I was thrilled to be invited to take part in the Coastal Mist Blog Hop! This fabric line by Island Batik was designed by Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis and it's absolutely gorgeous!

(Psst: Be sure to read all the way to the bottom for a giveaway!

For my entry, I chose to make a version of a pattern I'm working on called Organized Chaos. This version uses a bargello background. I really wanted to showcase all of the fabrics in the line. 

I started by making a bargello style strip set, and then overlaying another fabric. After stitching, I cut away the top fabric to reveal the bargello pattern underneath. Then I couched on some silk slub yarn I picked up at the International Quilt Show in Chicago last year. 

I hope you've enjoyed this project! I plan to publish instructions soon.

Be sure to visit the other blogs in this blog hop! If you haven't been following along, be sure to visit the previous blogs as well!

1/23/17  Tammy Silvers  Tamarinis
1/24/17  Jessica Stewart  Izzy & Ivy Designs
1/25/17  Susan Emory  Swirly Girls Design
1/26/17  Connie Campbell  Freemotion by the River
1/27/17  Katie Laughridge  Live Originally
1/28/17  Julie Stocker  Pink Doxies
1/29/17  Linda Pearl  One Quilting Circle
1/30/17  Laura Conowitch  LC’s Cottage
1/31/17  Cheryl Schenck  Unspooled
2/1/17  Marian Pena  Seams to Be Sew
2/2/17  Vanessa Fromm  Fabric Confetti
2/3/17  Ebony Love  Love Bug Studio
2/4/17  Erin Sampson  Aurifil

And finally, the giveaway!

My daughter is a figure skater and one of the things I have been doing lately is making skating dresses. I love doing them! They're a nice change of pace from quilts nad tuffets, and the fabrics are so fun and sparkly. I spend a lot of time making group costumes, but am wanting to do more individual costumes. Here's a simple black dress wth lots of Swarovski crystals. I have worked with crystals before, but not in this quantity. I have to say, it sure is FUN! This dress has cyrstals in clear, two shades of gray, and black.

Here is one of her skating; it's hard to get action shots with an iphone through smudgy rink glass! 

As I mentioned in my last blog entry, I'm way behind on posting.... so with that said, way back in SEPTEMBER (yes, September), I visited Olive Juice Quilts in Onalaska, WI. What a gorgeous shop! If you haven't been there, you should definitely go! Lots of modern fabrics, tons of Kaffe Fassett fabrics, and a huge classroom/discount area. It's worth the trip, whereever you're coming from!

Here's a glimpse of students at work on day one...

And here they are with their finished tuffets! All of them came out so beautifully! I am often told by people that they didn't think they'd be able to make a tuffet; that it would be too difficult. I can tell you that they're NOT. Sure, there may be skills you learn that are new to you, but you CAN do it. As a teacher, I've seen students make hundreds of tuffets -- and do you know what? They all get done! The only time I've not had one get finished is if the student didn't finish their homework, and even then, sometimes we've been able to get them done. Don't let fear keep you from signing up for a class.