This month Island Batik Ambassadors have been challenged to make a fun quilt with the AccuQuilt BOB dies we received in our summer boxes. The die I received was the 12" Ohio Star. It's a simple block, and came together beautifully with my AccuQuilt Go! The Ohio Star is part of the "Block On Board", … Continue reading Child’s Play with Island Batik and AccuQuilt
Island Batik is supporting Triathlon Gold this year. One of the supportive programs is to give each athlete their very own red, white and blue quilt. Here is the quilt I made for my athlete, Mary Alex England. All of the quilts for athletes are similar. We were given a pattern, designed by Kathleen of … Continue reading Supporting Triathlon Gold with Island Batik
Today is my day to share on the Island Batik Beat the Heat blog hop! Summer is in full swing in New Jersey. Days are sweltering, the sun is shining, and the mosquitos are threatening to carry me away. Once again, I'm working with a sea life theme. I don't know what to say, guys, … Continue reading Beat the Heat with Island Batik & Fabric Giveaway
Welcome to the party! Today is my day to share the project I made using Catch and Release by Mister Domestic. Without further ado .... Tah dah! This is my quilt, which I have cleverly titled "Throw it Back". Not only because the fish are super wonky, but also because that is all we do … Continue reading Throw it Back!
I know, I'm a little bit early in the season to be playing with pumpkins. I actually made this quilt quite a while ago. I liked it so much, I decided to submit it to a magazine to be published. It took a while to find it a home, but I am happy to announce … Continue reading Pumpkin Play!
Here it is. The day we have all been waiting for. My Island Batik fish quilt is nearly complete! (This is as complete as it will get in July.) I hope it lives up to your expectations. Island Batik challenged their ambassadors to make an art quilt using at least three weights of Aurifil thread … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy with Island Batik – Complete
I had the opportunity to try out AccuQuilt's new Fork-Knife-Spoon die before it was released! I'm loving being part of the Go! Getter program. The project I created for the die is a picnic quilt. You can see the whole project over on the AccuQuilt blog, which includes a tutorial, so you can make your … Continue reading The Perfect Picnic Quilt
I confess. This was my master plan all along - sharing a patriotic quilt on the Fourth of July. I lured all of my blog buddies into joining me, too! Thank you, Island Batik, for making all of this possible. Emily and Joan are sharing their Quilts of Valor today along with me. Visit them, … Continue reading Celebrating Independence Day with Quilts of Valor
I'm having a little bit of an anxiety attack right now. My chair is finished, and I'm headed out to deliver it in a few minutes. (It isn't even due until Friday, but I can't take the stress anymore.) I'm worried that it was a stupid idea, that it looks stupid, and that it will … Continue reading Adirondack Chair Art Experiment – Complete!
It's almost time to turn in my completed chair to the Metuchen Downtown Alliance. I'm getting a little nervous, because it still looks like this. This is mostly just teasing Linda, who is in charge. I'll be done in plenty of time. In fact, this week I quilted up my custom fabric, and it looks … Continue reading Adirondack Chair – Part 3
