Coming in June to quilt shops is the Spellbound fabric collection by Nancy Mountain for Dashwood Studio.
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| Spellbound quilt. Finished size 53" x 60.75" |
Spellbound sports all the classic Halloween motifs—black cats, hoot owls, snakes, pumpkins, potions, spiderwebs and skulls—set on dusky blue and black grounds. I was asked to make a quilt to preview this fabric collection for the Quiltex booth at the H&H America trade show later this month.
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| Black cats and serpentine snakes from Spellbound. |
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| Owls in the moonlight from Spellbound. |
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| Skulls, potions, candles and spiderwebs from Spellbound. |
The Spellbound focal fabrics were paired with several Twist blenders [from Dashwood Studio] and a Pin Dot basic (color: candy) from Dutch Heritage.
The backing fabric is Twist, color: violet.
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| Twist backing fabric. Color: violet. |
The free-motion quilting was a combination of shells, swirls, and occasional bubbles, with a bit of rulerwork zigzags for contrast. A faux piped binding in black and cadet blue was attached for an added detail.
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| Faux piped binding on Spellbound quilt. |
Quilt Stats
- top threads: 50 wt cotton from Wonderfil Threads, Tutti TU19 and Konfetti KT604
- bobbin thread: Isacord 40, polyester thread, color: Purple Passion
- 11 hrs of free-motion quilting and rulerwork; 4-1/2 bobbins
- faux piped binding
- completed April 14, 2024
- finished size: 53" x 61.75"
- 80%/20% cotton/poly batting
- 2 hours to make and attach the label.
The pattern used is Fandango from Villa Rosa Designs.
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| I used the Fandango pattern from Villa Rosa Designs. |
And the label is on the back.
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| The Spellbound quilt label includes a selvedge from one of the Twist blenders. |
Headed to H+H Americas
This quilt is headed to the H+H Americas trade show taking place the first week of May. I've taken Spellbound and Twist scraps to make two fabric baskets using one of my favorite patterns by The Textile Pantry.
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| Fabric baskets featuring Spellbound fabrics. |
Make Nine Finish #4
I'm fulfilling one of the Wild Card prompts for Make Nine 2024 with this quilt. It was indeed an unexpected project. My favorite prints from Spellbound are the owls in the moonlight, the floral and pumpkin print, and of course, the black kitties sitting on the spell books.
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| Make Nine finish #4. Wild Card prompt. |
Be looking for the Spellbound fabric line from Dashwood Studio at your local quilt shop and sew up a few quilty Halloween treats for your home.
