This is my third post like this and it never gets old. I’m so pleased and proud to talk about my signature fabric lines with Island Batik. This line is a bit of a departure from my usual color palettes. It is filled with, purples, pinks and greens and I fell in love with the fabrics as ...
I am always trying to think of fun new projects to make with my fabric. This one is a great scrap buster and is easy to make. In this woven fabric strips lace tutorial I’ll be showing you how to turn some of your fabric into something different. You will need a few supplies but you ...
In the fall of 2024 I designed and released a new quilt block pattern. It was a bit different in that it is not square, it’s a triangular shape. Not only that, but it is for paper piecing and the individual triangles come together easily. The block pattern works perfectly with 2 ...
I have been trying to be better about taking my own bags to the market and I decided to start making myself some more bags. This DIY reversible jumbo tote bag is about as easy as it gets in bag making. It uses 10″ precuts and a couple of pieces of lightweight fusible interfacing ...
Sometimes I feel like there is always time for a holiday project and this one may be just what you are looking for. This is my easy Christmas fusible appliqué mini quilt and it may just be my new favorite Christmas design. The quilt measures about 12″ square and can be made as a wall ...
Sometimes you just want to get a quilt done and you don’t feel like cutting those 2 1/2″ strips for the binding. This is the ideal solution for you. Follow along with me as I show you how to bind a quilt the quilt backing. Using the backing as binding is easy to do. However there ...
Do you like unboxings as much as I do? Here’s my second one as a Missouri Star Quilt Company affiliate. I am really enjoying this and can’t wait to show you what I got in my July Missouri Star Quilt Company unboxing. You will probably be able to tell that I love fabric and I am ...
It’s time for one of my favorite Island Batik ambassador challenges…the ByAnnie blog hop! Four times a year the ambassadors get to participate in a blog hop to show off the newest Island Batik fabric lines. One of the blog hops is making a bag using a ByAnnie pattern. This year I ...
The other day I was cleaning up my workspace and I had a stack of business cards spread around my desk. Since they kept getting in the way I decided that I needed to find a solution. That is how this blog post How to Make a Quilted Business Card Case came about. With just a bit of fabric, ...
I had lots of fun with this month’s Island Batik ambassador challenge. In our last shipment we were given the new AccuQuilt North Carolina Star die and our assignment was to make something with it. We could combine it with other dies as well, and we could come up with something unique. I ...
This year I started to make a few items to sell at quilt shows. I love bags and thought about various styles and types and I came up with this fun one. It’s a mini tote bag/fabric basket. It is super easy to make, doesn’t take much fabric and is about as cute as it gets. When I ...
