Welcome back, Friends! I hope you had a restful and wonderful weekend. Our little family took a little break from our fast-paced life over the weekend. I am happy to report to you that I packed in quite a bit of sleep over the weekend. So now I am all ready to work on all things Spring Quilt Market!
You might recall my Curious Cats quilt was featured in the Summer 2013 issue of Fons & Porter’s Easy Quilts. Today, I am sharing with you another quilt that is featured in the same issue. My Fabrique Foursome!
The colors! That’s my feeling when I look at my Fabrique Foursome quilt. The fabrics are from Paula Nadelstern’s Fabrique-istan and Extreme Colors collections, by Benartex. The instructions in the magazine detail how the fabrics are fussy cut to easily achieve the “burst” effects you see in the quilt blocks.
I like to use both black and white to tie the quilt design together when I am using a lot of colors within a design.
Snapping these pictures was not without challenges…. as you can see in the following sequence! :)
You can probably imagine what ensued… my little lovely assistant, who worried about my Stained Glass quilt falling into the water, had a “more important” pursuit (literally!) during this photo shoot.
Now back to Fabrique Foursome the quilt… A quick thank you to Sherry McConnell from Indiana for piecing the quilt. The design itself is meant to showcase the fabrics, and so quilting was kept to a minimal using Aurifil‘s Mako 50 cotton threads over Hobbs Tuscany Silk batting.
Fabrique Foursome quilt kits are available for purchase here. You can also browse here for non-quilting Paula Nadelstern products.
I hope you have enjoyed the colors in Fabrique Foursome. And I want to wish you a very Happy Monday and week! God bless you all.
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My 2013 lineup thus far besides “Fabric Foursome” – click on the links for more information:
Annie’s Love Those Precuts Book (January 2013): Apple of My Eye
Annie’s Sweet Layer Cakes (April 2013): Sunburst Melody, to be posted
Fons and Porter Easy Quilts (Spring 2013): Baubles, Baubles
Fons and Porter Easy Quilts (Summer 2013): Curious Cats
Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting (March/April 2013): Now I know my ABC’s
Machine Quilting Unlimited (March/April 2013): Quilting Curvy Feathers
QUILT (June/July 2013): Pattern Play, to be posted
QUILT (June/July 2013): Color Burst, to be posted
Quilt Trends (Winter 2013, Cover Quilt): Tango
Quilts and More (Spring 2013): 2 Wishes
Quilts and More (Spring 2013): Watercolor Sketches
Quilter’s World (February 2013): New Life
Quilter’s World (April 2013): Monkey Around
Quilter’s World (Summer 2013): Garden Mist, to be posted
Quilter’s World QUICK & EASY QUILTS (Spring 2013): In & Out
Quilter’s World QUICK & EASY QUILTS (Spring 2013): Garden Maze
Simple Quilts & Sewing (Spring 2013): Stained Glass
The Quilter (December 2012/January 2013): Not Too Square
The Quilter (April/May 2013): In the Meadow
Benartex Free Pattern (March 2013): Pumpkin Patch/Autumn Fauna
Benartex Free Pattern (March 2013): Flora Linda/Catalina
Quilting Treasures Free Pattern (January 2013): Mediterranean Dream
Quilting Treasures Free Pattern (February 2013): Butterfly Kisses
Ivory Spring 
Wow beautiful quilt with gorgeous fabric
Love the design! It shows off the fabric perfectly! The choice of black and white was smart too!
I love the colors, the “fussy cut” the black & white border, and Miss Baby! You are unbelievable!
So crisp and colorful and of the “Modern” persuasion! Great finish (love the quilting!!!) and your “helpers” are really pretty cute, too! Hugs, SSAB
What a great treatment for Paula’s fabrics!
I love the quilt! I’ve seen that fabric and have wondered what I could do with it. The fabric is scrumptious and I like your idea of splitting the starburst. Now, I will have to get a yard or two. oh my. ;)
Gorgeous! Funny about the cat chase:) Mine son is always following the neighbor’s cat around!
Beautiful quilt. I love the photos with Miss Baby and cat.
Beautiful backdrop for a stunning quilt!
Love the quilt & the fabrics. But Miss Baby really stole my attention looking like the classic Morton Salt Girl (You may be too young to know that reference). She just needed an umbrella to look like the cute little girl in rain gear. Such a sweet picture.
Lovely quilt with popping colors. Loved the in between photos as well.
LOVE the fussy cut quilt blocks and the colorful sashing. Some help with the photos is nice as well! lol. The purse looks great with the quilt as well. Thanks for sharing with us.
LOVE!!! The quilt, the fabrics, the kiddie and the kitty!
Yet another stunner! I was at the bookstore this weekend and saw Garden Mist in one of the quilting magazines.
Your little assistant and the kitty made me smile!
Wow! Such beautiful works of art, Wendy!
And I love how your assistant was “helping”. LOL
XO,
Sheila
I think she’ll love my Muffin! :)
This quilt is a stunner, Wendy! It appeals to me because of it’s modern, graphic nature. Great designing!
Gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I don’t know how how you do it! Miss Baby and cat were so darling. She is so cute!
Wat een prachtige Quilt. Hoe kom ik aan dit tijdschrift voor het patroon
Ik woon in Holland. Heb wel hier de stof ontdekt
hoor het graag
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Did you use both star bursts I only see one as the focal point, could you use the other one for a center also?
Ooh, how did I miss this one, Wendy? I LOVE how you used this print! Now that I see how you fussy-cut this fabric so successfully, it’s a shame that my Lars will just be randomly cutting his into strips for fence rail and 9 patch blocks!
If there is a prize anywhere at anytime for this quilt…you must win it!
The quilt is absolutely gorgeous. I love the idea of the foursome but I am not quite into the fussy cutting yet. I love your sequence of Little Miss following the kitty. I several cats so I can see why she would go after the kitty. And I love your skillful assessment that using black and white would be so perfect with all the colours. I must remember that when doing a foursome. I have been away from my computer — have missed this blog and hearing from you Wendy.