Fish!

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Patterns are one of the things I look for when I visit quilt shops, because it’s always nice to find something new and unusual. That’s how I came to make these fish:

The pattern is “Mod Fish” by Colourwerx. Your LQS probably can order it, or you can get it here. The pattern was well written, easy, and fun. Of course I made a few changes, but those were just because I wanted to, not because the pattern needed modification.

Friends helped me choose the fabrics, all of which came from stash. This was a great place to use batiks because of their organic feel. I quilted it by zig-zagging around the fusible applique and along some of the stitching lines. Because this is intended to be a wall hanging, I used poly/wool felt as batting. (It’s firmer and more stable than regular batting, so you don’t have to quilt closely to keep it from sagging when hung.)

Luckily, we visited our daughter’s new vacation house at the beach over the Thanksgiving weekend, so I was able to give it to her as a housewarming gift.

Quilt Stats

Name: Fish!

Finished size: 35″ x 46″

Pattern by: Colourwerx

Pieced and quilted by: me

 

14 thoughts on “Fish!”

      • I didn’t know about Colourwerx either; finding new designers is one of the advantages of visiting different shops. The felt “batting” was recommended in one of the art quilt books I read, but I can’t recall the author. thanks for visiting and commenting.

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