Snail At Sea
Snail at Sea is my project for the Project Quilting 12.4 challenge hosted by Persimon Dreams. The prompt for this challenge is the Snail’s Trail block. I had a little fun with this one.
Right off the bat, things got a little fishy. Pretty clever using a past prompt – fussy cutting – in this challenge, eh?
And then things went a little to the birds. Those two little blocks that make up the bird are just a bit of a twist on the Snail’s Trail block.
Bring the fish and the bird to water, and we get:
Snail at Sea! The waves are made with the Snail’s Trail block, using blues and low volume whites and light cream. All of the fabrics for the quilt top are from my scrap bins – even the binding. The backing is a small cut from my stash.
All the quilting was done with my walking foot. The water droplets by the fish are stitched with Aurifil Lana wool. The finished quilt measures 12 inches x 13 inches.
Snails at Sea is my fourth quilt for the 2021 Project Quilting Challenges.You can see my other challenge pieces here, here, and here.
Enjoy your weekend, everyone!
Linking up today with:
Wendy
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31 Comments
marissthequilter
Oh Wendy, this is just delightful. Ten out ten to you for bringing the rather boring snail trail block to life.
Stitchin at Home
I love this! It is so creative! Don’t ask how mine is coming along….
Quilting is in my Blood
This is one of my all-time favorite mini quilts ever! I absolutely love it. You definitely knocked this challenge out of the park!
texasquiltgal
I kept seeing “Snail’s Trail” on the hashtag on IG and honestly, I’ve never heard of it, although I have seen it. And how pretty yours is! I love that little fish, and yes it was very clever incorporating the fussy cut. Isn’t it a good feeling to use all scraps and have something turn out so great?
Kathy Swallows
Absolutely perfect finish for the challenge. Love the waves and the fish!
Cocoa Quilts
Wendy this is so cute. I love the fish and bird!!!
karenfae
Love the little fish and bird in this piece!
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy! LOVE THIS! It is so cute and just perfect for this challenge. What a fabulous job you did from the get go – those fabric selections are just fab. And your quilting! I can just feel the waves rolling in and the fishy is kicking up its tail. Just lovely. ~smile~ Roseanne
Brenda @ Songbird Designs
Wendy, this is just the cutest little quilt!! I am kind of obsessed with snail’s trail blocks at the moment and will have a big reveal of mine soon!! I do, however, cheat with the BOB AccuQuilt die at times! I love the fussy cut fish and the bird in the air and the quilting!! Great job!
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
That is brilliant, Wendy! I love your creative way of using the snail’s trail block to create that picture. What fun – I love it!
Sandra
Oh Wendy!! This is exquisite! You are so very clever and creative from making the bird to the fish to even adding droplets! I just love everything about this piece and it’s in my favourite colour too, with a favourite subject: water, big bodies of it. Just excellent all around.
Vicki in MN
Fabulous, creative thinking. The snails trail block is a great for the water! And the bird OMG!
Rebecca Grace
This is fabulous, Wendy! I love how you have your fish leaping out of the waves, and the detail you added with the embroidered “splash”! This makes me happy. 🙂
Barbara
That turned out really cute. I love how you made the seagull. Very clever. Coming up with ideas for “Color Theory?” I’ve gone in so many different directions, but I think I know what I’m doing now.
Nancy Bekedam
Love it, Wendy–the fish, the bird, the waves!!!! So cute and fun!!!
wanderingcatyarns
How neat!
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Oh, what a clever and fun use of the prompt! Nicely done. 🙂
Louise Hornor
This is so neat, Wendy! I love it! Especially the little fish leaping over the waves with his embroidered splash. We see flying fish all the time, and they never fail to delight 🙂
Sparkle On! with Abbie
Wow Wendy! I love this pretty Sea quilt. The fishy is fun 🙂
catkiz
OMG, that is just too cute! Even the title is clever!!
Kristie Jarchow
That is really sweet. Love how creative.
Carol Andrews
Wendy your Snail at Sea is incredible! I suspected you would have an amazing finish but this surpassed my expectations. You truly inspire me with your creativity.
Chrisknits
Adorable! Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!
Nikki Moshier
fabulous!
Kathleen McCormick
I love everything about this! The seagull is genius and the fish perfect and the quilting is terrific. What a great job you did!
My Sewful Retirement
Wendy, your mini quilt definitely has the WOW factor — it’s definitely a beautiful piece of art!
Robby H.
Cleverly done. And you fooled me. When I first saw that bird block, I thought of a whale’s tail (fluke, is it?).
The Joyful Quilter
Genius use of Snail’s Trail blocks to create the sea gull in your ocean scene!!
Danette Stankovich
A very cute snail at sea!
Preeti Harris
Love your modern take on the traditional Snails Trail. The fish is cute and the bird is a darling!!!
thedarlingdogwood
Love this! The fussy cut fish is brilliant and awesome! I love the snail’s trails block as waves!!! Great project!