Seaside Adventure Row Along – One Fish, Two Fish
What a crazy year it has been! Normally I would have written a few more posts about this year’s Row Along but with my constant health struggles I just didn’t have the time. Many of you are probably aware that Marian of Seams To Be Sew – who came up with the Row Along concept and organized the event every year – unexpectly passed away in March. We had just started the preparations and voted on the theme when we heard the news, and we decided to continue with the Row Along in Marian’s memory. Melissa of The Quilting Room With Mel kindly volunteered to take over as chairperson and put a lot of time and effort into making it happen.
One Fish, Two Fish – EQ Design
Inspiration for my row hit me when I was browsing the Northcott Fabrics website. They generously offered their fabrics to all the designers again this year, and we could choose anything from their current collections for our projects. I have always loved the look of ombré fabrics but I usually don’t really know what to do with them. When I saw the Stonehenge Gradations Ombré collection, the colorway Indigo jumped out at me right away. I could almost swear it was called “Ocean” at the time but I might be wrong. In any case, I suddenly had a vision of colorful fish swimming on this blue background, with the color getting darker towards the ocean floor and lighter towards the surface. The other fabric I chose was a light blue for the bubbles. Thank you once again, Northcott, for your beautiful fabrics.
 DP39420-45 Stonehenge Gradations Ombre Indigo |
 9020-42 Toscana Escape |
For the fish, I used leftover batik scraps. The bright colors shine on the blue background, and batiks often have interesting patterns that I thought were perfect for tropical fish. The bubbles were scattered randomly across the background. The instructions are for fusible machine applique (the only kind I do), and I used a machine blanket stitch to applique the pieces.
Once again, I added borders and turned my row into a wall hanging. I would have entered it in this year’s quilt show but unfortunately Covid is still around, and we won’t be able to have one. I am keeping my fingers crossed for 2022.
The pattern for the row will be available for free download for a week. Afterwards the pattern for the complete wall hanging will be available for purchase.
And before you leave, don’t forget to check out the other two rows that are being published today. Visit Kris at Scrapdash and Althea at Blue Heron Quilting for two more fabulous free patterns. They are only free for a week, so be sure to visit right away. New rows will be posted every Monday until the end of October. For the full schedule please check The Quilting Room With Mel.
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12 responses to “Seaside Adventure Row Along – One Fish, Two Fish”
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these are adorable. thank you for sharing the patterns. your wall hanging is so fun and bright.
thank you love the fish
Thanks for the really cute block!
So colorful. Thank you.
Thank you, I like the cororful fish, your wall hanging is so fun!!
Such a sweet pattern. Thank you very much.
What an adorable row!
I love it! Thank you.
That’s a gorgeous row AND a wonderful wall hanging. I love all your fabric choices. Thank you so much for sharing your pattern.
Love it! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much! Your row is going to be darling,
Thank you so much for sharing your talents!