A shamrock for our door-Island Batik

Last year I started making mini quilts to hang on our front door, one for each season.  Well I didn't get some of the seasons done, so I will continue this year.  When I knew the second Island Batik Ambassador February project was to do something mini, I would get my shamrock one!  After finishing the piecing on a customer table runner yesterday I got right to work on the mini.

The first box that Island Batik gave me for this years projects had a bundle of Paisley Dots fat eighths.  I spied these gorgeous greens and the neutal background was from a previous box.  OK done deal these are perfect for my shamrock hanging.

The Block Lock half rectangle was used to create the spike borders.  Those along with using batiks made the process so easy!  My mini finishes at 10.5" x 15".  When making my door mini's they are not all the same size, just in the ball park;)   I layered and quilted it with Aurifil 3320 in a 50 weight.  I didn't realize this light green was variegated until I unwrapped it and was winding the bobbin that it became apparent.  It is so subtle of shades, perfect for this project.  This was also included in the box from Island Batik, Aurifil is a sponsor also.

Once again I quilted it before doing the applique.  Since this shamrock is also a batik and won't ravel, I just used Elmers Glue to adhere it and then satin stitched with Aurifil 2890 dk. green.

Don't you just love the dots!!

Since my door is steel, I hand sew little pockets to the back to slip a magnet in, this makes it so quick and easy to hang and leaves no marks.

Thanks Island batik for the wonderful fabrics and thank you Aurifil for the perfect thread for my project.  I have to admit before I was an Island Batik ambassador and received the Aurifil threads to go with our projects I never used Aurifil.  It's been wonderful getting acquainted with it!

Here is a list of all the Ambassadors so you can check out their inspirations for their Mini Love.

Alison at Little Bunny Quilts
Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy
Anita at Quilt in a not-Shell
Anna at Ark Angel Creations
Anne at Sweetgrass DesignsBarbara at Bejeweled QuiltsBea at BeaQuilterCarole at Carole Lyles ShawConnie at Freemotion by the RiverConnie at Kauffman DesignsDione at Clever ChameleonGeraldine at Living Water QuilterJackie at If These Threads Could TalkJanet at Whispers of YoreJeanette at Inchworm FabricsJen at Patterns by JenJennifer at Curlicue CreationsJennifer at Dizzy QuilterJennifer at Inquiring QuilterJessica at Desert Bloom QuiltingJoan at Moosestash QuiltingJoyce at heARTs CreationsKaren at Sew Karen-ly Created

Karen at The Quilt Rambler

Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing

Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts

Leanne at Devoted Quilter

Mania at Mania for Quilts

Maryellen at Mary Mack Made Mine

Michelle at Creative Blonde

Myra at Busy Hands Quilts

Nancy at Masterpiece Quilting

Pamela at PamelaQuilts

Sally at Sally Manke

Sandra at MMM Quilts

Sarah at Sarah Goer Quilts

Sharon at Yellow Cat Quilt Designs

Sherry at Powered by Quilting  <— me!

Stephanie at Steph Jacobson

Suzy at Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Teri at Lizard Creek Quilts

Tina at Quilting Affection Designs

Toby at Gateway Quilts & Stuff

Turid at Den Syende Himmel

Vicki at Vicki’s Crafts & Quilting(me)

Linking with Sarah , Myra , Amanda

Shamrock time

I worked up this shamrock table runner in EQ8.  And I dug out my green scraps and cut 2" squares and strips for the 4 shamrock blocks.  Using the Fons and Porter HST ruler allowed me to cut the HST's from the 2" wide strips also.  I love being able to cut everthing the same width.

The borders are cut from stash yardage.

My DH thinks the shamrocks should be a brighter green.  So off to the store I went to get some regular St. Patty's fabric.

 In the meantime, I listed this in my Etsy shop and it sold the very next day, so I made another one today!

Here is the brighter green version with less piecing. Which one do you prefer-the darker or the brighter and lots of pieces or not so many?  

Linking with Oh Scrap

I hope you will stop back on February 7th for my day in the Put a Little Love in Your Quilt Bog Hop