I seriously do not understand where this month went. It feels like just yesterday that I was typing up my March project on the last day of the month, but that was 30 days ago! Here I am again, posting my project for Island Batik on the last day of the month. I hope you … Continue reading Creative Borders and Binding with Island Batik
I've got a new pattern out in the world, and I'm so happy to share it with you today. Missed Connections is a quilt I designed to work with precuts. You know I love precut bundles - they make me a happy scrappy quilter. I tried to say that 10" bundles are my favorite, but … Continue reading Missed Connections, Featured in Quiltmaker
My friend Justin, from Keaton Quilts, is running a quilt along for his East Village Vibrance quilt pattern. Have you seen it? He has designed a beautiful quilt, and I decided to join in. Quilt alongs are fun! (And often have prizes.) My first step was to chose my fabric. Of course, I went with … Continue reading East Village Vibrance Quilt Along
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors teamed up with AccuQuilt to bring you a parade of beautiful quilts. I was given a Glorified Nine Patch die, and I had a lot of fun playing with these curves. This die is one of AccuQuilt's Block on Board dies, which means all of the different pieces you … Continue reading Another Rainbow!
Welcome to my stop on the Island Batik Log Cabin Blog Hop! This is the last week, and my goodness, the quilts have been absolutely glorious this month! I've been hard pressed to keep up with my fellow ambassadors. Make sure you go all the way to the bottom of the post to see how … Continue reading Log Cabins with Island Batik and a Giveaway!
I'm so relieved to finally be sharing this post! I'm ready to get my Island Batik Ambassador year officially started. I received my box on December 20th, but wasn't supposed to share until today. I even put off opening it until December 26th. Usually I rip right into it, but the video making meant that … Continue reading 2020 Island Batik Unboxing
For our first project of 2020, the Island Batik Ambassadors have been challenged to make a scrappy project. Scrappy is my favorite! I was all set to dig into my scrap bin, but I couldn't resist the siren song of this rainbow strip pack. Ancient Etchings by Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works is … Continue reading Let’s Get Scrappy with Island Batik
The December challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors was to make something 3D. I worked through several ideas over the past 12 months, but the one that I actually made was this one. I used Quilting Jetgirl's Mod Star Tree pattern along with a modified trapunto technique. Once again, the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas was … Continue reading Exploring the Third Dimension, with Island Batik
I've got a quick tip for you today that will help you increase the accuracy of your points, even when you are in a hurry. I'm working on this storm at sea block, and there are a ton of points in each block. Often I will pin every intersection that will show in the finished … Continue reading Accurate Piecing without Pins
Have you heard about AccuQuilt Go! Quilt yet? It is a cool software program on the AccuQuilt website that helps you audition fabrics in your quilts. Then, it gives you customized instructions for your quilt. (Also, tomorrow, 12/6/19, is the last day to enter a contest to win an AccuQuilt Go! Me!) There are 830 … Continue reading AccuQuilt Go! Quilt
