WINNER WINNER!
Hey y’all ! Today is our day on the Abstract Garden Blog Hop and we couldn’t be more thrilled that Benartex Fabrics and designer, Christa Watson asked us to join in on the fun! To find out more about the Abstract Garden Blog Hop and Christa’s inspiration behind this fab fabric collection, check out Benartex’s Sew in Love (with Fabric) blog and Christa’s blog here!
We’re one of the last stops on the hop so first let me say – there are giveaways!!! Yippee! Christa and the nice folks at Benartex are giving away an Abstract Garden Fat Quarter Bundle and we here at Colourwerx are also throwing in a pattern pack of the three patterns we used when making the projects you see here: ModCat, Mini ModDog & Disco.
Here’s how the giveaway works: Just leave a comment below and we’ll select a winner Saturday morning. It’s that easy! Back to the hop….
Abstract Garden is the new signature collection of designer extraordinaire and Colourwerx good friend, Christa Watson of Christa Quilts. The collection is super modern, fab, fun and bright – just my cup of tea! Last year, when Christa mentioned that her Abstract Garden Fabric Collection was coming out soon, I jumped at the chance to make her a few projects to display in her booth at the Fall Quilt Market. Here’s a picture of the finished projects…
Christa is also always so generous with her fabric! Here’s the assortment of fabulous fabrics Christa sent out to me. Check out the #colouricious tones and those fabulous mid-mod designs (can I get a ooooo and an ahhhhhh please!), ….not only did Christa send me fat quarters of the entire collection of Abstract Garden, but she also included some fabrics from her first 2 collections, Modern Marks and Fandangle – and yes, I do have big plans for these other fabrics soon! 🙂
Now – what projects to make for Christa?? Well that was easy – what could be better than a ModCat and Mini ModDog out of Christa’s super modern fabrics!!
I made the ModCat trio first – this is the wallhanging version of our popular ModCat pattern. First I needed to divide the fabrics she sent me into three colorways – I decided to make a yellow/orange, blue/aqua, and purple/pink cat. After wonky strip piecing the fabrics together, I cut out the cat shapes and then appliqued stitched around the cat eyes before fusing everything to the background fabric. Hint – hint!: By stitching around the cat eyes first, I have more control over my stitching and it’s easier to control the zigzag around the smaller shapes.
I had a lot of scraps left over so next I made (2) Mini ModDog pillows for her booth – these are always so much fun and work up quickly – I made Christa a girl and a boy dog pillow!!. Again first I machine quilted the background, then wonky strip pieced the the fabrics together, cut out the shapes and appliqued stitched the pups to their fabrics. These came out super cute if I do say so myself!
Finally, I worked up for Christa my Disco pattern in her new collection. I placed this version of Disco on the back of my pattern cover! I just love it!
Also on today’s blog hop are Tara and Stephanie – check out their links below and hop on over to their blogs! And be sure to check out Benartex’s blog tomorrow where they’ll present a virtual trunk show of Christa’s Abstract Garden quilts. Here’s the full list of my fellow bloggers and the quick links to their blogs ….
Monday
Benartex Blog – Intro & inspiration about my designs
Tuesday
Sherry Shish from Powered by Quilting
Lee Monroe from May Chappell
Wednesday
Annie Unrein from Patterns by Annie
Pam and Lynn from The Stitch TV Show
Friday
Finally – go ahead and leave a comment below to enter our giveaway! Molly the Beagle – office manager in charge – will randomly select a winner on Saturday morning!
And be sure to ask your local quilt shops if they have Abstract Garden. If not, check out Christa’s online shop to order some of these great fabrics for your stash!
Happy quilting and until your next colour fix~Linda & Carl
Love the colors .
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They are pretty awesome right?!?
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These fabrics are awesome and the perfect fit for your mod car and dog patterns!
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You are so nice CeLynn! Thank you!
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beautiful fabrics for these great projects!
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Aw thanks Lee!
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Love the cats and
dogs! Super cute
projects.
Carla from Utah
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Thanks Carla!
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Love this beautiful bright colored fabrics. And even more I love the cat pattern. It’s kustlijnen I’m looking at a portrait of my own cat’s.
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So nice and thank you for your nice comments Rianne!
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Love those colors, and that disco pattern – oh my!
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I love Disco too – so versatile and thank you Jenny!
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Those cats are just delightful, and so is Christa’s fabric! Thanks for the chance to win!
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Our pleasure Pam and good luck!
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What wonderful, bright colors! Love the Mod Cats mini!
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Thank you so much!
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Bright, happy fabrics! I love your mod cats too!
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Thanks Karen and yes, bright and happy fabrics are the best!
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I am really enjoying this blog hop and I love the Mod Cats! Thanks!
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Aw thanks Delaine!
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Great fabrics, wonderful designs. Thanks for the chance.
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You are so welcome and thank you for your kind comments! Good luck!
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Your mod cats and dogs look great in this colorful fabric!
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Thank you Marian!
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I just love what you made with these fabrics, love the cats and dogs, fun bright fabrics!
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Oh thank you Rhona!
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nice color collection
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Absolutely! 🙂
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Hi there Molly! I have a special poultry-flavored treat for you! Woof!
Christa has an expert eye when it comes to designing fabric and the Abstract line is so perfect with its patterns and colors. I’d have such fun creating with this collection!
duchick at gmail dot com
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Molly says yes!! Christa is a fabulous designer and good luck!
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The clever pet theme quilts bring a smile to me.
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I am so happy! Thank you!
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Love these bright funky fabrics!
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I do too and thank you for your comment!
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This fabric collection is all about fun an color. I am all about the felines and love your feline quilt.
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Couldn’t agree more as Christa does fabulous color! Thank you for your kind comments about our ModCats!
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Your projects turned out great with this fabric collection. Thank you for an inspiring post!
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Thank you so much Janie!
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Love those dogs, and I am a cat person. Everyone has come up with such cute ideas for projects on this blog hop, these fingers are itchin’ to get stitchin’!
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I love that! Hope your fingers get a work out this weekend!
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Love the cats! Really shows off the fabrics and your cute, cute pattern (which I would love to win….)
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Thanks Marilyn and good luck!
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Wow! I’ve not been to your blog before. Let me say, you are a master with using colors and patterns. Just love the results using your mod-cat & dog designs.
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Thank you so much ! You just made our day 🙂
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The dogs look amazing!! and the cats too! churcaeatauburndotedu
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Thanks Allison – you are so kind!
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Love the bright colors and the Mod dog pattern!
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Thank you so much Gayle!
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