Supporting Triathlon Gold with Island Batik

Island Batik is supporting Triathlon Gold this year. One of the supportive programs is to give each athlete their very own red, white and blue quilt.

Here is the quilt I made for my athlete, Mary Alex England.

All of the quilts for athletes are similar. We were given a pattern, designed by Kathleen of Kathleen McMusing, two strip packs of Freedom fabric (the same print we used for our Quilts of Valor Project), along with coordinating yardage, and a package of Hobbs cotton batting.

Twelve of us made quilts, and Jackie Kunkel embroidered labels for us to attach. This was a team effort. I’m just so glad I don’t have to do do the swimming, biking and running. (I did complete a triathlon once. It was great – everyone should do it once, just to know that you can. Now I know I can, so I don’t have to do it again.)

I used freezer paper foundation piecing, and I loved how much easier it made finishing the quilt. No tearing out papers and making a mess. I made enough mess with the scraps.

I used a swagged stars quilting pattern, with gold Madeira thread for the quilting. The gold thread really shows up on the back of the quilt.

Oscar wouldn’t let me take a photo of the back without him. He becomes very needy when taking his cowboy for a ride.

Quilt Specs
Dimensions – 53.24″ x 68.25″
Pattern – String Quilt by Kathleen McCormick
Fabric – Freedom by Island Batik
Batting – Hobbs Cotton

Thanks for reading! Oscar and I are headed to the studio to see what else is on our list.

5 thoughts on “Supporting Triathlon Gold with Island Batik

  1. Hi Jen! What a great idea and a beautiful quilt for Mary. All that hard work and effort, not to mention the training she has put in – it’s nice to be recognized by your hard work and effort as well. Of course, your model of sweet Oscar makes it a winning project all around. Enjoy your holiday weekend! ~smile~ Roseanne

  2. beautiful quilt! i admire you for going the distance (pardon the joke) for the triathlon participants – it is a great gift that will give them a memory that will last a lifetime.

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