If you follow my blog you know that I love a good scrap fabric project. When I ended up with scraps left over from a recent Island Batik ambassador project I decided to put them to good use. I made this fun home décor item. Learn how to make a crumb quilting envelope-style throw pillow with ...
Some of the items that Island Batik ambassadors get each year are 4 half yard bundles of some of their new fabric lines. With those bundles we are asked to make a special project and participate in that months’ blog hop. We all anxiously await that fabric goodness. This month we received ...
It hard to believe, but this is the fourth unboxing post and video I am doing as an Island Batik ambassador. What an honor it has been so far. All of us get 2 shipments a year. The boxes are filled with all sorts of goodies for us to create with. Not only is Island Batik generous with us, there ...
I am always up for a good challenge so when the folks at AccuQuilt® generously sponsored this month’s Island Batik Ambassador project I was ready. We were asked to do a Christmas in July project using their Tree of Life die. It took me a little while to decide what to do, but as soon as I ...
When I did my Island Batik Ambassador unboxing video back in January there was a surprise bundle of fabric. As soon as the cameras were turned off I opened up that package and inside was a gorgeous stack of 20 fat quarters from the new line designed by Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Designs! For ...
Do you have a plain baseball cap that you don’t wear very often? Why not change it up a little bit and embellish it with a few mini quilt blocks. It is easy. In my tutorial you’ll get instructions for three different blocks and how to attach them to the cap. So if you are interested ...
The Island Batik ambassadors are getting tricky with triangles during May. For this challenge we were asked to work with the shape and I decided to play a little bit and make it my own. In the process, I came up with a fun new paper piecing quilt block that I will be releasing later this month. ...
This month the Island Batik ambassadors got to play with triangles. I used some of their lovely fabrics (more about them later) to make a fun and striking wall quilt. With the leftover strips I decided to make a fun tutorial. If you want an incredibly easy and scrappy project then you will want ...
This month’s Island Batik ambassador project is a little different. The Funky Friends Factory sponsored the challenge. We were asked to choose a critter we wanted to make. Since I don’t normally make stuffed animals I was not quite sure which one to choose. Because I’m ...
As an Island Batik ambassador I receive all sorts of wonderful goodies to work with during the year. This month we were all given Aurifil Thread color builder sets based on Italian cities. I was lucky enough to get Pompeii Red and I knew right away what I wanted to do with it. Our challenge for ...
If you ever have a chance to see the incredible Roman mosaics in Italy, they will take your breath away. Made with small pieces of stone, the designs are intricate and fascinating. Even more amazing, to me at least, is how many are intact or partially intact to this day. Why not try making your ...
