Hi everyone, it’s April 10th and that means block #10 for this blog hop hosted by Carla at Creatin’ in the sticks I signed up for this hop and picked the chunky pinwheel block I had a plan of using my 6” QUBE set and then I decided to use this fat eight bundle of …
This month’s theme with Island Batik is Looking back at Vintage quilts. Batiks are not vintage but more modern, so it was fun to think about ways to use them for something vintage. I looked in pinterest and quickly found what I would do- a sunbonnet sue quilt! what’s more vintage than that?? I had …
I was washing the Valentine’s fabrics I got from Island Batik (late) so I never used them and then decided to do a little throwback! I haven’t made this pattern in years!! it was my first pattern I think I bought after learning to quilt and I made a lot of these quilts! it’s Yellow …
The other day when I was looking at my orphan blocks I found this “craft is art” panel I had machine embroidered and colored with fabric markers. I decided to make a bag/purse out of it! First I framed it in black batik scraps from island batik and then made a striped back piece in …
I got to meet another fellow Island Batik ambassador yesterday! Karen from the Quilt Rambler came for a quick visit yesterday, all the way from Texas! not just for me, but she was taking a class in Raleigh, NC this weekend, so 45min drive was not too far We talked non-stop for about 1 1/2hrs …
Uhhh I can’t contain the excitement anymore!! I’m in another magazine and this time on the COVER!! -well my quilt is McCall’s Quick Quilts April/may 2018 It’s called Chasing Rainbows (photo by McCall’s) It does NOT have a border, they just mounted that for the picture It measures 30” x 40” and is made with …
I got this star pincushion from Turid in Norway, for the pincushion swap! -she’s a fellow Island Batik ambassador and used scraps for this one Thanks Turid, it’s so tiny and those tiny star pieces are teeny tiny too. it’s about 2 1/2” finished very inspiring! – it inspired me for the SMALL blog hop …
Island Batik’s theme for March is Try a “new” technique something NEW to me! so on FB we all brainstormed a while, as we’re all pretty seasoned quilters and have tried many different things, it took me a while to come up with something but I got a Nancy’s notion catalog in January and saw …
well I sure have been more productive in February than I was in January Here’s what I completed in February Quilts: batik circle angles quilt heart mini quilt Ohio star quilt 3 kennel quilts Jelly Roll quilt Crafts: Pot holders crocheted cardigan On to March!!
Since I finishing long arm quilting a customer’s quilt and catching up on deadlines, I had the time and urge to finish one of my quilts! and since getting the Island Batik box with Hobbs batting, I finished up this Jelly Roll quilt! I had unwrapped the Thermore batting and laid out finished tops I …