Shimmering Lanterns Quilt ~ Shimmer Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Welcome to my stop on

. I first met

last Fall at Quilt Market - such a nice and talented woman! I was thrilled to have a chance to work with her latest line for Robert Kaufman,

Shimmer

It was really fun to work with metallic fabrics. My biggest question was how they would react to my iron and quilting. I'm happy to report that I had no problem with either! Jennifer's designs and colors are also so sophisticated. I'm very pleased with how this quilt turned out.

This quilt is based off the Arkansas Traveler quilt block. You guys probably know I love that block by now! (If not, see here...here...AND here. lol) You can find the pattern for this block on Lee's blog.

I made a few changes to the block. Rather than piece the center focus of the block with 4 diamonds, I used 2 triangles. I actually drew those into the paper piecing pattern and treated those as pieces 1 and 2.

I also placed the blocks on point. I love that rotating a block 45 degrees creates a completely different look. When I first designed this quilt, I was going to make the entire background white. But after I laid out the blocks, I decided to use the beautiful Shimmer prints for the border background half square triangles. I am so happy I made that change, because it really adds the wow factor that this quilt needed.

Who is interested in working with some Shimmer? Robert Kaufman has offered to give away a charm pack to a lucky reader. Just leave a comment after this post for a chance to win. I'll pick a winner Sunday evening.Giveaway now closed

And be sure to keep up with the blog hop for more inspiration and chances to win charm packs. Jennifer will also be giving away a full fat-quarter bundle at the end of the party!

April 1: Robert Kaufman/Jennifer Sampou April 2: Janice Ryan - Better off Thread April 3: Alissa Haight Carlton - Handmade by Alissa April 4: Julie Herman - JayBird Quilts April 5: Natalie Barnes - Beyond the Reef April 6: Stash Books - C&T Publishing April 7: Amanda Jean Nyberg - Crazy Mom Quilts April 8: Lee Heinrich - Freshly Pieced April 9: Cheryl Arkinson - Naptime Quilter April 10: Christina Cameli - A Few Scraps April 11: Elizabeth Hartman - Oh Fransson April 12: Faith Jones - Fresh Lemon Quilts Me! April 13: Gemma Jackson - Pretty Bobbins April 14: Katie Blakesley - Swim Bike Quilt April 15: Amy Smart - Diary of a Quilter April 16: Laura Nownes, Jennifer Rounds, Pati Fried, Darra Williamson - See How We Sew April 17: Holly DeGroot - Bijou Lovely April 18: Jennifer Sampou - Wrap Up

+++ Update +++

I'm picking a winner! I'll leave comments open in case anyone has an additional comment/question on the quilt, but the giveaway is officially closed with comment 225. (4/14/14, 7:50am CDT)

The winner is #170 - Janet S.! Congratulations Janet - I will pass along your email to Robert Kaufman fabrics. They will be in touch to ship your prize.