Splash of Color Blog Hop!
Good morning! Hope you're having a happy weekend! It's my day on Jackie's Splash of Color Blog Hop! Jackie and I have been friends since way back in the beginning of my blogging days, you may remember her Blogger's Block of the Month and my visit to her podcast back when my first line of fabric came out! She's always been a great friend and supporter and I'm thrilled to be able to return the favor and talk about her fantastic book Splash of Color!
The first thing you notice about Jackie's quilting is that she doesn't shy away from color, nor does she stop when the piecing gets hard. She's a Certified Judy Niemeyer instructor and travels around the country teaching these techniques to others. In her own book, Jackie has a wide variety of quilts with different piecing methods, from straightforward squares and rectangles to the more complicated curves and paper foundation piecing. The book includes templates, and also instructions for cutting with Creative Grids specialty rulers when available.
I really like the rainbow effect of this quilt, Hip to Be Square. Square and rectangles are good friends of mine!
Along with just about every quilt, there is an alternate version, and I really liked this on point version of the quilt by Sally Murray. These two quilts are the inspiration I used to create my own Hip to Be Square table runner. I dug through my stash for some black and white prints to go with some of my colorful Pam Kitty fabric and in no time I had completed project!
Here are some other quilts from the book, I love this Dreaming of Pyramids quilt.
And this Jumpin Jax quilt. I appreciate the organizational tips included for all the projects. There is so much to be learned about how to manage your project in this book, which I appreciate. There's more to making a quilt than just sewing and Jackie helps you have success with her tips and techniques throughout the book.
If you'd like a chance to win an e-book copy of Splash of Color leave a comment and I'll pick a winner at the end of the hop! Be sure and visit all stops along the blog hop to see more about Jackie's book. Check out the Facebook group to see more quilts and join in on the fun!
Splash of Color Blog Hop List:
Wednesday, September 23
Jackie Kunkel - Canton Village Quilt Works
Kate Colleran - Seams Like a Dream
Pat Sloan - Pat Sloan Blog
Thursday, September 24
Sherri McConnell - A Quilting Life
Shelly Pagliai - Prairie Moon Quilts
Margaret Solomon Gunn - Quilts Of Love
Friday, September 25
Faith Jones - Fresh Lemons Quilts
Jenny Wilding Cardon - Martingale
Saturday, September 26
Vicki Welsh - Field Trips In Fiber
Pam Vieira- McGinnis - Pam Kitty Morning
Sunday, September 27
Pat Wys - Silver Thimble Quilt Co.
Sharon McConnell - Color Girl Quilts
Monday, September 28
Julie Sefton - Me and My Quilts - Exploring the Possibilities
Victoria Findlay Wolfe - Bumblebeans/Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts
Tuesday, September 29
Caroline Critchfield - Sew Can She
Amy Ellis - Amy’s Creative Side
posted by PamKittyMorning at 4:10 AM
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95 Comments:
The book looka interesting; I love black and white and color and like the alternate quilts too. win/ein
omg ... i am in the middle of a black & white and color ... what a coincidence! Jackie and I must share the same space in the universe because this book is just perfect. I love your table runner and I may steal that idea for my upcoming xmas gift list. Thanks for sharing.
I love your table runner! Every time I see other people's interpretations of Jackie's designs, I am inspired to dive in to my stash.
I love the bright colors! Great work on the table runner.
I can't decide which is my favorite n the book and I've seen just about all of them in real life, not just a picture!
Fun hop seeing all the different quilts.
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There are a lot of fun quilts in the book!
I am so drawn by the black white and gray with the splashes of color!
I could always use some tips!
Jackie's book looks fantastic - Proud Mary is my favourite!
Wow do I love that Jumpin Jax quilt!
I love Jumpin Jax!
This looks like such a great book. Have a great day! dawnm1993(at)gmail(dot)com
Jackie's book looks wonderful, all those fantastic colors! Now I want to make one of these on my own!
i love this quilt, it looks "fancy", but is squares and rectangles. thanks for the givaway.
I really like this book! All the quilts are so beautiful, and love the way everyone is changing up the colors. It lets you see that color placement makes a big difference as to how the quilt will look.
I'm loving seeing all the different ways to use black and white prints.
I love black and white and color quilts. Your runner turned out great. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
So fun to see all these variations of patterns and even more fun to see all the variations within a single pattern
I've loved every quilt I've seen from this book. it is a winner.
This looks like a totally awesome book! Thanks!
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This looks like a book of great ideas! thanks!
Tons of fun with this book I've always wanted to use black and white fabric
When we converted to Microsoft 10, I lost so many of my favorites and I'm just recovering some of them. I am soooo glad I got yours back again! Love the quilts in Jackie's new book! Love she uses batiks a lot and lots of color. Laura V.
I am really enjoying this blog hop. I love all the quilts, love seeing alternate options, love the colors. This is great. Thanks.
Hip to be square is my favorite! I love that she gives an alternate color variations of her quilts - lovely book. Thanks.
This book looks fantastic. So many beautiful quilts. Such inspiration!
I do like your table runner!
I really love the way Jackie has used color with black and white. The pyramid quilt is a real draw maybe because of the contrast between the black and the colors. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
I love rainbow quilts, so this book would be perfect to me. I've seen at least 4 quilts that I would like to make!
I have only used black sparingly, but this notion is now changing.......
This looks like a great book, I love that Jackie shows different color schemes for the quilts.
great quilts
I would like to make a quilt using this color scheme and have been adding black and white prints to my stash. Thanks for the chance to win.
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What glorious colour!! Just love this book. Bev Longford
I like "Dreaming of Pyramids". It is great done with black dot prints for the pyramids. Great colors and designs.
These ate MY kind of quilts...no fear of COLOR!
I'd "sew" love to win!
Looks like a good book to have. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.net
I love the black/white and color combination!! Very stunning and eye-catching.
I'd love to win this book!
Your table runner is delightful! And the quilts in this book look gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
I love every quilt I have seen made from this book!!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful table runner!!
I am enjoying all the blog hops. Love the triangle quilt and would love to make one in that style.
Looks like a fun one. I need to learn to mix in low volume prints with my multitude of color.
I'm so excited about the use of color! and the designs are incredible. Would love an e-book copy
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Each quilt is so pretty, and has so many possibilities.
I am looking forward to seeing a copy of this book.
This looks like a fun book. So far I like all the quilts I've seen, no favorite yet. Getting the right colors makes or breaks a quilt.
I would love to win a copy of this book. The organizational tips for during a project would benefit me immensely.
This just looks like such an awesome book. I wuld love to make Proud Mary using my stash of black/white and brights.
This looks like a book I would have fun with. I am a big fan of quilts using black and white along with colours. Love the idea of alternate versions of quilts.
I thing this looks like a great book.
Stephanie
I love your table runner. it would look good on almost any table.I also love the idea of making a table runner as a way of deciding if I want to use the pattern to make an entire quilt.
The first time I saw Jackie's book 'A Splash of Color' I was hooked! It was such a novel idea and it was beautiful too. It's been amazing to see also how the quilters on the blog hop made their own versions - so many ideas - and I really liked everyone of them!
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I love your table runner. The colors really make it splash!! Fun Blog Hop!!
I love these quilts! Colors really pop! Thank you for the giveaway.
I adore color and am not afraid to use it in my quilts, house or apparel. Crazy old lady that I am!
I love your Project!! The black & white sure make the Colors Pop!! Love it! This book is Amazing! The reviews are being great too..definitely would love to win it! Thanks for chance! :)
I am loving the monochrome look with the pop of colour.
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I love all the colors and black and white! Thank you.
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Thanks so much for the chance to win a copy of this awesome book! :)
Debby E
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I love using black in my quilts, it makes the colors really pop. I love this book! cdahlgren at live dot com
Looking forward to seeing all the quilts in this book.
I'm ready to make another black and white quilt, so this book is very timely for me.
The more I see from this book, the more I like!
Every quilt in this book is a "must make"!!! They are fabulous!
I've been enjoying the blog hop. Such fun quilts. I really like your table runner.
It's been fun seeing all of the quilts from Jackie's book. Your table runner is pretty!
This is such a fun hop!
Looks like a fabulous book!
The patterns with variations look fantastic, hope to be lucky !
Jumpin Jax is my favorite of all these quilts... love the rainbow it creates.
Would love to read and explore more of the color teachings in this book!
love the depth you get with the black and white. Looks like a great book!
I'm loving the Lava Lamp quilt especially but I just can't wait to see the whole book!
Hello PK
Thank you for sharing in Jackie K's new book, Splash of Color.
I love color. Can't wait to see more of this book!
These quilts are great. I love black and white and red quilts.
The more I see these quilts the more eager I am to start one. Thanks for the chance.
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Lots of great quilts in this book!
It's a fun book with lots of good ideas. pjrquilter at msn dot com
What a fun book! I love the color palette.
Would love to win a copy of this book! My creative juices are starting to flow after a lazy summer! Thanks. akronne17(at)gmail(dot)com
This looks like a wonderful book with lots of quilts that catch my eye.
I usually only do baby quilts in bright colors. There are so many possibilities here. Love your table runner.
Such a great idea on using color!!
I have been collecting black on white fabrics for a few years. I love them in quilts as backgrounds.
I have a pretty good stash of black & white prints, my self, & I love bright colors!
So many beautiful quilts in this book! I'd love to have a copy of it!
I love all of these! Thanks for hosting the hop!
I love the contrast of bright colors with black and white backgrounds.
I'd love to win this book!
These quilts are truly beautiful and fun!! This book is on my list to get for my quilting library.
I love using black and white with a splash of color just haven't done many. The quilts and table runner are really fun.
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