I always love it when it is time for another Island Batik ambassador challenge. This month we were asked to make something with a Flying Geese design using one of the precuts that they sent us. One of the precuts I received was ideal for the project that I had in mind. Stay tuned while I show ...
It’s time for another month of quilt eye candy! Let the May 2023 Island Batik ambassador blog hop begin. This month I was given the absolutely gorgeous new Island Batik fabric line called Sea Cookies. The challenge was to use a tool from Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design. I got the ...
This month the Island Batik ambassadors were asked to do some crazy quilting with some of their gorgeous fabrics and Aurifil thread. I jumped at this opportunity because I have been wanting to practice my machine embroidery skills and I LOVE making scrappy improv pieces of fabric (crumb ...
Hi Everyone! Welcome to my first post as a 2023 Island Batik Ambassador. This is my third year and I am just as excited and honored to be doing this as I was on my first year. Four times a year the ambassadors participate in a blog hop. We are asked to make a particular type of quilt and are ...
Every month I make a project for the Island Batik ambassador program. For this month we were given one of their new fabric lines and asked to create a puff quilt. Having never made one, I checked out lots of online tutorials and came up with a process that combines a bit of all of them. I ...
I am so proud to announce that I am once again an Island Batik Brand Ambassador for 2023. This marks my third year doing this and every year just keeps getting better and better. Wait until you see all of the gorgeous fabrics and goodies that we got for the first six months of the year. Thank ...
Four times a year Island Batik ambassadors participate in a blog hop to show off their gorgeous new fabric lines. We are assigned one of the lines and asked to make a quilt of a certain style with the fabric. This time our challenge was to make a lone star quilt. Gulp! I’ve only ever made ...
Am I the only one who can’t resist those gorgeous precuts in my local quilt shop? Each one has various bits of fabric gorgeousness in them. I end up buying them and then they end up on my shelf. Because I am am an Island Batik ambassador I also get a number of them in my ambassador ...
I love Christmas stockings so when I learned that this month’s Island Batik ambassador challenge was to make one, I was pretty excited. When I was trying to come up with an idea for my stocking I thought of making large ones for family members. However everyone has a stocking that is ...
Are you in the mood for a tropical getaway? Do you like a fun and festive cocktail? I have a great project for you! Learn how to make a cocktail glass mug rug with my latest tutorial. Make a few for your next party. Make a set and take them on your next vacation. Whatever you decide to do with ...
This month the Island Batik ambassadors are making a bag with Island Batik and By Annie patterns. What fun! We were given the opportunity to choose a pattern and what fabrics we wanted to use for this project. I went with the Open Wide 2.0 bags and a couple of fabrics from the new Cheers! ...
