tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14433756601830724962024-03-13T12:03:12.165-07:00Twi-QuiltersCombining our obsession for Twilight with our passion for quilting.Twi-Quilters Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322463128416560282noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443375660183072496.post-73707768739610947602014-04-29T15:08:00.001-07:002014-04-29T21:28:38.413-07:00Snugglepot & Cuddlepie<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><i>The Old Home's in the old place.<br />
The same old stars are on the Wall.</i><br />
–May Gibbs</span></div><br />
At the end of June 2012, our sweet Catherine gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. We're just getting around to posting it now. The quilt is just too cute not to.<br />
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And so, of course, we had to make her a quilt. We knew that she loves the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snugglepot_and_Cuddlepie"><i><b>Snugglepot and Cuddlepie</b></i></a> series of books by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Gibbs">May Gibbs</a> and when we were talking about ideas for the quilt, that theme came up. Since the books are Australian, and we all live in the US we Googled the characters and put together a fun quilt for her sweet new arrival.<br />
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This is what Cat had to say about the quilt: <i>Well not long after my second child, Connall was born I received a lovely surprise in the mail. It was a beautiful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snugglepot_and_Cuddlepie"><b>Snugglepot and Cuddlepie</b></a> themed quilt!! Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are a children's classic that I grew up with here in Australia, so I was quite surprised and thrilled to see that my USA mates had decided to use this as a theme for a quilt for my little Connall. I'm sure he will treasure for years to come.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sea Horse by Angie</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Koala by Beth</span><br />
My koala block was a paper piecing pattern found in a quilt <a href="http://www.margaretrolfe.com/details.cfm?ID=6">pattern book</a> by Australian <a href="http://www.margaretrolfe.com/">Margaret Rolfe</a>. The book featured Australian animals. I used the leafy green material to mimic eucalyptus leaves that I had purchased for the rose bushes in front of <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/2011/09/breaking-dawn-charity-quilt-bella-and.html">Edward and Bella’s Cottage</a> on the <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/breaking-dawn-charity-quilt.html">Breaking Dawn Quilt</a> and the pine trunk printed material from the Cottage’s front door was perfect for the trunk of the tree. I’m a literalist when interpreting fabrics. LOL The gray material had been ordered as a possibility for the cottage’s stone façade, but I didn't use it, so it found a perfect use in this project! The koala’s mouth and nose are both appliquéd by hand, the eyes are hand satin stitched and the claws are hand backstitched to complete him.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Baby in Leaves by Joyce</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mushrooms by Iris</span><br />
When I searched for Snugglepot and Cuddlepie images online I came across <a href="http://www.angusrobertson.com.au/book/123-snugglepot-and-cuddlepie/1326169/">this photo</a>. I love mushroom shapes and I've always loved the Anne Geddes style photos of babies so I knew this is what I wanted to do, only a simplified version. Lucky for me Vanessa Wilson at Crafty Gemini had just designed and posted <a href="http://www.craftygemini.blogspot.com/2012/04/garden-blog-hop-mod-mushrooms.html">this cute pattern</a> for the <a href="http://sewhooked.com/2012/05/01/garden-party-round-up-and-bonus-border/">Garden Blog Hop</a> hosted by Jennifer at Sewhooked in April. It was perfect! I just pieced it with one less 'shroom then appliquéd the two babies. I was especially happy that I had that background fabric that reminds me of the eucalyptus leaves. I drew the details on the babies with a fabric pen. Don't you just love the little baby booty? ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kookaburra by Colleen</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hedgehog by Kate</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gumnut Babies by Elizabeth</span><br />
When we make a quilt we all throw ideas out and then we sign up for the block or blocks we want to do. I love to do needle-turn appliqué, so I thought it would be fun to do the little Gumnut Babies, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. I have never seen the books, so I used an <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/gumnut-babies">image</a> I found on-line for my pattern. Everything is needle-turn with a bit of embroidery for the details. I did a satin stitch for the pupils and the white reflection on the eyes and for the mouths. I used backstitch for the noses, eyelashes and around the chins for definition.<br />
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I love the beautiful quilting job Angie did. I'll let her work speak for itself.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Frog by Nicole</span><br />
First off he's so cute with the lily pads (quilting that Angie did)!<br />
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Second, I wanted to do a frog because I like frogs. I figured he'd be in the water so I stuck with using blue for the background and green for the froggy. Then I found the perfect eyes, well buttons. But they look awesome!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Owl by Jerri Lynn</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obelia By Beth</span><br />
My Clam Shell Obelia square is one of the hardest things I've ever tried to design. I chose the Obelia character because I knew I wanted to do something water related because I’m a swimmer. After trying to paper piece an open clam shell, I abandoned the idea when it became too busy a background to embroider the vibrant little character on.<br />
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The green patterned material lent itself to a seaweed-looking background, so I appliquéd the brown outline of the shell. Running behind to meet the deadline, I hand stitched the character on the only light background I had, some muslin, by stitching through a printed paper onto the fabric and later removing the paper. Not an advisable method, but without fancy backlit machines, a material transferring printer, or other higher-technology helpers, it got the job done! I was even able to use metallic threads for the bubbles Obelia sits on. Lastly, I appliquéd the embroidered muslin into the open clam shell.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Flower by Angie</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kangaroo by Joyce</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lizard by Wanda</span><br />
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We always love to encounter others who have shared their love of <i><b>Twilight</b></i> through quilting. Recently, we met <a href="http://essiesquilts.blogspot.com/">Essie</a>, a Twi-Fan who lives in the Netherlands. She agreed to let us share her beautiful quilt with you!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> How long did the quilt take you?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> I started this quilt in October 2011, during the Dutch Quilters Guild retreat. The assignment was to design and make a quilt with signs, lettering and/or text.<br />
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A lot of people made something with their initials, but I didn't want to do that. So while I was trying to think about what to make for this quilt I thought, <i>“‘text’ ... ‘books’ ... why not make something with <b>Twilight?</b> The image on the cover of <b>Breaking Dawn</b> combined with the lettering that was used for the films?”</i><br />
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Of course I didn't have the books with me, but fortunately the hotel could print things for me, so I took quite a few trips to the computer in the lobby during those 4 days.<br />
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The letters <i><b>Twilight</b></i> were made with fusible appliqué. I had to make do with what I had at the time and I didn't have the option to print on fabric ... all the other writing is done with pens as they were too small to fuse. The quilt measures only 19 x 21 inches.<br />
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The block on the top left corner I did back at home as well as the ribbon. Between doing this and that, the quilt ended up on the "to-do"—pile and I quilted and finished it a year later in October of 2012.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> Do you have a favorite quilt block?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> I loved making the part with the chess pieces, but my favorite part is probably the smallest ... it is the little howling wolf silhouette.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> Who is the quilt for?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> I never intended to make this quilt for anyone, and seeing as <i><b>Twilight</b></i> is close to my heart, I think I'm just going to keep this one for myself.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> What is your favorite book in the <b><i>Twilight</i></b> series?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> I don't really have a favorite because I love them all, and I see them really as one book, one continuing story. I think <i><b>New Moon</b></i> is special to me because it was the first book I read in the series.<br />
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But one I would really love to read more of is <b><i>Midnight Sun</i></b>, loved to hear the story and thoughts from Edward's perspective. I hope Stephenie finishes it one day.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> Which team are you?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> Can I pick team Bella? If not I'll have to go for team Edward, because that's Bella's choice too.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> Who is your favorite character in the books?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> Apart from Bella and Edward ... I really like Alice, love the way she moves in a fight as shown in the films.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> How many times have you read the books? Seen the movies?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> Someone at work lent me a DVD once called <i><b>Twilight</b></i> for me to watch. From that time on I was hooked, and went straight to the bookstore to get the book <i><b>New Moon</b></i>. I must have read the books about 3 or 4 times, as for the movies ... I think I've lost count. With <b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b> coming out on DVD, I can feel a movie marathon coming. ... <img alt=":wink:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5I93XPTzFBA8cuWbZJZN_4fW9N0YhrhtPEivipYcZy8YDNHqLKQX1nLI4Pk5lrrlt1Pgg_2c2HZ9qehie0hjFN5k1AaasSw_GgIJLu9GKfPxG-Y9DHsfCnoU1ccjDZ0e5kNNirsX0Xtw/s17/Wink.gif" title="Wink" /><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Twi-Quilters:</span></b> Anything you’d like to share with us about <i><b>Twilight</b></i>, your quilt, or quilting in general?<br />
<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">Essie:</span></b> I really enjoyed working on this quilt and also really like the quilts you have made with all the paper pieced blocks each with their own story to tell. It is so much fun to give your own interpretation to something you have been a part of and loved reading (and/or watching). One day I might make a bigger different version of this <i><b>Twilight</b></i> quilt.<br />
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Something else I like and might make a quilt of some day is <i><b>The Lord of the Rings</b></i>. I have some ideas for that one going around my brain for a while now, but before I start with that I need to finish some of my current ongoing products.<br />
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Essie, thank you for sharing your beautiful quilt with us. It was so fun to see pictures, hear about your process and get to know you a little better!Twi-Quilters Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322463128416560282noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443375660183072496.post-85298219336640031652013-03-09T00:20:00.000-08:002013-03-09T00:20:00.397-08:00Twilight Saga Charity Quilt: Book Covers<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i>If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.</i> –Oscar Wilde</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>Twilight Saga Book Covers</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.fandominstitches.com/2011/05/vampireswerewolves.html#twi">Patterns</a> by Cat and pieced by Elizabeth as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><i>Twilight</i></b><br />
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<b><i>New Moon</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Eclipse</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Elizabeth:</b></span><br />
<i>I had done Cat's <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_forbiddenfruit_hardhatcat.pdf"><i>Twilight</i></a>, <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_brokenpetals_hardhatcat.pdf"><i>New Moon</i></a> and <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_whitequeen_hardhatcat.pdf"><i>Breaking Dawn</i></a> patterns each several times and enjoyed doing them. I had never tried the <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_tornribbon_hardhatcat.pdf"><i>Eclipse</i></a> pattern, though, so I was excited to try it. I enlarged the patterns to 12" and used my favorite Fairy Frost fabrics to give the blocks that shimmering vampire quality.<br />
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I especially love the beautiful quilting <a href="http://fivemonkeyquilts.blogspot.com/">Angie</a> did in these blocks (and throughout the quilt). Her work is amazing.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Book Quotes</span></b><br />
Machine embroidered quotes from each of the four books done by Nicole as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><i>Twilight</i></b><br />
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<b><i>New Moon</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Eclipse</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Nicole:</span></b><br />
<i>When we talked about having a quote from each book, we all worked together to pick the right quotes. I wanted to make sure the quotes chosen were unique to that book. I volunteered to embroider them. I think we picked pretty good quotes!!</i> <img alt=":wink:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5I93XPTzFBA8cuWbZJZN_4fW9N0YhrhtPEivipYcZy8YDNHqLKQX1nLI4Pk5lrrlt1Pgg_2c2HZ9qehie0hjFN5k1AaasSw_GgIJLu9GKfPxG-Y9DHsfCnoU1ccjDZ0e5kNNirsX0Xtw/s17/Wink.gif" title="Wink" /><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Fido</span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Krista as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Krista:</span></b><br />
<i>This is the first time I have taken part in the making of one of these quilts, and I was very excited to be asked!! I decided to create the "Fido" block because it was one of my favorite scenes in the book - classic Jacob and Rosalie! I wanted to keep it simple, but at the same time try to recreate that moment. I found a pale peach reproduction fabric with a small rose pattern on it for the background, thinking that the roses would be a perfect representation of Rosalie. I tried numerous times to make a silhouette of Rosalie's head, but was never thrilled with the results so I left it out. The grey fabric dog bowl was traced free-hand - I reversed the fabric for the inner part of the bowl - and used machine applique to sew it to the block. I added several lines of black stitching to create the illusion of the bowl flying through the air. After several failed attempts and trying to "write" the name onto the bowl with thread, I ended up using iron on letters to spell "Fido" - maybe not as pretty as Rosalie would have done it, but I still like it!</i><br />
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<i>This block was such fun to make, and I am honored to have a small part in this amazing quilt!!</i><br />
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"No problem," Emmett said with a gleaming smile. "Right this way, Bella."</i><br />
–Bella Cullen, <b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b>, page 518-519</span> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arm Wrestling</span></span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Joyce as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Joyce:</span></b><br />
<i>This is one of my favorite scenes in the book. Emmett is so much fun, and it’s great to see Bella ‘best’ him. I used the photo still that was released before the movie to get a sense of how this scene would look, reread that section of <b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b>, then sketched my version of it. I used the tree fabric for the background so it would look like the forest around the Cullen’s house. The rock is the same dark gray as the lower cliff on the <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/2013/02/twilight-saga-charity-quilt-cliff-diving.html">cliff diving block</a>. I used black with curlicues for Emmett’s hair and a very pale fabric for Emmett’s skin. Bella’s skin is the same fabric in an even lighter shade. I used denim for her shirt and brown for her hair. I didn't think Emmett needed a shirt. I satin-stitched around Emmett and Bella to give more definition, then used a wavy embroidery stitch for Bella’s hair.</i><br />
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<i>It belonged here so absolutely that it seemed as if it must have grown from the rock, a natural formation. Honeysuckle climbed up one wall like a lattice, winding all the way up and over the thick wooden shingles. Late summer roses bloomed in a handkerchief-sized garden under the dark, deep-set windows. There was a little path of flat stones, amethyst in the night, that led up to the quaint arched wooden door.</i><br />
–Bella Cullen, <b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b>, page 475</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Bella & Edward's Cottage</span></span><br />
Designed and pieced by Beth as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Beth:</span></b><br />
<i>I have a thing for houses. How they’re made and how their pieces represent the people that call them home. So no wonder I loved bringing this image to the quilt! The description in the book is fairly succinct. It was just a matter of finding fabric with the correct patterns. I found a <a href="http://www.quiltknit.com/">shop online</a> and ordered several different patterns and colors of rock and stone, and they also offered different colors of roof shingles!<br />
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Once I looked at the pattern sizes and put together complementary shades, I drafted the cottage. I wanted an asymmetrical structure to add some quaintness with curving lines and dormer windows and, of course, a chimney. I planned on setting the house against waves of green fabric with my favorite lavender, scrolly material above as the “violet sky.” But when I found the forest-scape fabric, it was beyond perfect. It came in a deeper, darker green, but I chose this more vibrant green because of the yellows in the trees throughout, since it was early fall in the book. I moved the cut-out of the house stone around on the forest fabric until I found the backdrop look I wanted with the side trees and the pines peaking up above the chimney.<br />
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I appliquéd the stone of the cottage onto the backdrop, then the roof thatching (which was difficult around the dormer window cut out) and the chimney. I used some wood bark fabric for the front door, then hand-stitched outline details to give the chimney it’s 3D corners.<br />
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I cut out the backdrop fabric where I’d stitch in the violet sky, but after I put the lavender piece in, things didn’t look right. So I cut around the trees to add more sky showing on the sides and then top-stitched the trees for added reinforcement. I appliquéd on the three windows in a dark (almost black) gray, hand-stitched the door hinges, handle and dormer details, then satin stitched both sets of eaves.<br />
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I tried satin stitching the pathway stones in purple, but wasn’t satisfied with the result so I opted to appliqué each of those in an amethyst fabric. I had always planned on ribbon embroidery for the rose bushes and honeysuckle, utilizing simple brown floss backstitches for the rose bushes themselves, but with the lush green of the now-changed background, I was afraid they’d get lost. So I utilized one of the green patterns I had planned to originally use for the green waves of backdrop. I noticed the pattern had small bush-like groupings if I strategically cut them, so I free hand appliquéd those as well.<br />
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I used silk ribbon in red to ribbon embroider the roses on the bushes. I’ve always loved this technique and really like how it gives some texture to the block. Lastly, I chose very vibrant DMC flosses to free hand embroider the honeysuckle. I used backstitches for vine, lazy daisies for leaves, 5-point backstitched stars for flowers and French knots for buds.<br />
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Although I’m newer to quilting, this block will always be one of my favorites. I really enjoyed making it and am very pleased with the results!</i><br />
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I saw only blackness at first, and the moon’s white trail across the water. But I searched the space where he pointed until I found a low black shape breaking into the sheen of moonlight on the waves. As I squinted into the darkness, the silhouette became more detailed. The shape grew into a squat, irregular triangle, with one side trailing longer than the other before sinking into the waves. We drew closer, and I could see the outline was feathery, swaying to the light breeze.<br />
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And then my eyes refocused and the pieces all made sense: a small island rose out of the water ahead of us, waving with palm fronds, a beach glowing pale in the light of the moon.<br />
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“Where are we?” I murmured in wonder while he shifted course, heading around to the north end of the island.<br />
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He heard me, despite the noise of the engine, and smiled a wide smile that gleamed in the moonlight.<br />
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“This is Isle Esme.”</i><br />
–Bella and Edward Cullen, <b><i>Breaking Dawn</i></b>, pages 77–78</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Isle Esme</span></b><br />
Pattern by <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/365-foundation-quilt-blocks-linda-causee/1007230738?ean=9781402740411">Linda Causee</a> and piece by Angie as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Angie:</span></b><br />
This pattern is another one from my happy pattern book, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/365-foundation-quilt-blocks-linda-causee/1007230738?ean=9781402740411">365 Foundation Quilt Blocks</a>. I managed to make this one totally out of scraps from my 'small bits bucket.' I don't know what it is about quilters but we manage to find a way to us EVERY bit of our supply of fabric. It's like squeezing all the last bits of chocolate syrup out of the Hershey's bottle. Before I even made a stitch on this block, I had found a package of buttons at Joann's with beach-ish things. I auditioned quite a few of them but in the end opted for the sailboat and I was pretty sure that using the sparkly sun button was imperative.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Bella and Edward's Wedding</span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Joyce as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Joyce:</span></b><br />
<i>This block required watching the movie numerous times, pausing, sketching, researching the details of the wedding dress, tuxedo, hair jewels, etc. I decided to create the moment when Bella gets to Edward. For the background, I used a light fabric with small green-leafed vines and a dark green for the ground. Edward’s tuxedo is satin in black and white. Bella’s dress resembles the design in the movie. The back is detailed like the wedding gown in the movie. I added seed pearls along the back which are under the ‘veil’. Her hairpiece is made of silver and blue beads.</i><br />
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–Jacob Black, <b><i>Eclipse</i></b>, page 490</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Camping</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.quiltmaker.com/content_downloads/SugarloafCampground.pdf">Pattern</a> by Quiltmaker and pieced as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Angie:</span></b><br />
<i>I had the great fun of making this block for the <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/eclipse-charity-quilt.html"><b><i>Eclipse</i></b></a> quilt too. Since I already had a great <a href="http://www.quiltmaker.com/content_downloads/SugarloafCampground.pdf">pattern</a>, it was just about picking the fabrics. I tried to portray the balance between 'hot' and 'cold' with the multi-colored batik. Can't you just see Jacob's warmth radiating from his side of the tent? The background fabric just looks like big chunky snowflakes too. This was my favorite scene from that book so I am very happy I got to make this block twice!</i><br />
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I examined it cautiously. On the opposite side of the chain from the wolf, there now hung a brilliant heart-shaped crystal. It was cut in a million facets, so that even in the subdued light shining from the lamp, it sparkled. I inhaled a low gasp.<br />
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“It was my mother’s.” He shrugged deprecatingly. “I inherited quite a few baubles like this. I’ve given some to Esme and Alice both. So, clearly, this is not a big deal in any way.”<br />
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I smiled ruefully at his assurance.<br />
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“But I thought it was a good representation,” he continued. “It’s hard and cold.” He laughed. “And it throws rainbows in the sunlight.”<br />
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“You forgot the most important similarity,” I murmured. “It’s beautiful.”<br />
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“My heart is just as silent,” he mused. “And it, too, is yours.”<br />
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I twisted my wrist so the heart would glimmer. “Thank you. For both.”</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">–Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, <b><i>Eclipse</i></b>, page 438–439</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">Edward's Diamond Heart</span></b><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_diamondheart_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> by Cat and pieced by Wanda as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Wanda:</b></span><br />
<i>My Edward's heart block is the <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_diamondheart_hardhatcat.pdf">pattern</a> of our very own Cat Magraith! I have a love of the heart shape and have made hearts for our last quilt. This heart is paper pieced and made with sparkling white fabrics which just made me think of Edward putting his diamond heart charm on Bella's bracelet. The background fabric shimmers in the night highlighting the brightness of Edward's love for Bella!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Cat:</b></span><br />
<i>Well I had the <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_charmbracelet_hardhatcat.pdf">bracelet pattern</a> so I also needed the <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_diamondheart_hardhatcat.pdf">heart</a>. I did this block as pattern for a <a href="http://twilight-crafts.livejournal.com/tag/twibom">BOM</a> that I did a while ago. The diamond heart is more than just the charm that Edward gave Bella, it also represents him. It appears at first to be cold and hard, but it is also strong, indestructible and a real treasure. It also sparkles <img alt=":wink:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5I93XPTzFBA8cuWbZJZN_4fW9N0YhrhtPEivipYcZy8YDNHqLKQX1nLI4Pk5lrrlt1Pgg_2c2HZ9qehie0hjFN5k1AaasSw_GgIJLu9GKfPxG-Y9DHsfCnoU1ccjDZ0e5kNNirsX0Xtw/s17/Wink.gif" title="Wink" />.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i>“I didn’t make the bracelet,” he admitted. “Just the charm.”</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i>Fastened to one of the links of the silver bracelet was a tiny wooden carving. I held it between my fingers to look at it closer. It was amazing the amount of detail involved in the little figurine — the miniature wolf was utterly realistic. It was even carved out of some red-brown wood that matched the color of his skin.</i></span> <span style="color: #cccccc;">–Bella Swan, <b><i>Eclipse</i></b>, page 374</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><b>Bella's Bracelet</b></span><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_charmbracelet_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> by Cat and pieced by Jerri Lynn as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Cat:</b></span><br />
<i>I occasionally dabble in a little jewelry making and had made myself a bracelet based on the one that Jacob gave Bella with the wolf charm and then Edward added his diamond heart. I thought if I could make a real one, then I could also make a quilt block too! So I sat down and came up with this design.</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">I walked down the line to take my place behind Jessica, mildly curious as to why she was suddenly so friendly. . .</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">Jess was babbling before I was in earshot.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">". . . so amazing. I mean, it seems like we just met, and now we're graduating together," she gushed. "Can you believe it's over? I feel like screaming!" . . .</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">She droned on and on, and I was sure the sudden return of our friendship was due to graduation nostalgia. . . I paid attention as well as I could while I shrugged into my robe. And I found that I was glad that things could end on a good note with Jessica.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">Because it was an ending, no matter what Eric, the valedictorian, had to say about commencement meaning "beginning. . ."</span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">It went so quickly. . .</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">I watched as Alice, suddenly appearing, danced across the stage. . . Edward followed behind. . . Only the two of them could carry off the hideous yellow and still look the way they did. . .</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">Mr. Greene said something I didn't hear, and everyone around me shouted and screamed. Yellow hats rained down.</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">–Bella Swan, <b><i>Eclipse</i></b>, pages 353-355</span> <br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Graduation from Forks High</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/365-foundation-quilt-blocks-linda-causee/1007230738?ean=9781402740411">Pattern</a> by Linda Causee and pieced by Angie as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Angie:</span></b><br />
<i>I used the pattern from my favorite 'paper piecing bible' <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/365-foundation-quilt-blocks-linda-causee/1007230738?ean=9781402740411">365 Foundation Quilt Blocks</a>. Since I make most of my pictorial quilt blocks out of batik . . . these seemed like natural colors for a diploma. I had this grand idea of adding a gold thread tassel but the reality of that plan was disappointing so I nixed it. The words 'Forks High' are quilted in the background.</i><br />
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–Bella Swan, <b><i>Eclipse</i></b>, page 143</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">I Am Switzerland</span></b><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_swissshield_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> by Cat and pieced by Iris; embroidered quote by Jerri Lynn for our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">From Iris:</span></b><br />
<i>There's something about this block that I really love. It's simple, but the combination of the sparkliness of the the Fairy Frost, the different textures, and the embroidery really appeal to me. I really loved putting this block together for such a special quilt.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">From Cat:</span></b><br />
<i>I have been to Switzerland in the past as I have friends there and I noticed that a lot of the towns displayed shields for the country and region more so than flags, so to represent Bella’s “I am Switzerland” stance I created a <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_swissshield_hardhatcat.pdf">Swiss Shield pattern</a>. Although I hadn't read <b>Breaking Dawn</b> yet when I designed it, it was a good choice as Bella’s special gift as a vampire was to shield her loved ones, so this is a perfect representation for Bella.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Jacob</span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Colleen as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Colleen:</span></b><br />
<i>I made the Wolf Paw with Conversation Hearts block to represent the strengthening of Jacob and Bella's friendship in New Moon. I used a winter forest fabric for the background and a reddish brown for the wolf paw which I hand appliqued. I also added two conversation hearts from a perfect fabric that Iris found. This was a New Moon block but I foreshadowed Eclipse with my selection of hearts ("Hot Lips" and "Kiss Me").</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">“Edward!” I screamed, knowing it was useless. The crowd was too loud, and my voice was breathless with exertion. But I couldn't stop screaming.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">The clock tolled again.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">. . . “Edward, no!” I screamed, but my voice was lost in the roar of the chime.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">. . . The clock tolled, and he took a large stride toward the light.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">“No!” I screamed. “Edward, look at me!”</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">He wasn't listening. He smiled very slightly. He raised his foot to take the step that would put him directly in the path of the sun.</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">–Bella Swan, <b><i>New Moon</i></b>, page 449–451</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">The Clock Tower at Volterra</span></b><br />
Designed by Iris and adapted and pieced by Joyce as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Joyce:</span></b><br />
<i>I started with Iris’ <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moon-quilt-volturi.html">Clock Tower block</a> from <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/new-moon-charity-quilt.html">New Moon</a>, then watched the DVD a number of times. I decided to make this block similar to hers, but closer. I used the crackle white and brown fabric for the building. The base of the fountain is also the crackle fabric. , I used a blue striated with white fabric to fill the fountain, which looked like water to me. I originally did the fountain statue in the same crackle fabric, but it blended too much with the building, so I remade it in a dark red. I covered it with a sparkly organdy ribbon to make it look like water was falling from the fountain. I used a brighter red for the flags all over the building, and the black we used for most of the quilt in the windows to give some depth. The clock itself is white fabric, and I embroidered the hands so it was getting close to noon. I used a satin stitch to define edges and add some detail. All we need now is for Edward to appear in the doorway!</i><br />
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“Hurry, Bella!” Alice shouted impatiently through the open passenger window.<br />
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I ran to the door and threw myself in, feeling as though I might as well be wearing a black stocking over my head.<br />
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“Sheesh, Alice,” I complained. “Could you pick a more conspicuous car to steal?”<br />
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The interior was black leather, and the windows were tinted dark. It felt safer inside, like nighttime.<br />
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Alice was already weaving, too fast, through the thick airport traffic—sliding through tiny spaces between the cars as I cringed and fumbled for my seat belt.<br />
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“The important question,” she corrected, “is whether I could have stolen a faster car, and I don't think so. I got lucky.”<br />
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“I'm sure that will be very comforting at the roadblock.”<br />
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She trilled a laugh. “Trust me, Bella. If anyone sets up a roadblock, it will be behind us.” She hit the gas then, as if to prove her point. –Bella Swan and Alice Cullen, <b><i>New Moon</i></b>, page 439–440</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Alice's Porsche</span></b><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/yello-porsche_hardhatcat001.pdf">Designed</a> and pieced by Cat as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Cat</span></b><br />
<i>I <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/yello-porsche_hardhatcat001.pdf">designed</a> this block previously for another Twilight Quilt and still love it so used it again for this one. I'm an engineer and asked a lot of my motor-head male colleagues what they thought of the design before going ahead with it. They all approved <img alt=":biggrin:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_G8LLUXsrnbogj7uQZ6THCPOQxnF0oW01nT-3YGMgEJ8GqX_0JATH8xLxKBEs1LKkh7zjLc7FbhOMLUHyrQtbunlxndwfJuYkDLeHTtXBZ7CWwGodGfkR7TSXMc9_k7IlkgNSvdco5cM/s17/Big%2520Grin.gif" title="Big Grin" />.<br />
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I found trying to get the right fabrics for this one was tricky enough, but trying to find the right buttons was also a challenge. In the end I used some buttons from my grandmother's old button tin for the wheels and I needed some help for the headlight buttons. And of course I had to use Fairy Frost somewhere in this block, because we all know that vampires sparkle!</i><br />
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And I flung myself off the cliff.<br />
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I screamed as I dropped through the open air like a meteor, but it was a scream of exhilaration and not fear. The wind resisted, trying vainly to fight the unconquerable gravity, pushing against me and twirling me in spirals like a rocket crashing to earth.</i> –Bella Swan, <b><i>New Moon</i></b>, page 359</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Cliff Diving</span></b><br />
Designed by Angie, adapted and pieced by Joyce as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Joyce:</span></b><br />
<i>Angie’s <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moon-quilt-cliff-diving.html">Cliff Diving Block</a> on the <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/new-moon-charity-quilt.html">New Moon Quilt</a> was beautiful, so I used her pattern. To make the block a bit different for this quilt, I flipped it left to right. The beach comes to the start of the cliffs with some of the bushes showing on the lower cliff, which is dark gray to contrast with the beach. Bella has just jumped from the upper cliff, which is a lighter gray stone material. The bushes and forest are a fabric with trees, which I also used in the arm wrestling block. The darkened sky is my favorite tie-dyed material, which I use often. The water is a variegated blue with sparkles in it. As in Angie’s block, Victoria is floating in the distance.</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">I felt the smooth wooden floor beneath my knees, and then the palms of my hands, and then it was pressed against the skin of my cheek. I hoped that I was fainting, but to my disappointment, I didn't lose consciousness. The waves of pain that had only lapped at me before now reared high up and washed over my head, pulling me under.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #cccccc;">I did not resurface.</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">–Bella Swan, <b><i>New Moon</i></b>, page 84</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Months Passing Without Notice</span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Joyce as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Joyce:</span></b><br />
<i>The months passing was one of the most heart wrenching parts of the books for me. If you've read the <i><b>New Moon</b></i> <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-moon-quilt-calendar.html">write-ups</a>, this will be a repeat. For this quilt, I tried to replicate what I had made for the <i><b><a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/new-moon-charity-quilt.html">New Moon</a></b></i> quilt. The months fit together and flip up to reveal the next month. If you look closely, hopefully you will see the trees are designed to symbolize hands reaching toward each other, but just not able to connect. I used many of the same fabrics for these blocks as for the <i><b>New Moon</b></i> quilt. The trees are various fabrics, which resemble bark. The skies are tie-dyed blue. The ground varies with each month as the seasons changed. To finish the blocks, I embroidered the name of each month on the block.</i><br />
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My head was spinning at the rapid change in direction our conversation had taken. From the cheerful topic of my impending demise, we were suddenly declaring ourselves. He waited, and even though I looked down to study our hands between us, I knew his golden eyes were on me.<br />
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“You already know how I feel, of course,” I finally said. “I’m here . . . which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you.” I frowned. “I’m an idiot.”<br />
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“You are an idiot,” he agreed with a laugh. Our eyes met, and I laughed too. We laughed together at the idiocy and sheer impossibility of such a moment.<br />
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“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb . . . ,” he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.<br />
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“What a stupid lamb,” I sighed.<br />
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“What a sick, masochistic lion.”</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #cccccc;">–Edward Cullen & Bella Swan, <i><b>Twilight</b></i>, page 273–274</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-size: large;">Lion and Lamb</span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/qc/roar.html">Roaring Lion pattern</a> by Linda Hibbert and pieced by Iris; <a href="http://www.free-quilt-patterns.net/applique/Lamb.html">Lamb pattern</a> by Four Twin Sisters and pieced by Nicole as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Iris:</b></span><br />
<i>This lion is the same <a href="http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/qc/roar.html">pattern</a> that was used for the <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/stephenie-meyer-quilt.html">Stephenie Meyer quilt</a> in 2009. I'd admired it since I first saw it and was very excited to give it a try. Originally I intended to use this in my personal Twilight quilt, but when the call for another charity quilt came, I felt it fitting to donate the lion to this cause. Having small children myself, any cause that benefits children is close to my heart. </i><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">The Meadow</span><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_meadow_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> designed by Cat and pieced by Jerri Lynn as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Jerri Lynn:</b></span><br />
<i>I was so happy to do this block, as it is one of my favorite scenes from all of the books combined! The beautiful <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_meadow_hardhatcat.pdf">design</a> is Cat's, but I chose my own fabrics. I love the way that Cat has designed this scene, with Edward and Bella gazing at one another. This is the perfect image for the last movie, as it brings the focus of the books, the love between Edward and Bella, right to the surface.</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Cat:</b></span><br />
<i>I found that this scene in the book and also the movie to be quite calming. I have the characters off centre in the corner of the block to emphasize the vast openness of the meadow and to demonstrate the feeling that they could be alone with just the two of them there as if the rest of the world doesn't matter. That is the feeling I had when I read this scene in the book and I tried to capture that in the block <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_meadow_hardhatcat.pdf">pattern</a> too.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">La Push: First Beach</span></b><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_lapush_firstbeach_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> designed by Cat and pieced by Jerri Lynn for our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Jerri Lynn:</b></span><br />
<i>What I love about this block is that it gives you an overall picture of what it might be like to stand on the beach of La Push, looking at the trees, the shore, and the mountains in the distance. I see this as a beautiful sunny day there, one of the rare ones where the vampires definitely need to stay inside!</i><br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><b>From Cat:</b></span><br />
<i>This was the first Twilight themed block that I designed and I still love it. I wanted to capture the rugged coastline and cliffs that surround the bay and the forest that edges towards it. I also wanted a block that captured all of this without being overly complicated. I was happy with the result and with the use of the right fabrics you can really develop the features.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Vegetarian Vampire Eyes</span></b><br />
<a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_topazeye_hardhatcat.pdf">Pattern</a> designed by Cat & pieced by Nicole as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Nicole:</span></b><br />
<i>I love the vampire eyes, and Cat had created a <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_topazeye_hardhatcat.pdf">paper piecing pattern</a> for it, which I LOVE. So, I went with the “veggie” vamp eyes. It has a nice topaz-y color, and I used both the white glittery fabric for around the eye and the gold glittery fabric for the flesh of the vampire.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc;">From Cat:</span></b><br />
<i>This <a href="http://fandominstitches.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/pattern_topazeye_hardhatcat.pdf">pattern</a> was done with the “vegetarian” vampire in mind and their topaz coloured eyes, but it works equally well in red. The pattern is a lot easier than it looks as it done without the need to join multiple pieces of paper, but it is still quite striking as the eye looks out at you.</i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Bella's Truck</span></b><br />
Designed and pieced by Nicole as part of our <a href="http://twilightquilterscoven.blogspot.com/p/twilight-saga-charity-quilt.html">Give-to-Win Twilight Saga Charity Quilt</a>. <br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">From Nicole:</span><br />
<i>I wanted to make sure that Bella’s truck was included in this quilt. I knew that trying to paper piece it would be a trick in itself. So I went with appliqué. I found the “right” truck; Bella in the book is given a ‘50s Chevy, but the movie had a ‘60s Chevy. They are very different. Since we were going with our favorite scenes from the books, I wanted the book truck. With Forks being full of trees, I wanted the background fabric to have trees. She had a red truck, so obviously I had to use a red fabric. I chose one that looked more “rusted” but it was actually shimmery! Then I just layered them together and satin stitched around the pieces. Different sizes to outline the truck.</i><br />
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In January of 2009, a group of TwilightMOMS began discussing and working on <b><i>Twilight</i></b> themed quilts. By March of 2009, The Twilight Quilters Coven was officially formed and we began plans for a group quilt for Stephenie Meyer. Since then, we've changed our name to Twi-Quilters, have made seven group quilts, continued work on our individual quilts and formed life-long friendships. Three of our group quilts have been auctioned or "raffled" off and all the proceeds given to charity. We are proud to show our eighth quilt and to give you an opportunity to win it, all for charity, of course.<br />
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Our group members have donated all the fabrics and supplies as well as our time, to create this beautiful quilt, which includes our favorite scenes from all four of the <b><i>Twilight Saga</i></b> books. And we're going to give it away to one lucky fan! For every $5 donation from you, which will be donated directly to <a href="http://www.georgemark.org/">George Mark Children's House</a>, you’ll get one chance to win the quilt. We hope you'll give generously to this worthy cause. Donations will be accepted through March 9, 2013 and the winner will be announced by March 15th.<br />
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Over the next few weeks, we'll give you a close-up look at each of the blocks in this one-of-a-kind quilt, so make sure to check back often!<br />
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