Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Island Batik Finishing Spree Part 4
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Island Batik Finishing Spree Part 3
I can never quilt enough feathers. I just adore them. I'm excited to hang this one fore the Fourth of July this year!
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
Monday, March 18, 2024
Island Batik Finishing Spree Part 2
Last week I posted my first finish of the month, a project for Island Batik ambassadors using up some of my scraps and my Accuquilt Pickle Dish Die.
Today I have another Accuquilt finish. This is the Carpenter's Wheel die. It too uses Island Batik fabrics and has been sitting in my closet for over a year waiting to be quilted. I love how soft this one is.
I had just 10" squares of many of these fabrics and I added a few fat quarters. Funnily enough when it was sitting in the closet I happened to go into a quilt shop that had the same background fabric which I bought to go on the back. It of course uses my favorite Hobbs 80/20 cotton/poly batting, Aurifil thread, and I used Schmetz Microtex needles, and my trusty Oliso iron.
I hope you get to quilt today!
Suzy
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Island Batik Ambassador's It's All Up To You Challenge
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were given the choice of what they wanted to create. I decided to take this as motivation to finish up some of the numerous quilt tops I have. Most of which are Island Batik. I tend to be pretty good about getting the top complete. And then they languish.
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Island Batik Ambassador's Log Cabin Blog Hop
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to do a log cabin quilt. I have done many log cabin quilts in the past and was looking to do something a little outside the box. In order to achieve this I went into Electric Quilt and typed "log cabin" into search. What came up? Log cabin flower blocks!
To make my quilt I was given the incredible Flutter Wings Collection by Kathy Engle. It is a gorgeous mix or orange, yellow, and teal. So pretty and good gradations for building log cabins.
I tried redesigning the Log Cabin Flower block so that I could piece it instead of paper piecing it. I finally decided the original was the best. It was relatively simple and quick paper piecing. Here are my finished blocks.
February 6:
February 7:
February 8:
February 9:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway
February 12:
February 13:
February 14:
February 15:
February 16:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway
February 19:
February 20:
February 21:
February 22:
February 23:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway
February 26:
February 27:
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Island Batik Ambassador's 2024 Box 1
Check out my first Island Batik Ambassador box of 2024! Thank you to Oliso, Studio 180, Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, and of course Island Batik!
I hope you come back to see all my projects this year!
I hope you get to quilt today too!
Suzy
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Island Batik Ambassador's Celebration Challenge
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to make a holiday related project. Since it's almost Christmas I decided I needed a new Christmas table runner.
Suzy