Grand Canal Hunt Giveaway Winner and Grand Canal Quilt!

Thank you for playing along in our first visual-inspiration hunt/giveaway! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We applaud everyone who participated.

First up, here are the correct answers:

1. Church of Santa Maria e San Donato in Murano.

2. Basilica di San Marco or St. Mark's Basilica.

3. La Biennale di Venezia or The Biennale.

4. Ponte dei Sospiri or the Bridge of Sighs; it connects the Doge's Palace to the New Prison.

5. Museo del Vetro or the Glass Museum in Murano.

6. Four bridges cross the Grand Canal (any two were acceptable): Accademia, Calatrava or Costituzione, Rialto, or Scalzi.

Among the hundreds of you who submitted correct answers, one of you was randomly selected for the prize kit:

One Grand Canal quilt pattern (PDF),

One Grand Canal Fat Quarter bundle,

More than 6 yards of fabric to make the top and binding,

One of my colorful Aurifil"elements" thread kits – 2200 yd of 100% cotton thread, made in Italy!

Next up, would you like to see the quilt??

Here it is! It's called "Grand Canal" and uses all but 5 prints from the "Grand Canal" fabric collection I designed for Moda Fabrics. The pdf pattern is available in our online shop and I'm excited to announce that Moda will be offering this as a kit! Be sure to ask your local quilt shop about it.

Here are some glamour shots of the quilt at some famous spots in Venice ;)

And the Winner of the prize kit is:

ANNE BEIER 

Congratulations, Anne!! We'll be mailing your prize to you today.

Thank you all for playing!!

Quilt Market begins later this week, and I hope you'll enjoy following Moda Fabrics United Notions ‪#‎ShowMeTheModa‬ ‪#‎ModaFabrics‬ and Aurifil thread #Aurifil on social media live from Salt Lake City, UT.

Now. back to designing my next Christmas fabric collection!

See you again soon.

xo,

Kate

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 6 of 6

Welcome to the last post in our Grand Canal hunt and giveaway! This has been so much fun and I sure hope you've enjoyed this visual getaway and perhaps are inspired to look around and see the small details in every place you visit. When we returned home from our adventure in Italy (a year ago!), I was reminded that there is inspiration everywhere...including our back yard. But you'll have to wait a bit longer before I get to share that one with you ;)

Onto the last question of our hunt..

Here is my favorite print in the collection in all three colorways. It's called "Venezia" after its magical namesake city.



It was inspired while taking a Vaporetto ride on the Grand Canal...passing gondoliers, palazzos with windows of all shapes, and narrow side canals with arcing bridges.

Here is my sketchbook painting – before the gondolier got hands and an oar!

So...the final question in our Grand Canal Hunt is:
Venice’s Grand Canal is spanned by four bridges; name two.

Ok, that's everything! Please compile all your answers and include your MAILING ADDRESS in one email and submit to: GrandCanalHunt@gmail.com by midnight Sunday May 15. Please use an email address where you can be reached easily if you're the winner.

Thank you for participating and please don't forget to come back on Monday when we'll announce the Grand Prize winner and show you the quilt (finally)!

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 5 of 6

Welcome to the fifth post in the Grand Canal visual-inspiration hunt and giveaway! Only one more day to go. It's starting to feel like the end of a vacation when you are squeezing the most out of those last few days knowing you'll be homeward bound soon...sighhh...

This pattern, called Millefiori,

was inspired by a colorful glass technique of the same name. Here's an example of a beautiful vase made using this process, and my small doodle on the right that expanded into the repeat pattern above.

The term millefiori is a combination of Italian words; "mille" meaning "thousand" and "fiori" meaning "flowers". I had the mesmerizing pleasure of watching the process underway at this museum in Murano. What’s the name of this museum?

(I almost forgot to blur out the name on the banner hanging over the door!)

BTW, have you seen some of the incredible EPP Millefiori quilts that have been popping up everywhere?? Seriously, treat yourself to a look at them! They're a fussy-cutter's dream come true and are astounding. I poked around and learned that there's an instruction book by Willyne Hammerstein if you'd like to give it a whirl.

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 4 of 6

Welcome to the fourth post in the 6-post Grand Canal visual-inspiration hunt and giveaway! Are you having fun and enjoying a little virtual tour through Venice? I sure am loving revisiting the sites where inspiration grabbed ahold of my creative eye and spirit.

Speaking of which...

This pattern, called Spirito, from my new Grand Canal collection for Moda Fabrics...

...was inspired by this pattern cut into stone coverings on windows on a famous bridge that leads out of the Palazzo Ducale or Doge’s Palace in Venice.

What is the name of this famous bridge and where does it lead to?

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 3 of 6

Welcome to the third post in the 6-post Grand Canal visual-inspiration hunt and giveaway! Ready for today's question?

This pattern, called Giardini, began as a sketch I did in the gardens or “giardini” where an international art exhibition occurs every two years. It has taken place in Venice since 1895.

What is the name of this international exhibition in Venice that focuses on contemporary art and includes events for art, dance, architecture, film, and theatre?

Here's a page from my sketchbook where I used sepia ink to paint small details so i could remember what I saw when I got home and began to design this collection. You can see some elements from the Giardini pattern in here...maybe a few others as well *wink, wink*. And there are some that never made it onto fabric.

Grand Canal Hunt/Giveaway: Day 2 of 6

Welcome to the second post in the 6-post Grand Canal visual-inspiration hunt and giveaway! How'd you do on yesterday's question? Wait! Don't tell me. Save your response for May 15 when you email all your answers to us (see my May 6 post for details).

Let's move on to today's question and pattern inspiration peek, shall we?

Here is the small painting from my sketchbook...

...that turned into this pattern, called Mosaic, from my new Grand Canal collection for Moda Fabrics.

It was inspired by colorful, intricate mosaics, like this one:

Where is this amazing mosaic in Venice?

Hint, this place is named for a saint whose symbol became Venice’s symbol.