I was so excited when I heard the theme of the Island Batik Ambassador's Blog Hop was Planes, Trains and Automobiles! The very sound of it makes me think of travel. And after being in the travel industry for many years, I knew this would be easy (or so I thought).
Island Batik sent me some lovely fabrics from their Coral Reef Collection! Aren't they gorgeous? They are available now at your favorite quilt store! Which is your favorite color?
However, the more I looked at them, the more confused I got as there were so many options! This wasn't going to be easy at all. I have to decide what I will make. Am I going to use a destination or mode of travel as my theme? Finally a decision was made and I knew it was "purrfect". I hope you will enjoy the journey with me. Here's some music from Johnny Cash to help get us started! So "Allllllllllllllllll Aboard".
I think you probably know by now, that I decided on the mode of travel rather than the destination. One of my motivations was my husband's love of trains. Both his father and grandfather worked for the Missouri Pacific line. He has wonderful stories of childhood train rides.
So now you have looked at the fabric, heard the song and looked at pictures of trains. Are you ready to see what I made?
Welcome to the "Island Batik ABC Express"!
Hop on board!
I quilted with clear invisible thread made by Aurifil. It sews like a dream and it doesn't break! I will do more quilting, but do to time constraints, I didn't have time to do all that I wanted.
I already have somebody in mind who will receive this and he is a cute 3 year old boy (my husband's great grandson and namesake)!
I hope you have enjoyed your journey and as a way to say thank you I will be giving away four fat quarters from the Coral Reef Collection. For an opportunity to win, please comment below and let me know your favorite mode of travel and your favorite color in the Coral Reef Collection. Also be sure and check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors Blogs. You will see some beautiful projects. The list is below.
Monday, February 15 (TODAY!) – Caribbean Splash
Bejeweled Quilts
Pamela Quilts
Tuesday, February 16 – London Fog
Moose Stash Quilting
Wednesday, February 17 – French Roasted
KISSed Quilts
Made In Scraps
Happy Cottage Quilter
Thursday, February 18 – Crystal Cove
Freemotion by the River
Friday, February 19 – Florida Oranges
Fun Threads Designs
Kauffman Designs
Tamarinis
Monday, February 22 – Coral Reef
Mary Mack Made Mine
Purrfect Spots Designs
Tuesday, February 23 – Sweet Georgia Peach
One Quilting Circle
KISSed Quilts
Wednesday, February 24 – Hollywood Hills
The Fit Quilter
Maria Michaels Designs
Thursday, February 25 – Desert Rose
For Quilts Sake
Lemon Tree Snippets
Friday, February 26 – Sea Salt Sandy
Tamarinis
KISSed Quilts
Moose Stash Quilting
Pamela Quilts
Bejeweled Quilts
Monday, February 29 – Jersey Shore
Beaquilter
Lemon Tree Snippets
Tuesday, March 1 – Tuscany Sun
Tammy Silvers
Wednesday, March 2 – Lavish
Freemotion by the River
Moose Stash Quilting
Thursday, March 3 – Fire Island
KISSed Quilts
Friday, March 4 – Tinsel, Holiday Happenings
Purrfect Spots Designs
KISSed Quilts
Moose Stash Quilting
But wait – there is more! As always!
Island Batik is giving away a couple of fabric bundles to celebrate these new
collections! There are multiple ways to enter – see them all and enter
below. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed your trip!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Awesome quilt! I love it. My favorite is any of the purples in this group (and I've used them!) And I love cars and boats and trains.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is gorgeous and a perfect baby or toddler quilt!!! Such a great idea!! I haven't travelled often by train but the few times that I have were amazing and most enjoyable!! I love to sit and watch the countryside roll by!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your project. I have on my bucket list to travel by train someday. I love all the colors of this fabric line so it is hard to pick just one color that I like. Thanks for the pretty giveaway.
ReplyDeletechoo choo that's a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteI much prefer to travel by car. You get to see way more things that way! Your quilt is adorable--perfect for a little boy. I think I like the yellow fabric best. Reminds me of sunshine.
ReplyDeleteAdorable train quilt. I love the story that goes with it too. I love looking at all the little details people put into their model train sets.
ReplyDeleteGood morning Nan.....Just wanted to let you know how much I love this little boy train quilt. It's so darn cute, perfect for that cute little 3 year old who's so lucky to be it's recipient. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeletelv2bquilting2@comcast.net
What a precious quilt! I am sure a special little 3 year old will love it! Beautiful collection of fabrics!
ReplyDeleteThey are all sew pretty. 121516207 is my favorite - lavender with a little darker shade blended in. I like to travel by train (Amtrak). You can get up & walk around, eat & drink (or sleep) and you get to see the local terrain as you pass through. Relaxing.
ReplyDeletewow this is such a wonderful quilt. you had a fantastic idea. that little boy will love this. thanks for inspiring.
ReplyDeletequilting dash lady at comcast dot net
That quilt is adorable and the fabrics are so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThat is a darling train quilt! Love the design, the colours, and the fabrics. That special, cute little 3-year-old is going to love it!
ReplyDeleteI like road trips, so I guess my fave mode of transportation is by car. I like the orange with little purple leaves.
ReplyDeleteLove your train quilt! We like to travel in our motor home with car in tow. I like all the colours in the Coral Reef collection.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so cute....how clever!
ReplyDeleteLovely batik fabric and gorgeous projects. I like to fly to Hawaii and other exotic places. Love the pinks and purples in this Island Batiks collection.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! I actually like to travel by bus. The light purple fabric is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to travel is in my mini-van with plenty of cargo space in case I want to haul something home.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is adorable! I love all of the colors, and I also like to use a lot of color.
ReplyDeleteWhen growing up, my brother had a huge train set, and he would set it up to run through the whole house. We used to have the best time sending each other cargo from one end of the house to the other.
Oh that little boy is going to love this quilt!! My favorite mode of transportation is the passenger seat in my husband's 1957 Ford Fairlane convertible!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win!
kakingsbury at verizon dot net
Love the quilt would like to know if I can get the pattern! Love all the colors but if I had to pick the purple. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the hot pink CORAL REEF - 121511181....But the deep purple one is nice too..........I have only been to michigan witch is my home state..... happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI like to fly - especially since I have a daughter who lives a 24-hour car ride away from me! My favorite color is the deep purple.
ReplyDeleteAll the colors look fantastic! Would probably pick the bright pink as favorite but the oranges are close second. I like traveling by car so I can stop to see things along the way. Thank you for sharing your adorable quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt! I've never heard of Chessie Cat before - so cute! Cats, quilts, and trains - a great combination ;)
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is so adorable and I am sure it will be well loved. I love to travel by car so that I can enjoy all the views in my surroundings. I can also easily stop whenever I like to explore what is around me. My favorite color is the green. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove that Train! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite mode of transportation is the car. Especially, our 1960 MGA.
ReplyDeleteSuper fun design!
ReplyDeleteNice quilt. Train is my favorite, you get to see the countyside, they do the driving and you can move around the cars. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteCute train!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and educational quilt Nan. My favorite mode of transportation; that depends on how fast I need to get to where I am going. I love to paddle and float in a canoe. However, now days it seems like our car is the only thing large enough to carry all of the specialized equipment needed for travel.
ReplyDeleteI love kitties and I love trains. Your quilt is Puurfect and I love the story of Dennyville. Thank you sew very much for hopping.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is very cute and I LOVE those colorful batiks. I use batiks frequently in my quilting. My favorite mode of transportation would be rollerskatting. I love to rollerskate but had to give it up because of my age (over 65), still capable, but afraid of falling and breaking something. I guess other than that it would be a car. I've taken several Quilt Shop Hops with my sister and we have a blast.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute train, love it! There will be a very happy boy! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to travel by car as it is less stressful. My fav Island Batik fabric is the London Fog Collection. Your quilt is adorable and your grandson will have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is Coral Reef - 121508200. Do love the clear colors in this line. Not sure what my favorite mode of travel is. Cars are fine but I'm hoping to try the train system in Europe which is supposed to be wonderful (no driving, quick and you can get up and walk about if you want!)
ReplyDeleteI guess it depends on where I'm going....if I were going a long distance, definitely by plane! My favorite colors in the Coral Reef collection are always the pinks...love bright colors.
ReplyDeleteThe story about your cats and trains is delightful! My favorite way to travel is via train. Thanks for sharing this. My favorite coral reef fabric is the red flowers on the green background
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is by car because then we can stop to go antiquing or visit a quilt shop!
ReplyDeletekellam.susan@yahoo.com
Wonderful quilt. I loved that you incorporated the trains into it along with the alphabet; what a perfectly lovely gift for a 3 year old.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great kid quilt. I like all the colors in the Coral Reef collection, but purple and lime are my favorites. Never traveled by train and airplane flying has become too tedious, so I guess travel by car wins by default, although I usually wind up as the driver.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite mode of travel is by airplane and red is my favorite color. My husband and I have a small airplane and your quilt has given me an idea for a similar quilt, only using airplanes instead of trains.
ReplyDeleteLove this Bundle! And your Quilt is soooo Crweative! Love it! That lil' 3 year old will Treasure it! Thanks for sharing about trains & your Husbands too. I have only ever traveled by car (or pick-up truck)..so only "favorite" mode of travel I can say giggle...
ReplyDeleteI like to drive. I know planes are faster, but such a pain getting to airport, security lines, waiting for plane, not to mention, I always get someone next to me who takes up half my seat.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to travel by car. My favorite color is that gorgeous purple! Love your quilt. My grandson would love it.
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Adorable! Thanks so much for the great ideas.
ReplyDeleteRiverboat. I love the purple that reads as a solid.
ReplyDeleteCars are my favorite mode of travel: road trip!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color of these batiks is the warm orange.
Thanks for introducing me to Chessie. We have 5 tabbies in our family; I'm definitely going to need to see more of the Chessie cat artwork.
Such beautiful work. Travel when I was young was such fun and glamorous. Now a days it is a chore. I guess I choose a car for less then 1000 miles.
ReplyDeleteI love those pinks! I like to travel by plane.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite mode of travel is by plane! Love the excitement of jetting of to a foreign location x
ReplyDeleteIain.ross30 at gmail dot com
My mode of travel depends on several things. But mainly if I need to get there soon, I love to fly. If it is somewhere not terribly far away, I love to drive so I can stop in at interesting places along the way.
ReplyDeleteIf I have to pick a favorite it is the red #121514188 with the "feather/swirl" design -- but I do love them all.
For most of the places I go I prefer to travel by car -- although I'd rather be the passenger than the driver. My son lives halfway across the country though, so flying is the way to go. The fabric I would pick as my favorite from this gorgeous collection is the pink one in the center of the front row in the photo. I just love your quilt -- quilts for kids are such fun!
ReplyDeleteLoved travelling by railroad - too bad there is not much service here!! Next best is by boat!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to drive places. Long road trips are the best! My favorite color is 121506206 - the purplish one with the small leaves. Love your quilt! Thanks!
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I doubt that Johnny Cash ever dreamed that this beauty would cross paths with his song! LOL!! Perfect intro. :-) This quilt just makes me smile! So bright and so cheery!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite mode of transportation is by train, but that is hard to do anymore. My favorite fabric in this collection is the mottled orange and yellow. This quilt is so cute. I can just see a child snuggling with it while learning their letters.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to take a cruise in the Caribbean to see the coral reef, but mostly I travel by car. My favorite color in the coral reef collection is all the oranges!
ReplyDeleteI only traveled by train once, and it was an eight hour trip both ways. It would have been wonderful to have been hand sewing on it. I like to travel by vehicle, mostly. Love the purple and lime green.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite way to travel is by cruise-ship, the only way to go. I probably know most of J Cash songs, my mother was a fan. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!
ReplyDeletecork@pa.rr.com
I like taking scenic road trips and I like boat rides as well. My favorite colors are the bright pink and the yellow next to it, they look great together.
ReplyDeleteCutest baby quilt ever!
ReplyDeleteI love to fly. It gets me where I am going so that I can spend more time enjoying my trip. Plus i get to soar above the clouds. I love the fuchsia, oranges, yellows and purple. Can they all be one color. LOL
ReplyDeleteTrains most definitely I have on city metro etc here in the US would love to travel across country. Ayr to Edinburgh was a great trip kids we little and traveled free in Scotland
ReplyDeleteLove the trains. My father, grandfathers and uncle all worked for the railroad. My dad worked first for the Central and Eastern Illinois before it became Missouri Pacific and then worked for Missouri Pacific when it became Union Pacific.
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