I was feeling rather nautical when I put together this combination of orange and blues using Designer Solids and prints from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter. I had so much fun putting together this quilt kit and I could easily have designed a dozen more. I love the flexibility to pick fabrics from different collections and to easily mix prints and solids. It's easy to drag and drop your fabric choices and I could quickly see how the feel of the quilt changed when I tried swapping the orange with agave (teal). It also seems to give a fairly good representation of the scale of the prints, at least as they relate to one another.
Another nice feature is that you can choose to receive a text message when your order ships. Super important when you're anxiously awaiting your fabric purchases; ) There's also in-store pickup so I can be over in a flash when my kit is ready to go. Convenience is key!
It would be nice to have more flexibility in the finished size of your quilt. The pattern I chose makes a king sized quilt while I would prefer it in a queen. Obviously I could scale down the pattern myself but I'd be buying a bit more fabric than I really need. Overall this is a fun and easy way to create your own custom quilt kit!
Now to the good stuff... For my giveaway Quilter's Way is providing this lovely bundle of 4 fat quarters from Echo by Lotta Jansdotter. To be entered in the giveaway leave a comment by midnight Tuesday, January 17th. Wednesday I will draw a name and announce the winner. Don't forget to hop over to the other participants for more chances to win and definitely check out the kit designer for yourself.
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Thank you for the review. I'd like to win some of this fabulous collection. It's my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThat is a really nice combo. Hope to win!
ReplyDeleteGreat write up! I am going to have to go play over there.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had some fun! I'll have to go check it out.
ReplyDeleteI love this kit designer too. But I especially love the fabrics you chose.
ReplyDeleteThe kit designer is really fun. I had a great time playing with it with various solids, to see how the colors play off each other.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance! I need to check out this kit designer!
ReplyDeleteooh, i haven't seen the kit designer before. there go hours and hours... ;) thanks for the link and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to choose fabrics...thanks for sharing this info!
ReplyDeleteI can always use some fresh ideas. Love the giveaway!
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