimi on instagram
sorry – I missed the @ in the first post 🙁
I make a lot of baby and kids quilts for charity, I will try this one soon!
following you on instagram 🙂
samtaylorcjsmimi
Your wonky lines are perfect for this quilt! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win 🙂
Your quilt is fabulous! With all of these vibrant fabrics being used this way is always such a great choice! Due to the fact that we get to show off any and all of the special sections that we really like, for whatever reason. I would love to win a fat quarter of this beautiful fabric and use it in a quilt just like yours! Thank you so much for sharing and have a great day!
I am following you on Instagram. I am @margaretanne54
This fabric line is gorgeous – it has all my favorite colors! I can’t wait to see it in person.
I like using wavy lines for quilting. I’ve never thought of a light green as a neutral but am going to try it.
Your quilt is gorgeous and I love organic line quilting. Beautiful!
Following on Instagram @christinesquilt
Love the quilt and colors!
I just love this bundle of fat quarters. I also would love to make this quilt for myself. Thank you for this chance to try and become a winner. Really love these blog hops. Learn so much and so many talented designers sharing their creativity with us.
Sandi Timmons
sandit1@sbcglobal. net
A great way to use a FQ group! I too use a lot of green thread in my longarm quilting from Lt sage to Lt yellow-green to downright chartreuse. Customers are always amazed at how well it looks, despite their reservations.
@farm_quilting follows you on IG!
What a great quilt pattern!! Depending on your fabric choices it works for men, women, boys and girls! Thank you for the opportunity to win some of this beautiful fabric!
Love the colors in the new Gloaming collection. I’ve done some wavey line quilting and really love how to looks. grinnie1961 at gmail dot com
I like the colors you chose for your quilt and the wavy quilting lines.
Great quilt. I haven’t tried wonky lines for quilting, I really like them.
I’m already following you on Instagram as @ceciliaquilts.
I like the look of your green thread. I think it adds just the right amount of contrast to your quilt. I like your pattern, too.
I’m already following you on Instagram! My name there is @wordygirl11.
I absolutely agree with you about light green being a neutral! I’ve been doing that on quite a few quilts recently and have been surprised how well it works.
I am a current follow on IG @havplenty99.
tushay3 (at) yahoo (dot) com
I like quick easy patterns and easier FMQ. Both are winners in my book. The Wavy line quilting will go on two quilts I am working on now. Love the fabric palette.
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@healthyhappyhygge
Love the Gloaming and the way you quilted it!!! beautiful.
Love the Gloaming and the way you quilted it!!!
I follow you on Instagram too! mmmquilts is moi 😉
Wow, this is such beautiful fabric, much needed at the end of winter, right?! Love what you made with it, but I have to say I also love your Portland Parks pattern which caught my eye. 🙂 I have a US address.
I follow you on Instagram. @sandy.allen.509
Love the way your quilt turned out! I am always looking for fun baby quilt patterns, so I now have this one on my list!
I’m following you on IG – Goonyburd
I love the pattern – and the colors!
I follow on instagram.
I am going to have to try the wavy stitch on my next quilt. It just looks too easy not to!
I follow on Instagram.. @janie.mccombs
I love the quilt. Thank you for all of the inspiration.
Love the quilt pattern. Love the colors, also.
I follow you on instagram as mumbird3
Your quilt design is perfect for that fabric!! Great colors!!!
I follow you on Instagram @susan41984
Such a lovely fabric line, & your quilt is great! I really need to try that quilting design.
Love your quilt and those gorgeous fabrics! I use wavy lines and green thread often — they go with so many things.
I follow on Instagram @linhulen The Gloaming colors are beautiful.
I love the Gloaming colors. So pretty!!!
I follow you on Instagram! spierssusan
The colors go so well together – some of my favorite colors too! Thanks
Cool pattern. Beautiful quilt! Amazing fabrics!! Have a fun day! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
What a great idea. I must try it. Many thanks for the inspiration.
Love your beautiful quilt and the wavy line quilting! I often quilt with the wavy lines, in a color of thread that pops out a little, too.
barbarakaup5524 is my handle and I am following you.
Your quilt is beautiful–and I do like that quilting–I am trying to learn more about machine quilting and this looks interesting to try.
Love your wavy quilting with the darker thread.
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
kakingsbury at verizon dot net
The colors you chose for the Boston Bricks in Gloaming look great and pop in the quilt.
Very pretty fabric and quilt, thanks
I follow you on Instagram _bosissy
I follow you on Instagram too: @Quilterpt
Such a lovely line of fabric. Your quilt is great. Thanks for sharing!
I’m now following you as @Kathryn.laposata
Wavy lines are a technique I often use on quilts also, especially ones that are mostly square blocks.
Love the way your wavy quilting looks on your quilt! These colors are perfect for spring.
I like the Boston blocks quilt in gloaming fabrics it really pops. I really liked your quilting with the light green thread never would have thought of it. Like yuour sight also.
Gloaming is a beautiful fabric line and Boston Bricks is a great quilt to show it off. The simple quilting is really all it needs.
I follow you on Instagram too. @cshelleyqbq
I love your Boston Bricks pattern/quilt!
Interesting pattern.
You baby quilt really pops. I like the wavy quilting and I might give it a try.
i frequently use the “organic” wavy lines to quilt projects. i like the feel of movement it gives the quilt. love your bricks quilt, much more interesting than squares alone.
I just quilted two baby quilts with wonky lines–I was really surprised at how great it looked considering it was so fast! Your quilt turned out great!