I can’t believe that it has been almost one year since I started my YouTube series called Working Our Scraps Off! I’ve had such a fun time coming up with scrappy fabric projects and this month is no exception. Here’s how to make a modern 4 squares in 1 quilt block. It’s ...
As an Island Batik ambassador I have the pleasure of working with all sorts of beautiful fabrics and this new line, Interurban, from them is no exception. The challenge for the month of February 2022 was to make row by row quilt and I decided to design my own modern blocks for my quilt. The ...
Perfect for your sweetheart, you can whip up this charming project in no time. This is the 10th episode of my YouTube series called “Working Our Scraps Off”. Each month I bring you a small scrappy tutorial and, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought that this ...
For the past three years I have participated in a fun and low-stress quilt along. I’ve made some lovely sampler quilts along the way and I’ve been inspired by all of the other participants. This year I went with a smaller version and came up with a fun mini quilt. Here is my 2021 ...
I am in love with the new purple gradation hand dyes from Island Batik. I am a 2022 Island Batik ambassador and this is the bundle of 20 fat quarters that they sent me to work with. Aren’t these colors incredible? For my January ambassador project I made a gradient quilt, but I was lucky ...
I’d love to show you my 2021 quilting year in review. What a year it was for me! To start off, I was chosen as one of Island Batik’s 24 brand ambassadors. We got shipments loaded with fabrics and other products from industry partners over the months. Even after a year, I have to ...
It’s almost a new year which also means it’s the end of this year’s Patterns by Jen 2021 Monthly Color Challenge. What fun it has been quilting along this year. It is my third year participating and I’ve made some lovely and super scrappy quilts along the way. ...
It is time for another scrap busting quilt block. As you know, I love my scrappy projects, so whenever I can, I like to come up with fun and easy makes for you. This is episode no. 9 in my Youtube series called “Working Our Scraps Off”. Don’t let the name of the block fool you ...
Am I the only who is seeing quilt coats everywhere right now? You can see them on awards ceremonies, all over social media, and on racks at stores. I can’t get over all of the different versions there are, and they are all beautiful. I am completely wowed by them, and it is because they ...
In 2021 I was named one of Island Batik‘s ambassadors. What a wonderful year it has been. We were given loads of their beautiful batiks and other items from various generous sponsors. Each month we were given a challenge project. This month was something new to me, and, like usual, I fell ...
For November 2021, the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to do a blog hop using one of their new fabric lines and the Storm at Sea quilt block. This was a super fun challenge for me. Before this challenge, I had never done this block so I was a bit intimidated. However, using tools that ...
