Island Batik April Showers Challenge

April Showers is the Island Batik Ambassador challenge for this month:

"Make a spring-themed quilted project of any size."

Easter has passed and my mind jumped to flowers. 

With snow a few days ago, I see this little wallhanging as a bright, spring treat. 

On March 30, an email arrived with, 

Bouquet of Tulips Bonus Block, a cute applique project by Amy 

of Sew Incredibly Crazy. 

I decided to make it with some cheery, 

happy "Coral Reef "fabric colors from Island Batik.

Aren't these colors just luscious and wrapped so pretty?

I had a pre-cut pack of 10" squares (42 squares). 

For this 12" Tulip Block I didn't use much.

(I appliqued it to a 12" x 17" piece of white backing for a wallhanging.)

This is a bonus block that goes along with the IN THE GARDEN HOP. 

I contacted Amy asking if I could post about this block and the hop. 

The free block will be available HERE for the year .

She has a tutorial on her blog, HERE; so I won't detail how I made this.

I will mention that I connected the handle and the spout to the watering can

so it was one traced piece of fusible. 

I also cut out the center area of the watering can, 

so it wasn't so stiff. That is a personal decision. 

I had to use Deco Foil for the heart and leaves on the watering can. 

Amy got me hooked on Deco Foil and I really like its characteristics. 

She has a tutorial HERE.

The binding was another piece of Island Batik green that I bought in Paducah. 

I cut 2 strips, 2-1/4" x Width of Fabric and used one strip and just a bit of the second strip. 

I just think it is such a cute little quilt to hang in my breezeway.

But, alas, it has been promised to our younger daughter

to hang on her apartment entry door.

But, I have MORE Coral Reef fabrics to make another for myself! 

Thanks for visiting. 

Happy Spring, may beauty bloom each day for you.