I’m so excited to share with you this quilt I made for this blog hop hosted by Island Batik As you may know, as an Island Batik ambassador we get goodies twice a year and each time there’s a SURPRISE fabric bundle that we can’t show until this blog hop. Oh it’s SO hard to …
After I had done the pineapple quilt for Accuquilt recently I had more of these blue and white batiks leftover, I had enough to finish this table runner which is all made with the 8″ QUBE set and angles set and it measures 14″ x 31″ approx. I brought this to Denmark as a present …
I can finally share!! It all started when we started getting emails with the UPS tracking number, then the waiting began and a few of us on the East coast (there’s actually 3 of us in NC!) the original tracking showed a Monday delivery, then it changed to Tuesday- oh the horror! then it went …
Have you seen the new Studio dies released by Accuquilt? There’s a 12″ pineapple block die now, unlike the GO die that finished 10″ And I was part of creating two patterns for this die! Here’s a pattern called “Frozen pineapples” that’s made with fabrics from Island Batik size is 42″ x 54″ Cutting out …
New STUDIO PIneapple dies by Accuquilt and setting triangles Read More »
This month’s challenge for Island Batik ambassadors is to showcase the different Aurifil threads and make something artsy fartsy! I was thinking about this challenge for a long time and came up with this! A cute fun little pincushion My friend Turid from Norway sent a few mini cardstock hexies for English Paper piecing recently …
Artsy Fartsy Challenge with Island Batik and Aurifil threads Read More »
When I saw a post for the Island Batik Ambassadors about doing a Quilt of Valor quilt, I was quick to sign up! I LOVE patriotic quilts!! Island Batik sent us all some goodies to play with! They are called Freedom batiks A lovely 10″ square pack and matching yardage and solid white. So then …
The theme (as you saw yesterday in my post) for Island Batik this month, is “try something new” and I was stumped, a few months ago I did buy a pile of books from Martingale on sale, and I was looking at my Island Batik box of goodies and I had a 2 1/2″ strip …
Try it again with Island Batik New Jelly Roll quilt Read More »
June’s theme for Island Batik ambassadors is “TRY IT” Meaning that we have to try a new technique! Well…… hmmm I did do the reverse applique technique that was a new technique for me, but otherwise I’ve been scratching my head about something “new” I could try a new template, a new Accuquilt die, a …
This month’s challenge for Island Batik was “Modern” A modern quilt often has a lot of negative space So I was brainstorming and of course I always think “Accuquilt” and then I thought of ONE block in the different QUBE sizes, so 6″, 8″, 9″, 10″ and 12″ all those added together equals 45″. The …
Purrfect Spots Quilt Designs Hi everyone, I am excited to be part of this book blog hop called Christmas RAPPing (Reverse Applique and Paper Piecing) by Margaret Brewster Willingham and fellow Island Batik ambassador Nan Baker! First I got a digital copy of the book and had to pick a project to make and it …