I'm baaaack! Today is my turn on the Romance Garden Blog tour. What is Romance Garden? It is the newest signature line of fabric for Sherry Shish by Island Batik. I still love Island Batik fabrics, and I do so enjoy using them a couple of times per year. Romance Garden is a happy collection, … Continue reading The Romance Garden Blog Tour
Hi! It’s my day to share what I made for the Morris Mist Blog Tour, using a new collection from Island Batik. I was so excited when Sherry from Powered by Quilting asked me to use her newest signature collection in a project. I love participating in Sherry's blog tours - she is so organized! … Continue reading Morris Mist Blog Tour
I'm back on the AccuQuilt blog again this month, continuing with my 12 Months of Holiday Gifts projects. This month I'm making an Ice Cream Pint Cozy. It's a quick little project, especially if you aren't drafting a pattern from scratch! I did look up several pint cozy patterns, but they all made cups. I … Continue reading Ice Cream Pint Cozy
I had an interesting interaction on Instagram today about this quilt, and thought I'd address it here. I'm so intimately acquainted with Rotation, having lived with it for four years now, that I forget that not everyone has this pattern living in their heads. One of my favorite parts of it is how different it … Continue reading The Rotation Series
Today is the last day of the Ocean Waves Quilt Block Imagination Renovation Challenge. Not surprisingly, I did not make an entire quilt. I have big plans, but they don't involve this one being finished before next year. I am really happy with the quilt I've begun, though. I've been taking a class with Clara … Continue reading Ocean Waves Quilt Block – Week 4
The Imagination Renovation project for August has been super successful for me. I have been loving this project so much - it is really hard to put it down and work on other projects. I have completed my first ocean waves quilt block, and I have to tell you, it feels amazing. Here is a … Continue reading Ocean Waves Quilt Block – Week 3
Jen Shaffer of Patterns by Jen is at it again! I loved her Batting Buster week last year, and when she announced it this year I was super excited to join in. I'll be showing you how I use up batting scraps to make snap bags. They are one of my favorite quickie projects, and … Continue reading Batting Buster Week with PBJ
I've got a new pattern out in the world, and I'm so happy to share it with you today. Missed Connections is a quilt I designed to work with precuts. You know I love precut bundles - they make me a happy scrappy quilter. I tried to say that 10" bundles are my favorite, but … Continue reading Missed Connections, Featured in Quiltmaker
Welcome to my stop on the Island Batik Log Cabin Blog Hop! This is the last week, and my goodness, the quilts have been absolutely glorious this month! I've been hard pressed to keep up with my fellow ambassadors. Make sure you go all the way to the bottom of the post to see how … Continue reading Log Cabins with Island Batik and a Giveaway!
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
