The Island Batik challenge for April was to use our AccuQuilt Go! machines to make a baby quilt. My original plan, back in January, was to make something using the 8" block die set they generously gave us, but where is the fun in that? I purchased a set of curved piecing dies instead. I … Continue reading AccuQuilt Ready. Set. Go! Baby Quilt Challenge
My quilt Long Time in Blue is going to be part of a traveling exhibit! International Quilt Festival is hosting a Sapphire Celebration Exhibit in honor of their 45th anniversary. Long Time Gone pattern by Jen Kingwell I am very proud of this piece. It has hung in several shows now. 2017 - Eastern States … Continue reading Happy News!
I'm just back from a whirlwind week in Manchester, New Hampshire. I was attending the Machine Quilter's Expo for the second time. I entered a quilt, worked as a volunteer, and took two classes. I'll do more than one post for this, as I know no one wants to read 5,000 words at one go. … Continue reading Machine Quilter’s Expo – 2019 – Judging
Woot! It's my turn to show of on Mister Domestic's Aura Blog Party, y'all! I'm so freakin' excited to share this quilt with you. It has been virtually killing me waiting to share this baby. Fabrics for this project were provided courtesy of Art Gallery Fabrics and Mister Domestic. Batting was provided by Quilter's Dream, … Continue reading Island Mandala
Have you been following along with Mister Domestic's Aura Blog Party? You really need to check it out. I'm super excited to be part of the action this time, although my post doesn't go live until next month. I can hardly believe how gorgeous the fabrics are. Thank you, Mister Domestic and Art Gallery Fabrics … Continue reading Time to Party!
I've only been an Island Batik Ambassador for 11 months, but I thought it would be fun to see all of my projects in one place. We have a blog hop coming up this month, and I have seen sneak peeks of some of the projects, My goodness, you have several weeks of drop dead … Continue reading My First Year with Island Batik
Do you follow Carolyn Friedlander? I'll confess - I just found her blog. I learned about her at Gotham Quilts, and then I met her at Quilt Market this year. Her quilt designs and fabrics are all very modern, and it took me a little bit to warm up to them. I'm still learning to … Continue reading Start with a Finish QAL
I have completed my December challenge, and y'all, look at the calendar. I have 3 days left before it is "due". It's a Christmas miracle! Scrolling through Instagram, I noticed that Moss and Lotus was hosting another Tomte Stitch Along this year. I was so happy, because last year I bought the pattern, but never … Continue reading Whimsical and Wonky with Island Batik
After our trip to Iceland, we continued on to the main event: London. This was my third, or maybe fourth trip to London. Having thoroughly explored previously, I was not super motivated this trip. This was my son's first visit, though, so we dragged him around to see some big attractions. Day 1 was a … Continue reading Fall Vacation, Part II – London
These are the instructions for assembling the pieced portions of the quilt for the Rebecca's Reel Quilters 2020 raffle quilt. This is a mockup of our design. Each Snowball block will have an appliqué from Carol Armstrong's Wildflowers book. Snowball Pieces 4 green - 3 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” 1 white - 12 ½” x … Continue reading Charity Quilt Blocks for Rebecca’s Reel Quilters
