If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you're probably already aware I'm taking part in the Yuma Quilt Along (QAL). That's the original quilt above, designed and made by Andrea and quilted by Ivete of
Gotham Quilts. I've been friends with Andrea and Ivete since I moved to America, and last year they created
Gotham Quilts - an online fabric store,
and the Yuma Quilt pattern is a free download here on their website. Even if you're not joining in the Yuma QAL, do nip over and take a look at their online store and their blog
Fabric Nerd; they ship internationally too.
This week it's my week on the accompanying #yumaQAL Blog Hop, and to start off my week, I'm going to share with you my fabric choices. When the girls asked me to help promote their new pattern, I jumped at the chance; loving the bold, strong graphic design, I thought it begged to be made in solids, so that's exactly what I'm doing - American Made Brand Solids to be precise,
and yes I did get them here from the Gotham Quilts online store.
Based on my pencil coloured Yuma Quilt sketch...
...this was my initial AMB solids selection
made up of these two bundles from Gotham Quilts:
I added these two additional fabrics to give the project some pop.
My
Fabric A choice is
White, and my
Fabric B choice is
Taupe, and that's my
Light Grey Background Fabric in the centre.
I left out these 3 fabrics from the bundles.
And my final choice for my 13 Small Triangle Fabrics lined up in the order I'll use them in the quilt. With four main colourways - a red centre with purple, then blue, then green to the quilt edges. The colours follow their usual colour spectrum progression, and as the warmth recedes from each colourway, the quilt should also appear to step backwards to the edges. I'll use the strongest, most saturated colour as the lead triangle in the Pieced Triangles with a medium and a lighter shade of the same colourway side by side behind it - medium to the left and lighter to the right in each pieced triangle section.
I've got lots more to share with you, so I'll break it down over the week like this:
If you want to join in, all you need to do is download the free Yuma Quilt pattern here and be sure to share your work on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc, using the hashtag #yumaQAL.
Gotham Quilts have created a Yuma colouring sheet for you to test out your own Yuma colourways - it's here on their Fabric Nerd blog and if you don't want to miss a thing - sign up for emails here direct from Gotham Quilts - they'll let you know each time someone on the QAL blog hop posts something.
The Yuma QAL Giveaway is now over - the winner will be announced at the bottom of this blog post on Tuesday, 24 August 2015, when I return from my travels.
YUMA QAL GIVEAWAY
I'm offering a Yuma QAL Giveaway here on the blog - a $25.00 gift certificate for use on the Gotham Quilts website.
Here're 6 chances to win - you need to leave a separate comment here on this blog post below for each chance:
1: Leave a comment below telling me what fabric(s) you want to make a Yuma Quilt with.
2: Follow me here @made by ChrissieD via email or blog reader, then leave a comment letting me know where you're following via. Existing followers can join in, too :D
5: Head over to Gotham Quilts, subscribe to their mailing list, then leave a comment back here letting me know that you did so.
Please be sure I can access your email.
If you're a WordPress, Google+, no-reply or anonymous commenter, or maybe you're just not sure, please add your email address to each comment. If I can't find you, I'll immediately draw another winner.
This giveaway is open internationally and to everyone and closes on Wednesday, 19 August 2015 at 10.00 am (EST). A winner will be chosen from the comments using a random number generator, contacted via email and shared at the bottom of this post.
Best of luck!
And The Winner Is!!!
NB:
Please note since selecting a winner as I reply to comments on this post, the number sequence will change next to each comment. The winning comment indeed WAS #85 at the closing point of the giveaway, as you can see below in the screen print I took at that time, but this will change due to me adding comment replies - Chris
Tina is the lucky winner of the $25.00 Gotham Quilts online store voucher code, and she's keen to make a Yuma in Handcrafted - that Alison Glass fabric collection is a very popular choice. Certainly, Andrea's original two Yuma quilts look fabulous made up in it.
Congrats Tina, I've sent you an email :D
YUMA QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE:
Each week another blogger will be sharing their YumaQAL experiences with you; check out each blog involved for more chances to win additional Gotham Quilt gift certificates.
17 June - kick-off blog post on Gotham Quilts
week of 22 June - made by ChrissieD click here to find all my Yuma QAL posts
week of 29 June - Faith and Fabric
week of 6 July - Daydreams of Quilts
week of 13 July - Lisa in Port Hope
week of 20 July - Sunflower Quilting
week of 27 July - Roar Haus
week of 2 August - Gnome Angel
10 August - Life Under Quilts
12 August - closing blog post on Gotham Quilts and start of linky party
19 August - linky party winner(s) chosen
Don't forget to share your Yuma Quilts using the #yumaQAL hashtag, and then join in the QAL final linky party on the Gotham Quilts' Fabric Nerd blog. You can add finished quilt tops or quilts - winners will be chosen at random, and prizes include a $100 Gotham Quilts gift certificate and a bundle of Alison Glass Handcrafted courtesy of Andover Fabrics.
Look out for the YumaQAL logo.
Clicking on an image will take you to a new page of crafty goodness :)
Disclaimer: Gotham Quilts supplied the fabrics used at a discount price to mbCD; otherwise, this post is for informational purposes only, no payment or commission is received on click-throughs, and opinions are my own.
