I am very pleased to be a part of the Shimmer Blog Hop to celebrate Jennifer Sampou’s latest fabric release. Shimmer is fun, sophisticated, textural and the best part…it shines!
Last Spring, I made a quilt for Market from Jennifer’s Studio Stash line and I’ve been using the fabrics in my projects ever since. I really love fabrics that add visual texture and come in beautiful colors. The current line, Shimmer, certainly does not disappoint and the projects in the lookbook are stunning.
I had fun making the Cargo Duffle featured in the lookbook and Jennifer is lucky I didn’t keep it for myself! The dresses in the book are positively drool-worthy.
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When Jennifer asked me to be in the blog hop and design a project, I jumped at the chance. I had this image in my head of a quilt with tons of shimmering X’s on a neutral background.
The block I used is called “Road to Tennessee”, but I changed the proportions to make the X’s thinner and more delicate. I didn’t realize when I came up with the design that I’d be sewing together 268 3″ squares and 536 2″ squares, but it was well worth it!
The background color is Kona Pewter (one of the newest Kona colors) and it is the perfect shade of gray with a hint of warmth.
I angsted over the quilting and then decided to sew simple, wavy, lines to add texture.
Check out those great prints!
I pieced the back using leftover Shimmer I had from making the Cargo Duffle. Look at it shine!
View from the back.
The quilt measures 47″ x 59″ and it is currently glamming up my living room.
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Be sure to check out all the other amazing bloggers and the fantastic projects they are creating from Shimmer.
Blog Hop Schedule:
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
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
April 21- Jennifer Sampou- Announce Winner of Giveaway
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At the end of the Blog Hop, Jennifer Sampou will be giving away an entire fat quarter bundle of Shimmer. Check out this luscious stack of fabric:
To enter the giveaway, new readers should sign up on Jennifer’s mailing list and comment on her blog before the end of the hop. Be sure to comment about your favorite projects and why. Existing followers are automatically eligible to win.
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I also have a charm pack of Shimmer to giveaway to my readers!
To enter to win the charm pack, just leave me a comment. I’ll announce a winner by random number generator on Friday, April 4th.
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You can check out Shimmer on the Robert Kaufman Website
And if you can’t wait until the end of the giveaway, The Cotton Patch is taking pre-orders.
Thanks for stopping by!
I love your quilt , the front is awesome but so is the back ,fantastic job using these great fabrics !
Love your quilt! The colors are fantastic!
Janice, as always your work rocks!!! I have really enjoyed seeing a few sneak peeks of this project on instagram and the final result is stunning. I also love the quilting that you did, it’s perfect!! Looking forward to seeing what everyone else creates on the blog hop.
I can’t wait to see Shimmer in person, and your quilt is awesome..
I really love your shimmer quilt. Fantastic job front and back!!
Love your X’s…. These fabrics would make a great manly quilt which I’m in need of making….
Beautiful quilt. I love understated bling.
Your quilt is so pretty. Love the X design and of course the fabric.
Thanks for the chance to win
I love shimmer and have already made a pillow from some strips I got at the guild all day sew. I’d love to win that FQ stack
i love your quilt and it is reversible!! it is also very pretty. does this quilt launder well? thank you for sharing. babscorbitt@gmail.com
Your quilt turned out great. Id love to the the shimmer in person 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win
Gorgeous quilt!
WOW! The shimmer design fabric is spectacular! Your work is also fantastic! It looks like two lovely quilts with front and back designs. Beautiful!
Pretty fabrics.
Love your quilt and your work! That was a GREAT way to show off some beautiful fabric. The back is like another quilt. Marlae
Pretty fabrics, love the extra “bling” of the shimmer! Thanks for the give away!
Awesome giveaway!! I love the quilt!!! This fabric is gorgeous!!
Gorgeous QUILT Janice!! So great to see it totally finished! Thank You!
Beautiful quilt. Thanks for the giveaway.
I love your quilt, it really showcases the gorgeous fabrics. And I love the offset in your x’s.
Fabulous quilt – I love it!
I saw this on IG and had to pop over to see it. Stunning and I love the texture created by the design, background and shimmer fabric and the wavy quilting works so well.
I’m going to LOVE this collection. I adore texture and this has a ton of it!
Would love to win, thanks
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Pattern, please?? Because I LOVE this quilt! I also had the opportunity to sew some of the items for the Shimmer Look Book — the Kaleidoscope quilt and the Ten Square quilt — and I can attest to the fact that this is lovely fabric to work with. Most of the prints are a slightly denser weave than “usual” quilting cottons, so they could stand up to the shimmery fabric — what? paint? — that makes up the designs. Anyway, I’d really LOVE for you to write up this pattern, though I’m happy to buy my own Shimmer when it comes out.
Nice work, this quilt and the cargo duffle are both awesome!
Amazing. Love, love, love the quilt! And the quilting reminds me of tree bark. It is stunning!
Great and fun quilt. Love those colors.
Love your X design and your use of the shimmer fabrics. Lovely.
Love your quilt. It is so pretty with those colors.
I just love seeing new fabric lines in action! I have to order online, as my local shop doesn’t carry these wonderful designers! So I just love blog hops and blogs with gorgeous new fabric lines! Thank you!
Love the wavy line quilting and the texture it brings!
This quilt is breathtaking – Literally! Perfection. I am totally obsessed with your ultra-wavy quilting – I will be finishing everything I do that way for a while!!! Thanks for sharing.
Really like the colors and prints in the collection. Can’t wait to see it in person.
I have been crushing on this line since it first came into my line of vision, and I am DYing to get my hands on some of it….ASAP!!
(ps. I love your choice of quilting on your quilt. Perfection!)
Wow what pretty fabrics and a beautiful quilt! Thank you for sharing and offering this giveaway!
Ooh! Great quilt design and I love the quilting on it! That fabric collection is gorgeous!!
Your quilt is gorgeous. Please do a tutorial – please. Thanks for the giveaway.
Glad you had the patience to piece all those 2″ & 3″ squares…turned out handsomely! Thanks for the giveaway…hoping I win.
Those fabrics are beautiful, as is your quilt. I’m subscribing to your site right now so I don’t miss a thing.
I would LOVE to try this fabric. The quilt is beautiful and it just flows, really!
I love the design of your quilt and it must look amazing with the ‘shimmer’!! Looking forward to the rest of the hop!!
I have not seen this fabric line… gorgeous!! Your quilt would be perfect for a guy.
Your quilt is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.
Great looking quilt. Your picture really shows the Shimmer very well. With that shine she has chosen a great name for this fabric collection for sure.
Amei este seu trabalho,muito lindo.Obrigada por mostrar.
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I can’t decide which side I like better, the back is so beautiful too. Does this fabric keep its’s shine after washings? crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Love the wavy line quilting!
Both sides of your quilt look great, and I love the fabric.
Those X’s are great! I bet this quilt really shines in person!
The Xs look wonderful in that fabric! So fun
Fabulous quilting!
I am so glad I stopped to read this post and see your gorgeous quilt! I’m lovin’ that shimmer fabric. I think your wavy lined stitching really gives the quilt “life” as if it’s in motion. Such a super idea.
What beautiful fabric and what a beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing. sarah@forrussia.org
Beautiful fabric. Great give away, thanks.
Oh my, these fabrics are absolutely delicious! I too love a bit of shimmer. Your quilt is stunning.
Oh Janice, great choice for the quilting!! It’s beautiful!!
Your quilt is perfect, especially your quilting! This looks like a fabulous line of fabric, I would love to win some. Thanks
What a luxurious quilt! Beautiful!
I really like your quilt. Worth all the work to sew it together.
Beautiful quilt… every girl needs a little glam!
Your Shimmer quilt is incredibly, breathtakingly beautiful! Everything about it is perfect, from the background to the wavy quilting, even the pieced backing is fantastic! And just so you know, I’m not saying that in a ‘this is a giveaway, choose me kind of way’, one – because that would be wrong & dishonest, & two – it really is fantastic & one that I want to copy shamelessly. So thanks for the inspiration!
Wow – that is the most amazing quilting. I love how it looks on the back!
Absolutely stunning quilt, really shows off how gorgeous the fabric is.
Awesome quilt and great fabric!
I love your shimmery quilt, and I think I love the back even more than the front! It’s fabulous!
Fabulous X’s and I Shimmer looks beautiful! What is the texture of it like?
That is a very pretty quilt!
That quilt looks great. I think my daughter would really like this fabric collection.
Love your quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!
Pick me~ pick me! (Please,)
I love this fabric thanks for the chance to win
Great quilt and perfect choice for the quilting. Loving the fabric and this blog hop.
This fabric is fabulous. Your quilt is too, the gray is a perfect choice for the background.
Nice work on both sides of your quilt! Pairing the fabrics in the Shimmer line with the gray makes it very elegant.
Your X quilt is a stunner! I’ll bet it shines nicely in shifting light.
Awesome work!
Beautiful fabric, thanks for the giveaway
Your quilt is so lovely. The pewter background is really shows off the prints. Thanks for the chance to win a prize.
Your quilt is awesome! You are very talented. Thanks!
With the crummy weather we have all been having a little Shimmer is needed in all our lives right now. Thank you and Jennifer. I have been to visit her blog and it is so nice.
Beautiful fabric, but you made a STUNNING quilt!
I love the back of your quilt!! The geometrics! (The front is great too, but the back has captured me!) Thanks for the chance to win!
The quilt is just stunning! AND reversible, soooo cool! Great job!
If I had to make all those x’s I would have left more blank squares!
this quilt is just amazing – I love it – thanks so much for making it and sharing 🙂
Very pretty fabric!
Beautiful quilt, the shimmer fabrics look great with the pewter solid.
i LOVE these! HOpefully I made the cut-off!
Love that quilt! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your Shimmer quilt and the quilting is so great.
Wow!! Loooove the Quilt!! Fabrics are Awesome!!
I love your quilt. Between the shimmer x’s and the grey fabric, those x’s really pop.
What a great looking quilt!
Beautifully done!
Lovely quilt. The shimmer is wonderful and the quilting really accents the design.
Your “Shimmer” is fun, thanks for the inspiration!
I really like the quilt design!
Love this quilt…..the back as well as the front. I’m late the the hop as I’ve been out of the country. Would love the pattern for it, are you going to post it or make it available for purchase?
Dear Janice,
I absolutely love your Shimmer “Road to Tennessee” Quilt!!! Your quilt back on this one is even pretty enough to be a quilt top! Please keep in mind that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” when I tell you that I’d like to make a quilt like yours for myself! Would you be kind enough to tell me which fabrics and the quantities you used to make both your top AND back?
Thank you so much! Kathleen