Snowfall Quilt - My 100th quilt finish!

I can FINALLY share my 100th quilt finish of all time! I actually made it clear back in June (and have made 11 more quilts since then!), but I couldn't share it until now!

As you likely know, I am an Island Batik Ambassador. In addition to the monthly challenges where I get to use their fabrics, I also had the opportunity to have my "Snowfall" quilt pattern featured in their Fall/Winter 2017 catalog!

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This version of my Snowfall quilt pattern is made with the new "Alpine Ice" fabrics by Island Batik. The fabrics are just now available for quilt shops to order, so watch for the fabrics in your favorite quilt shop in the coming months!

After a run-in with some bleeding when I washed my first Snowfall quilt, I decided to prewash the blue fabrics for this quilt. The bleeding in the first quilt came out after several washings (without drying in-between), but I decided I would try and prevent it from happening a second time around. This was the first time I EVER prewashed fabric for a quilt!

It's *really* hard for me to not share things as I sew them! Since the pattern wasn't a secret, I shared a few sneak peeks on Instagram and Facebook as I sewed. I love using my laser to save time when sewing!

Another first for me: this quilt was the first time I ever used a "name brand" batting! I used the 80/20 cotton/polyester blend batting by The Warm Co. I pin basted the quilt and quilted a meandering design using the free motion foot on my Juki TL-2010Q using Aurifil 50wt Natural White #2021.

And since we're counting now, a third "first" for me was hand sewing on a hanging sleeve on a quilt!

I printed a label for the back (and used a little Elmer's glue when the fusible decided not to stick as well as I wanted).

I finished the quilt at 11:30pm on Sunday, June 11th, squished it into a medium flat rate USPS box, and shipped it out first thing Monday morning! Unfortunately, that meant that I didn't get the best pictures.

Fast forward three months, and my quilt is now in the Fall/Winter 2017 Island Batik catalog! "Snowfall" is on page 80!

Quilt shops will now be able to borrow the Snowfall quilt from Island Batik for their shop displays for one year. After the quilt is done with its travels, I'll get it back!

I am already working with Island Batik to make four! quilts for the Spring/Summer 2018 catalog! Two are from patterns you've seen before, and two others will be new patterns out later this year! I'll try to share some creative sneak peeks on Instagram and Facebook as I sew, but I won't be able to share the whole quilts with you until April!

I'd love for you to ask your local quilt shop to carry my patterns! You can get the Snowfall digital pattern in my Etsy shop. You can get a paper pattern on Etsy too (if you leave a note at checkout, I'll even sign it for you!).

This throw-sized Snowfall quilt measures 56"x70". It was my 100th quilt finish of all time and my 21st quilt finish for 2017.

Linking up with Main Crush Monday at Cooking Up Quilts, Linky Tuesday at Freemotion by the River, Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation, and Can I Get a Whoop Whoop? at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

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