Love & Kisses Exploding Heart Quilt

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Welcome to my stop on the Love & Kisses Blog Tour! I'm excited to help my friend Sherry from Powered by Quilting launch her first signature fabric collection from Island Batik! Be sure to read to the end of the post for an announcement!

Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks

I've known Sherry for several years. We first met online, but have met in person too! For a short bit, we lived just a half hour's drive apart! Sherry is a talented pattern designer and longarmer, and I am thrilled to be able to support her on her quilting business journey! Be sure to follow her on Facebook or Instagram!

Love & Kisses fabric blog hop

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The Love & Kisses collection from Island Batik gets all the heart eyes from me! I was an Island Batik ambassador for three years, and I absolutely love their fabrics! The saturated colors get me every time! Add to it that batiks don't have a right or wrong side AND they don't fray! Total package! 

Love & Kisses batik fabric from Island Batik

The collection is a mix of purples, pinks, and aquas - my favorite batik color combo!! (Isn't the fabric a perfect match to my Oliso mini iron?!) The collection is shipping to stores now! I found some precuts of it HERE!

Love & Kisses batik fabric from Island Batik

There are hearts on most of the fabrics, so I knew the fabric would be perfect for making an Exploding Heart quilt! As proof that I love this color combo, my original quilt that is on the cover of the pattern was made with a mix of pink, purple, and turquoise Island Batik fabrics!

Exploding Heart quilt pattern

The pattern includes directions for both traditional cutting instructions as well as using an AccuQuilt. I love using my AccuQuilt for this quilt! It makes cutting SO fast!! I use this die.

Using an AccuQuilt cutter

In just a couple hours, I had ALL the pieces cut out for the whole quilt! Binding too!

Using an AccuQuilt cutter

I sorted the fabrics into four different stacks so I could try to get "planned random" when sewing the blocks. The background fabric is solid white Kona. I buy it by the bolt because I use it so often!

Using an AccuQuilt cutter

I pieced all the blocks using 50wt Aurifil #2024 on my Juki TL-2010Q

Sewing on my Juki

An afternoon of sewing resulted in a finished quilt top! The sun is setting before 5pm here now, and the final light was really bright the night I finished the top so I had to get a picture behind the seams!

Batik fabric looks like stained glass in the sun

I loaded the quilt on the longarm with Warm & Natural batting and the white and gray swirl backing fabric I keep on hand. I free-motion quilted loops in 50wt Aurifil #2452 Dusty Rose Pink, but threw in a few hearts too.

Sewing binding by machine

I cut a 2 1/4" strip from each fabric in the collection to make a scrappy binding. I rarely do scrappy bindings, but I always love it! (Tutorial for machine sewing binding HERE.)

Scrappy batik binding
Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks
Heart free motion quilting
Satin quilt label sewn into binding

I really love the finished quilt!

Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks
Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks
Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks

Now that you made it this far, I have an announcement to share with you!

I am going to be hosting a quilt-a-long for the Exploding Heart quilt starting in January! You can sew along with me as I make the quilt! There are going to be sweet prizes up for grabs too!! Sign up below to get the QAL emails!




**GIVEAWAY CLOSED**
I'm also giving away the scraps from making my quilt (a 9" x 12" piece of each fabric in the collection!) AND an Exploding Heart quilt pattern! Enter to win with the widget below! (If you win and have already purchased the pattern, you can pick any other pattern from my shop instead!)


Be sure to visit the other bloggers in the Love & Kisses tour to see what they made! There are giveaways along the way too!

December 3 - Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts <--- That's me!
December 16 - Anja at Anja Quilts

Exploding Heart quilt made with Love & Kisses batiks


Disclaimer: Giveaway is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Blogger. By entering, entrants confirm they are eligible to win. No purchase necessary to win. Open to US residents age 18+. Giveaway starts at 12:00am CST December 3, 2020 and ends at 12:00am CST on December 20, 2020. One winner will receive fabric scraps and one paper pattern (value of approximately $25). Odds of winning determined by number of eligible entries received. How to enter: complete a task on the Rafflecopter widget. Winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter on December 20, 2020 from all eligible entries and notified by email. If winner can not be reached via email or prize is unclaimed after three days, a new winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter. Winner is responsible for paying any taxes related to the prize. By entering this giveaway, you release Slice of Pi Quilts from any liability whatsoever. Void where prohibited by law.


















65 comments:

  1. I love this pattern! My favorite color combination is pink and gray. I have a bundle of scraps that I think would be perfect!

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  2. Wonderful and interesting design. My favorite combination is the rainbow. This collection is a great combination of colors. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  3. This is so pretty!!! Thanks so much for being a part of the blog tour <3 <3 <3 Miss you lots!

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  4. Oh, this sew along is a tempting one! I just may give in!
    I have many color combos that I'm fond of and pinks and purples together always catch my eye!
    duchick at gmail dot com

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  5. LOOOOVE your Quilt!!! & the colors!!! :) Love lotsa combo's..right now it is pinks with gray (fave color of a very Special NEW Daughter-in-law,,,shhhh,,secret sewing lol)

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  6. What a gorgeous quilt. I love blue and purple 💙💜

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  7. Gorgeous! My daughter's favorite colors are on the purple/blue spectrum, so those are the colors I would begin choosing from and expand on them.

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  8. Kathy,
    I have always loved purple, any shade. To pair it with a grey would be nice.
    petuniakr@aol.com

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  9. I love your quilt! And thanks for sharing the pattern, and the quilt-a-long. Looking forward to it! I like blue/green combo, or blue/yellows combo.

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  10. I love the quilt and the colors Laura. Thanks for the giveaway. My favorite color combination is pink and green.

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  11. I actually love pink, purple, and teal too! I have made a large tote bag with that color scheme.

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  12. I love the color combo you've done, but might also think about reds, to hang on my red dining room wall.

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  14. Love purple and it sings in the stained glass picture.

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  15. My favorite colors are purple and teal.Your version is perfect.

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  16. I actually love the same colors as you! Pink, aqua and purple!!!

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  17. Red, gray, and black- maybe not good for a heart quilt..lol

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  18. Red, gray, and black- maybe not good for a heart quilt..lol

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  19. Red, gray, and black- maybe not good for a heart quilt..lol

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  20. I love this pattern!! I'm glad there will be a QAL. Need to remember to get the pattern. LOL

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  21. I love the teals, aquas, blues combo reminds me of the tropics.

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  22. I love the purples and aquas!!! Really loving the batiks of the latest finish!!!

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  23. I love purples and pink with white. I love your pattern.

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  24. Teal and clay is one of my favorites right now. Love this quilt and in Sherry's line it is so much fun!

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  25. I am partial to red and white, but I love the colors in your quilt!

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  26. So, so many color combos give me "heart eyes", but right now I am longing to sew with mustard and purple, or maybe orange and blue--I am feeling kind of "opposites attract-ish", can you tell? This is a great pattern, and I think it would be wonderful as a charity quilt, maybe for The Sharing Place, where kids go to learn how to talk about the loss they have experienced.

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  27. Love this heart!!! I would make it in reds, grey and black!

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  28. Love the heart. It's a beauty. I really love all colors as long as they are bright. That said I always seem to head toward blue and some color like green or yellow.

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  29. I'm surprised to see purple in many of the comments. It is my favorite color, but I don't use it often when sewing. I do use a lot of pink with neutrals, blues too.

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  30. Great quilt! My fav color combo is teal and purple!

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  31. love this quilt! I'm excited for the QAL. My favorite color combo is greens, oranges, purples.

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  32. Thanks for the quilt along. I have wanted to make the exploding heart quilt, and this is a good time to do it.

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  33. I love your quilt! My favorite combo is black, white, gray, and red.

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  34. Your quilt is beautiful. I like the colors you chose, my favorite combination is red, white and blue.

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  35. I love this quilt! I really don't have a favorite combo but I do tend to use burgundy in my quilts a lot.

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  36. I do love your exploding heart quilt! My color combo? So hard to answer that one because there are so many! I guess I like teals and soft grays.

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  37. My color combo is purple and pink, or orange and blue

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  38. Beautiful pattern! I love teal and peach together.

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  39. I love purples and greens with white.

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  40. I really love the pink, purple and teal. I am not a huge pink fan, but I think the right pink will make it pop.

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  41. One color combo I like is is purple, green & white.

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  42. What an awesome quilt!! I love navy blue and corals! tks!

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  43. I love blue and gold....and many other combinations!

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  44. My favorite varies. For now it is purple and pink.

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  45. Love this, and very excited about the Exploding Heart QAL. I'm hoping my schedule means I can sew along. My favorite colors are probably the ones in this quilt--pinks, purples, and blues or aqua.

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  46. Thinking about trying the QAL.
    Colors ? - if it has blue it’s probably a winner with me.
    I like seeing all the Slices of Pi/Quilting and Sewing Deals!

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  47. Love this quilt! Love the combination of blues and greens because it reminds of the ocean’s changing colors!

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  48. Purple and turquoise is my current favorite color combination. -- soparkaveataoldotcom

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  49. I've been wanting to make this quilt for a while, so I'm really glad you're doing a QAL!

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  50. This is a beautiful quilt. My favorite color combo is purple, pink and teal.

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  51. I have already bought the pattern but just need a nudge to get started. A quilt along sounds perfect... To win the fabric would be amazing.

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  52. This pattern is perfect for my friends who just got married. Their favorite colors are purple and blue and a color combo of both would be spectacular.

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  53. I love the colors of our local river- the aqua blues of the water, olivey greens of the eel grass, yellow of the streaks on the turtles, bits of silvery blue on the shad.

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  54. I love your quilts. I am into neutrals these days, creams, taupes, greys, beiges with a slight pop of colour. Thanks!!

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  55. Beautiful fabrics and beautiful quilt! I will have to join your quilt along! I am drawn to blues and pinks, although I have always wanted to try making a quilt with hot pink and orange for fun.

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  56. I love the color combo of this love and kisses line. I love your exploding heart. Fingers crossed I win. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway.

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  57. One of my fav color combos is aqua and green.

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  58. Neat pattern. Blues and white.

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  59. Gorgeous quilt! I
    love purple and goes
    well with pinks and
    teal.
    Carla from Utah

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  60. I love blue or green quilts. Your quilt is beautiful!

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  61. I'm with you - this batik collection is a combination of my favorite colors! I've wanted to make the exploding stars quilt for a while now - I guess now is the time! Thanks for the inspiration.

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