The Tilda Harvest collection releases in Australia on August 1st, and thanks to Two Green Zebras and The Harvest Collection Blog Hop, I have been enveloped in the creative process, enjoying this beautiful fabric and designing something new to share with you all…
Design Inspiration
One of the things I love most about Tilda fabric collections, is the amazing use of colour. Each collection has such a strong colour story, and Harvest is no exception!
In fact, the initial idea for my latest quilt design came about because I wanted to explore the Tilda Harvest colour palette a little further, and really highlight the strong seasonal hues.
Purple Haze
This quilt marks a small milestone in my quilting life – it is the first time I have made anything with a hint of purple in it! Can you believe that – it’s true!!
I know…, some of you will be shaking your head in disbelief, while others will be nodding, whispering to yourself, ‘I get that’ ;P!
Seriously – there is something about violet hues that seem to have a polarising effect on people. You either love them, or can easily leave them, and I have always fallen into the latter category, that is until now!
There is something mesmerising by the way the Tilda Harvest palette plays together, and I knew that I wanted to create a quilt that really showcased the fabric – both the colour and the pattern.
Design Development
I live in a small’ish’ country town where the local farmers set up shop in a car park to sell the season’s fresh produce, each Saturday morning. The vibrancy of the market is always splendor for the eyes and soul.
That sensation became the second source of inspiration for my Harvest Market Quilt.
In the same way you often see bands of strong colour grouped together as you browse the stacks of produce at a farmer’s stall, I began my quilt design by choosing to separate the four hues in the collection and showcase them in distinct columns of blue, purple, orange and green.
There are a number of prints in the Tilda Harvest collection that I would consider to be on the medium to large scale, and with this in mind I set about designing a block that would showcase the fabric in large pieces.
The addition of pinwheels helped to give the quilt a feeling of movement, and depending on how you choose to layout your final blocks, you can create two different secondary designs within the quilt – which I think is fun, and makes me want to make this pattern again soon!
Every Quilt Tells a Story
I would love to have photographed this quilt alongside the autumnal leaves, or perhaps in a cute pumpkin patch to really highlight its story! But sadly, it’s now winter, and pumpkin patches aren’t really a thing around here, no matter what the time of year :(.
So instead, the moment the sun popped out from behind the clouds earlier this week, I raced outside to try and capture the beauty of the colours in this quilt in a simple photograph. And despite the lack of pumpkins in my neighbourhood, this quilt still gives me a reason to smile, :)!
You can purchase the pattern to make your own Harvest Market quilt here.
And while the blog hop continues you can use coupon code TILDA to get 20% off both Harvest Market and Gypsy Lane PDF patterns – both designed to use a Tilda Fat Quarter bundle :). COUPON CODE ENDED.
The Tilda Harvest Blog Hop continues…
| 21/7 | Samantha | @aqua_paisley | https://www.aquapaisleystudio.com/blog/ |
| 22/7 | Jemima | @tiedwitharibbon | http://www.blog.tiedwitharibbon.com/ |
| 23/7 | Lisa | @andriedesigns | https://www.andriedesigns.com/blog/ |
| 24/7 | Lauren | @tadahpatterns | https://www.tadahsewing.com.au/blogs/news |
| 25/7 | Peta | @shequiltsalot | http://shequiltsalot.com/ |
| 26/7 | Lauren | @mollyandmama | http://www.mollyandmama.com.au/ |
| 27/7 | Xanthe | @wifemade | http://wife-made.com/ |
| 28/7 | Jenny | @jennyofelefantz | http://www.elefantz.com/ |
| 29/7 | Lisa | @aspoonfulsugar | http://aspoonfulofsugardesigns.com/ |
| 30/7 | The Zoo | @2greenzebras & @tilda_australia | http://www.twogreenzebras.com/ |
and don’t forget to check out the following hashtags on Instagram – #tildaharvestbloghop #tildaharvest #ilovetilda #tildafabric
I couldn’t bear to dispose of the smallest piece of this fabric, and so I made a couple of pincushions. And since I made two, I will randomly select someone who leaves a comment to send one to :)!!! GIVEAWAY ENDED
Thanks for stopping by,
Samantha
xoxo
30/08/17 ETA:
Congratulations Jeanne, I am sending you a cute little pincushion for your collection 🙂
You can buy the Fat Quarter friendly pattern now.
A big ‘thank you’ to everyone for your continued support – XX!
PS. In the interest of full disclosure, one of the fabrics I used in this quilt is not found in the Tilda Harvest collection. I substituted a simple orange polka dot fabric from my stash after accidentally cutting a piece of Tilda fabric wrong . Don’t use a rotary cutter when you are tired friends; disaster is likely imminent ;P.
Hello! Just want to drop in and say hello and that I love your work!! Fellow makers are always a great inspiration!
Thank you so much! I agree with you that it is great to be inspired by like minded makers, and I love how there is such a feeling of community that can be found around our love of fabric.xx
I love eac one of your patterns! I think I am particularly drawn to them by the stories that you share of how they came about. I love your perspective & thoughtfulness.
Thanks Jeanne – I love that I can share parts of my life through my quilts! xx
Congratulations Jeanne – random.org chose comment number 2 to receive the pincushion, and that is you 🙂
I bought your Harvest Market pattern today and I’m so excited to make it. Such a pretty line of fabric!
Thanks so much Katherine – I really appreciate your support!
Tilda makes some the most amazing fabrics, I love her colour choices and how they are so soft too. This is another set of fabric that will be going on my shopping list. x
I completely agree with you – I love the Tilda palettes, and the fabric is always beautiful!
Love your quilt!
Thank you Joan!
It’s an interesting pattern! I like how you show off the fabrics in that collection!
Thank you June – it was a pleasure to sew with the collection!
Hi samantha 😊 I really enjoy your blog, and look forward to notifications popping up on my Blog-feed. I love what you’ve done with the Harvest collection, and even though I’m on a self-imposed fabric diet this year, i have a feeling that I’ll be breaking it for some of this fabric! It’s tooo gorgeous to resist! Cxx
Thanks Cathy! A fabric diet can be hard – I am sure you deserve a small treat for being so good this far ;).
What a beautiful quilt you’ve created. The use of colour with the Harvest line is brilliant! I just purchased the pattern today and am looking forward to making it. Thank you so much for the inspiration and greetings from Canada 🙂
Hi Fifi – thanks for your support, I hope you love making the quilt as much as I did! xx
What a gorgeous quilt, the pattern and the fabric work so well together. Many thanks for sharing.
Thank you Jane!
Hi Samantha! I absolutely see how the local farmers market inspired this quilt! All the produce looks so good, I always want to touch and smell it. Your quilt is brilliant in its simplicity and I want to touch and snuggle with these pretty groupings of fabric.
Thank you Anne – I love to be inspired by all the gorgeous colours that are in this world :).
The quilt is beautiful and I love the pincushions. I made my first Tilda fabric purchase this year and it was Harvest. Can’t wait to make something with it.
Oh fun!! You will love it 🙂
I am in love with the Tilda collection! Your patterns use it so beautifully. Purple is my favorite color, so I’m happy to know that you are now “on board” with it! Maybe it will sneak into more of your projects…hope so!
Ha! You never know, after this I am willing to say it is a definite possibility! xx
JUST LOVELY PROJECTS! THANKS FOR SHARING!
Thanks Linda! xx
I’m absolutely in love with this quilt design Samantha, even with the purple (yes, I’m one of those people who just can’t quite bring myself to use it either). Your quilt and photos are just stunning! x
Thank you Lauren! Purple is definitely an area I didn’t think I would venture into, but I am really loving stretching myself and exploring new colour combinations. I am always in awe of the Tilda colour palettes, and I love how they push me a little out of my comfort zone, and yet are still classically beautiful :).
This is beautiful! I love the colors especially the little pop of orange in between the blocks, I love things like that! What color did you do the quilting in? I’m just learning to quilt myself and love hearing why people chose the colors they did!
That’s a lovely quilt top and you have helped me see things in the fabric I might have missed on my own. Thanks!
Oh it’s absolutely stunning! Such a great pattern to show off the fabrics.
Oh I love your pincushions 💕. So sweet. 🍒
I know I’m late to the party but this is a gorgeous quilt. I’m adding it to my ‘must quilt’ list.
Thanks Rebecca!