The theme for this month with Island Batik was April Showers. So I got the idea to make an embroidered block and then turn it into a pincushion. You will need EQ stitch for this!! I started off with a 4” hoop size ( really pincushions often aren’t that much bigger!) Under the stitch tab …
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Remember how last month I had used a $10 gift card for some embroidery files!? I showed one pincushion already and here’s another fun one! I had fun playing with my camera! I was also in the mood last week to make a blazing star die and use up some of my “old” Island Batik …
I finished two more Women of the bible blocks. This one is Leah, called double crossed. She was double crossed after being promised in marriage but then her dad tricked the husband into marrying her sister after working 7 yrs, so then he had to work another 7 yrs before getting Leah… I didn’t applique …
In between my blue blocks, I worked on this Women of the bible block- Rachel. I used batiks from Island Batik. I started to incorporate other “neutrals” into the blocks. Here I used the KITE GO die and lots of black with blue kites ( I already cut out all the blacks needed for a …
The Christmas fun is over! We actually didn’t cook much. on the 23rd I took my oldest daughter to Target to get a Christmas dress (forgot she had outgrown her other one)- they were prepared there so it wasn’t too bad, but the parking lot took 10 min to get out of to make a …
A while ago I showed a tutorial for EQ stitch on how to trace this dove (The calvary chapel dove) I actually stitched it out on a onesie before I gave birth to Anja but didn’t want to show it until she could wear it to church 🙂 Which she did this Sunday. Here she …
I finished clue #2 for the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt. Again I’m doing a Hello Kitty theme and only doing 1/4 of the blocks so here I just did 16 blocks, easy! (I was a little nervous about the red and pink HK prints touching, but now I kind of like it!) Meanwhile I’m working …
The other day on FB, a fellow Island Batik Ambassador and EQ artist – Marlene from kissed quilts, posted something about a museum in NC! I knew she was from Washington, so seeing something from NC I commented right away and found out she was within an hour from me, so we arranged to meet …
This weekend my friend Laura hosted a baby shower for me! She had mentioned party favors last week, and I offered to make her something! So I got out some Island Batik Christmas Batiks It’s a new collection! And Embroidered a “Merry Christmas” Tree on some tan, then made courthouse step potholders with insulbright …
I finished another Women of the bible block in this new round. This time I’m trying to stick to the colors recommended in the study. This is Sarah, the colors are yellows and brown to represent the sand in the desert. I foundation pieced this block and in batiks, it’s just really flat and nice! …
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