Hurrication Quilt Pattern by Running Stitch Quilts

I was so excited when Julie at Running Stitch Quilts asked me if I would be interested in testing her new quilt pattern. When I tested for Julie previously - I screwed up so badly. I was able to salvage my blocks and made a beautiful quilt, but I had read the directions wrong and had made a huge mess. So I was so happy to have an opportunity to redeem myself. 

Once I told Julie, yes I would love to test the Hurrication Quilt, I showed it to my husband and asked him if he thought his mom would like it. My mother in law recently retired. When my husband and I were on our Alaskan cruise, we stopped at Rushin Tailor's Quilt Alaska store and my husband thought that his mom would really love a quilt as a retirement gift and would like it with some of the beautiful batiks the store had. He agreed that it would be a lot better than the simple quilt pattern that came with the half yard bundle he had selected for his mom's quilt. 

I really loved that the Hurrication Quilt pattern used half yard cuts. When I buy fabrics I tend to buy by the yard - if not in multiple yards. The pattern calls for 10 different half yards of prints. We had purchased a bundle of 6 and a package that had the backing and binding fabric. Since we were making a bigger quilt than what the bundle pattern had called for, I used the binding fabric as one of my 10 prints and then pulled three other batiks from my stash. 

I did go to Jo-ann's to buy the background fabric and a wide backing. Initially I wanted to go with a white background, but my husband was concerned that his mom would get it too dirty. I then thought a grey would look good, but my husband was indifferent about it. Then we found this creamy tan that had spots of blue and green and knew it would be perfect.

As soon as I finished the top and photographed it, I took it to my local longamer and she was able to get it quilted in just a few days.

In these photos I had completed the quilt and washed it. Since I was using batiks I knew there was a chance for the colors to run and I wanted to do the first wash before giving it to my mother in law. Plus, everyone always love to see the beautiful texture created from the quilting after a wash. 

I really enjoyed making this quilt. I had never made a snail trail block before and I loved Julie's modern interpretation. This wasn't a quick sew, but it was so satisfying to watch my blocks grow bigger and bigger as I worked though the pieces from the inside to the outside of each block.

Julie posted a video on instagram showing how she planned out the scrappy ombre version that she made and it has me itching to make another Hurrication Quilt - this time for myself. 

The quilting panto that was used is called Splash. I wanted something that reminded me of the ocean waves. Some of the prints I got in Alaska are of whales. One of the things my mother in law wants to do now that she is retired is to go see some whales. 

My mother in laws favorite color is blue and why so many of the prints are blue. The bundle we purchased in Alaska also included some green prints. I love the mix of the blues and greens.

I failed to get a photo of just the back of the quilt before my husband took it to his mom. I was kind of in a hurry. I got the quilt back from longarming on Friday and quickly added the binding and washed the quilt before we went to bed. Saturday morning my husband and I trekked into the woods for photos and he left a few hours later to see his mom on his way to Amarillo to see his father's side of the family. But you can see a bit of it below. The backing is a beautiful blue and green marbled batik.

I attempted to get a few photos by the lake, and this is my favorite of the Hurrication Quilt. 

Julie has all her patterns on sale for the pattern release  - no code needed, the discount shows up in your cart. I highly recommend the Hurrication Quilt and the Deltille Quilt. I made two versions of the Deltille. My first one in testing - did not go as plan, but I made a king sized ombre version that I use on my bed and is one of my favorite things that I have ever made. I get so many compliments on it. Ju;ie's patterns are so well written and have great diagrams. 

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