Sew Many Colors Contest

One day I was browsing Pinterest...(you're scared already, aren't you?) and I stumbled across an AMAZING mini quilt.

I hunted and searched for a pattern - only to find out there wasn't one.

And then about a month ago, THE MOST MIRACULOUS THING HAPPENED!!!! There was finally a pattern AND it was a contest AND it combined two of my favorite things: Aurifil threads and Kona Cottons! (Ahh, and then my life was complete!)

I dug out ALL my Kona and ALL my Aurifil, and got to work!

I had such a hard time choosing my Kona colors (and then choosing my Aurifil colors), so I ended up with the teal family, plus a grey and chartreuse green because why not?! I decided that I wanted to represent a few of the different weights of thread Aurifil makes because they are all so wonderful.

In my interpretation of Sew Many Colors, you can see I have two each of Aurifil 12wt., 28wt., 40wt., 50wt., and 80wt. I tried to match the corresponding thread color and weight, but in my excitement I may not have paid attention to thread colors I could get my hands on quickly! In the end the quilting was done in a variety of 28 to 80 wt. Aurifil threads.

I love Aurifil in every weight!

Threads I used to Quilt My mini

If you want to vote in the contest, make a mini for yourself or just want to check out the other entries head over to the Aurifil blog to check them out: Sew Many Colors Contest.

And if you think mine is "not too shabby" please give me a vote! Part of the prize is having your mini quilt hanging in the Aurifil booth at Spring Quilt Market, which would be SO COOL!

One day I will make the "270 colors" quilt, and it will be magical!

Happy Quilting,

Enjoli :)

welcome to doodle quilting studio

I am so glad you found me here in this little corner of the inter web - welcome to doodle quilting studio! Doodle Quilting Studio is the realization of a passion of mine, free-motion quilting! For the past few years I've been fortunate enough to get to teach machine quilting at my family's quilt shop, Seams Like Home in Anchorage, AK. I stumbled upon quilting out of necessity and quickly realized that not only did I enjoy the finishing part of making a quilt, but preferred it! Like many other machine quilting enthusiasts, I realized that I could not make quilt tops fast enough to satiate my quilting appetite, and the idea for "doodle" was born.

Because of my wonderful connection with Seams Like Home (our family's quilt shop, which my mother owns), I get the immense privilege to have my long arm studio within it's walls! So, not only do I get to spend my days quilting, but I get to do it surrounded by like mind people and beautiful fabrics!

I hope you can find quilting inspiration and encouragement or maybe even the opportunity to get some of those UFO's finished through the services that I offer through doodle!

Thanks for stopping by - see you on the quilted side! :) Enjoli