Good Hair Day

A few months ago Kim Andersson of I Adore Pattern asked me to have some fun with her new fabric range Good Hair Day from Windham Fabrics, available in stores now. I was immediately taken with the oranges, golds and blues in the collection and set about designing a quilt to highlight the prints.

Good Hair Day collection. Photo Credit Daniel Rouse

There are some great blenders in the collection. The bobby pins are a lot of fun, and the braids are gorgeous. 

For the quilt design I started playing with abstract bow and knot designs. The final result was the Beehive quilt.

Beehive Quilt by Daniel Rouse. Photo credit Daniel Rouse

The design is based on 4 block designs - a large square, a small square, and two rectangles. I'm working on a pattern to post here soon!

Beehive Quilt by Daniel Rouse. Photo credit Danielle Collins

I quilted the Beehive on my domestic machine using three motifs to highlight the piecing and the prints.

Beehive Quilt by Daniel Rouse. Photo credit Daniel Rouse

I backed and bound the quilt with Windham Fabrics Artisan Cotton in Blue Aqua. I love the look and feel of the shot cotton, and it shows the quilting beautifully.

Medallion Quilt by Daniel Rouse. Photo credit Daniel Rouse

My construction method for the square Beehive blocks left me with several half-square triangle scraps that I couldn't resist playing with a bit more. The fun resulted in this baby-sized Medallion quilt.

Medallion Quilt back by Daniel Rouse. Photo credit Danielle Collins

And I finished the back with the rest of my Good Hair Day scraps. I think I like the back better than the front!

Giveaway (closed)

But here's the really fun part! Kim and Windham have passed along a Good Hair Day charm pack to give to one of my readers.

The givaway is now closed, and the lucky winner is Robyn! Enjoy!

Good Hair Day Blog Hop
January 2016

Mon 11th:
Kim Andersson - http://iadorepattern.com/blog/
Windham - https://windhamfabrics.wordpress.com
Tue 12th:
Erin Harris - http://www.houseonhillroad.com
Terri Carpenter - http://thequiltedfox.blogspot.com
Cath Mosley - https://www.instagram.com/cathmosely/
Wed 13th:
Adrianne Ove - http://www.littlebluebell.com
Kristen Takakuwa - https://theneedies.wordpress.com
Thursday 14th:
Daniel Rouse - http://pieceandpress.blogspot.com
Cal Patch - http://hodgepodgefarm.net
Friday 15th
Stacey Day - https://staceyinstitches.wordpress.com
Amy Gunson - http://badskirt.blogspot.com.au
Sat 16th:
Madeleine Roberg - http://domesticstrata.com/blogs/domestic-strata
Darci Alexis - http://darcisews.com
Sun 17th:
Miriam Blaich - http://berlinquilter.blogspot.com
Crystal Chadwick - https://theclothalbatross.wordpress.com
Mon 18th:
Pati Fried & Laura Nownes - https://seehowwesew.wordpress.com
Gillian Smith: http://sokath.com/main/blog/category/creative/
Tues 19th:
Casey York - https://studioloblog.wordpress.com
Nicole Daksiewicz - http://modernhandcraft.com/blog/

Good Hair Day by Kim Andersson for Windham Fabrics is available in stores now.