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KINSHIP Fusion Sampler 2021 in New Thatched

6/25/2021

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Kinship Quilt Thatched2019 Robin Pickens corner
It's almost here...the 2021 Kinship sew along with Gnome Angel and I thought I'd share a bit of past projects and my plans for this year's quilt! Make sure you scroll down to see the new color combinations!!
Kinship quilt blocks in Thatched modern quilt
I originally did the #100days100blocks in 2017 when we were using Tula Pink's 100 Modern Blocks book. That was lots of fun. I was really excited to see Ange release her own 100 blocks quilt "Kinship Fusion Sampler" for the 2019 sew along and I knew I had to do it! My Thatched basics fabrics were coming out with Moda and it was a great opportunity to play with them. If you are not familiar with Thatched, it can function like a solid or a blender with subtle drawn, nubby lines. It gives the colors a nice rich feel and a little more depth to the look than a plain solid.
Kinship quilt blocks in Thatched fabric
My goal was fairly simple- use a limited color palette of white and 3 grays and add in pops of color with pairs of orange, green and teal/turquoise. I really enjoyed making my blocks because the cutting schemes were so logical and efficient and I knew that if I cut a width of fabric strip in a 4.5" size, I'd be using that whole strip in the variety of blocks we were making. 2.5, 4.5, 6.5, 1.5"...it was consistent with a nice amount of play and experimentation. A block a day. I can do that when they are no too hard yet have the right mix of variation. I bought my pattern directly from gnomeangel.com as a download but shops also have a printed pattern. I just saw them at Cozy Creative in San Diego this last week! Links to Ange's shop are at the end of this post. 
Kinship quilt with border edging sashing
I used Ange's Kitchen Sink version of laying out the blocks with 1" finished sashing in between the blocks (1.5" cut width). I decided to "frame" my quilt top by adding a thin strip of scraps of the colors I had used (1" cut width for 1/2" finished size) and surround that with a 3" cut border.
Kinship quilt in Thatched by Robin Pickens on chair
I really like the balance of white and color and clean modern look of this quilt.
Kinship quilt in Thatched basics Robin Pickens and Moda Fabrics
Even though I pieced the top in 2019, I didn't get around to quilting it till mid way through 2020. I purchased a used longarm Bernina Q24 and had some pandemic self-training using YouTube videos to figure out what I was doing. That is a whole other blog post...but it was tremendously gratifying to get this quilted and bound! The pantograph is Swirl Out Jr by Mike Fountain, purchased from IntelligentQuilting.com. 
Kinship quilt in Thatched on the bed
This is sized to be a twin quilt but with the sashing and border, I can put it across the bed and cover my king bed! I started this sew along again last year, doing a scrappy version of blocks, and started making 2 of each block to made a king quilt. Now I'm rethinking that plan since I probably don't need two of all the blocks if I add sashing. I got busy with other projects so might rejoin with some of those scrappy blocks this year as well (or save them for 2022?)
Kinship quilt from Gnome Angel in Thatched in original colors from Robin Pickens
That brings me to THIS YEAR and what my plans are. I like the layout, the idea of a limited palette with some accents, the distribution of accent colors, and the border additions. So I'm calling this Kitchen Sink Renovation (Ange's layout with a little reno). And since some NEW Thatched colors launched at the beginning of this year, I'm keen to try it with some of those.
Kinship quilt in Thatched Hygge Happy Place warm colors
This is Hygge Happy Dance because I think of that Danish soothing comfort vibe with these soft neutral warm colors and a little coral to red to pink warmth. This is the version I am making this year. I am currently very smitten with the new background color, Washed Linen, Thatched 158. Since I'm making this color combination, I'm gathering the fabrics to get ready for July 1st. The other colors in this quilt will be 62 Fuchsia, 122 Early Dawn, 185 Olive, 177 Green Curry, 156 Toast, 72 Cocoa, 183 Smoked Paprika, 181 Pink Grapefruit and 36 Cream.
Thatched Moda fabric Hygge Happy colors
This next mockup is called Midnight Jazz and you could make it with a dark blue Thatched, like Midnight (which is in the new Cottage Bleu line) or Dark Wash Indigo. But Pam at Serendipity Woods, and I decided a Nautical Blue Bella Solid was a great background fabric for this. The Thatched colors are 173 Bluebell, 144 Ocean, 125 Seafoam, 124 Greenery, 103 Apricot, 82 Tangerine, Cream 36, Washed Linen 158 and Toast 156.
Kinship quilt in Thatched Midnight Jazz
Changing the background to White (Bella 200) brings a light and sparkly look to this same color combination in Morning Blues.
Kinship quilt in Thatched Morning Blues
And my original, which I'm calling "Winter Turns to Spring" is Bella 200 Off White pared with Grays of 117 Shadow, 24 Pebble, 85 Gray, oranges 103 Apricot, 82 Tangerine, and greens of Chartreuse 75, Sprig 14, Peacock 77 and Turquoise 101.
Kinship quilt in Thatched original Winter Turns to Spring
Kinship Thatched kits at Serendipity Woods
If you are looking for these kitted and ready to go, then check out SerendipityWoods.com for some kits of each of these color ways. I believe Pam will be sewing along with us. I'll also be meeting with Quilt Emporium in Woodland Hills CA to go over the colors and they usually have all the Thatched colors! I'm happy to share any information of shops with Kinship/Thatched kits so let me know.

I hope you are joining in the #100days100blocks sew along with GnomeAngel using her Kinship quilt pattern. See you posting in July!
Kinship quilt in Thatched on Floor at Robin's house
100 Days 100 Blocks 2021 with Kinship
Visit Gnome Angel's website/blog  for more info on the sew along and answers to questions you might have at  https://www.gnomeangel.com/100days100blocks-event-information/ or purchase a pattern in her shop https://shopau.gnomeangel.com/collections/books-patterns/products/pattern-kinship-100-block-fusion-sampler

My dear Roxy has decided she likes this quilt. It's her colors. She must be touching it and making sure it is hers...at all times. 
Roxy on the Kinship quilt in Thatched
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Vicki Shipley
6/30/2021 01:06:30 am

Tried to get your kit for Kinship Hygge Happy Dance but they are sold out. Is there anywhere that I can get the amounts of each color so I can search online and build my own quilt kit?

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Jan Winkel
11/25/2021 10:26:20 pm

Serendipity Woods has lovely quilt kits for the Kinship Fusion Sampler quilt but I live in Canada and unfortunately they don't ship internationally. I have a pretty good stash of Thatched fabrics but the fabric requirements are very vague in this pattern. I really need more specific fabric information to be sure I'm set up for success. I was wondering if you could help me with this please. How much background fabric is needed and other details if you have them? Your "Winter turns to Spring" colorway is great. and I would love to use this as inspiration.
I sincerely appreciate any support you'd be willing to share.
Thanks so much, jan

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12/30/2021 10:46:28 pm

I tried to get your Kinship Hygge Happy Dance set, but it was sold out. Is there a place where I can find the quantities of each color so that I may search online and create my own quilt kit?

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