Welcome to my stop on the Love & Kisses Blog Tour! I'm so excited to help Sherry from Powered by Quilting launch her first Signature Line from Island Batik! I've known Sherry since I was a brand-new blogger. We've even met up in person, more than once! I've really been impressed with the trajectory of … Continue reading Love & Kisses Blog Tour & Giveaway
Welcome to my stop on the Inspired by Nature Blog Hop with the Island Batik Ambassadors! This month I've been playing with the Just My Type collection, by Tammy Silvers of Tarmarinis. Read all the way to the end to find out about TWO giveaways! I took my inspiration for this project from the view … Continue reading Sail Away with Island Batik & 2 Giveaways
I bet you worried this might not be an appropriate post! Never fear, I have as little interest in sharing personal information as you have in reading it. I'm joining Cassandra Beaver, of The (not so) Dramatic Life in her next 100 Days project. While Cassandra is counting down 100 days until the start of … Continue reading 100 Days of Passion
I don't know about you, but I have been doing a lot of my shopping on Etsy lately. I love knowing that my money is going to a small shop owner, someone who is probably thrilled with each and every little sale, unlike the big box stores. This month I'm going to share some of … Continue reading November Etsy Finds
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
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors thread painting with Aurifil. I was presented with 5 beautiful spools of thread from Aurifil. I'm so excited to get to that part, but before I can, I have to piece my top. Want to see my inspiration? The Challenge I'm working with Peacock Galore by Claudia Pfeil this … Continue reading Peacock Galore with Island Batik – Part 1
It's In the Bag Island Batik Ambassador Blog Hop with By Annie, and a Giveaway! Welcome to my day on the blog hop! This month I've been playing along with my fellow ambassadors as we make bags with by Annie. I chose the In Control bag pattern - I just love these flat bottom style … Continue reading The In Control Bag!
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
