The October challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors was thread painting. I bit off a bit more than I could chew in 30 days, so I'm a little bit late with my finished project. I am so proud of my Peacock Galore Thread Painting project - it came out better than I had hoped. What do … Continue reading Thread Painting with Island Batik
I finished my latest "just for fun" quilt! The second project in Savor Each Stitch by Carolyn Friedlander is the Bullseye pattern. I call mine "Time is a Flat Circle". Of course, I put my own spin on it (har har). This quilt was hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, machine pieced and machine quilted. I selected … Continue reading Time is a Flat Circle
Hooray! Today is the day - my Missed Connections pattern is available for purchase in my Etsy shop. I've been hard at work preparing a downloadable pattern and testing it by making another version of my quilt, this time in black and white, with just a pop of red for fun. The Missed Connections pattern … Continue reading Missed Connections Pattern Launch
Earlier this month I took an online class with Carole Lyles Shaw. I've known Carole online since 2015 - she was in the New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop with me. My goodness - Carole has been working it while I've been screwing around. I'm so proud of how much she has accomplished in the past … Continue reading The Fibonacci Quilt with Carole Lyles Shaw
Exploring Studio 180 Design rulers with the Island Batik Ambassadors This month all of the Island Batik Ambassadors are playing with different tools from Deb Tucker, of Studio 180 Designs. I've used some of them in the past and enjoyed them, so I was excited to see what new magical gadget I would receive this … Continue reading Try a Tool with Island Batik
With Island Batik and AccuQuilt For our July challenge, the Island Batik Ambassadors are making small quilts using an AccuQuilt Go Me die cutting system, then giving the quilt and the system away to a friend. I get to be Santa and his elves, all in one month. Have you seen the AccuQuilt Go Me … Continue reading Christmas in July
Or, Reyna Periodically Pursues Perseveration My friend from work, Reyna from Bramble Brains, was kind enough to allow me to test her new disappearing nine patch quilt pattern, which I will call by its other name, D5, since I mix up the proper order of the words. This quilt is so much fun. It looks … Continue reading Diabolical Double Disappearing Diagonal Daydream
Do you know who Thomas Knauer is? He is one of my favorite modern quilters. His quilts are graphic, beautiful, and always contain messages. Whether it is coded, like his morse code or braille quilts, or a little less subtle, like his Sunbonnet Sue's with machine guns, he is always telling a story with his … Continue reading Working for One of My Quilting Heroes
This month my Island Batik challenge was to make something. No theme, no requirements, no assigned fabric collection. I'm so, so pleased that I started a big project a while back. Now, when I have a free theme, I have a fantastic project to share. I decided to make a second version of Tula Pink's … Continue reading The City Sampler, Island Batik Style
I'm so excited to share my latest pattern release with you. It is available in the July/August issue of Love of Quilting. Jolt is another pre-cut friendly pattern that I designed using Electric Quilt. I chose two layouts, then let my editor decide on the white or black background. We then chose a fabric collection … Continue reading Jolt!
