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
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
During my spring cleaning session I found my stack of blocks for my 2018 version of Tula Pink's City Sampler. I started this along with Angie of Gnome Angel. I'm super excited that I found it, because the June Island Batik project is a "free theme", which means I can do whatever I want. I've … Continue reading 100 Days 100 Blocks 2018 – UFO to WIP
Last week my son and I were chatting about masks, and I mentioned that I had seen a quilted Plague Doctor mask, and wasn't that funny. Uh oh. His eyes lit up, and he asked if I could make one for him. So I did. I found a pattern from Sara on Tumblr. It worked … Continue reading Plague Doctor Mask
Well, February is in the books, and I've yet to fall behind on my Block of the Month. I'm happy to report that I've finished my block for this month's Gotham Quilts Collection Quilt BOM program. It is amazing what being the leader has done for my motivation! Each month I lead two demos, which … Continue reading Collection Quilt BOM – Months 1 & 2
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
For the last month of the 2019 Island Batik Ambassador program, we are playing with adding dimension to our projects. I have the perfect pattern in mind for my project. I don't usually do Christmas quilts, but I found a beauty by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. Mod Star Tree is perfect for an adventurous beginner. … Continue reading The Mod Star Tree Quilt with Island Batik, Part 1
I'm so happy to announce that I have another quilt published in a major quilting magazine! My Color Catcher pattern is in the January/February issue of McCall's Quilting! Color Catcher is a quilt I whipped up from my scrap stash. It is a very quick make - with the help of my AccuQuilt Go! I … Continue reading Color Catcher Quilt
Here it is - my big project for my quilt guild this year. This is a group project. Many hands went into the making of this project. Since this is a big fundraiser for my guild, we decided to get extra fancy, and do hand appliqué. Barbara, Regina and I designed a layout that left … Continue reading Wildflower Raffle Quilt!
