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 ...
Last year I had the pleasure of unboxing one of the Sewers Club 1/4 yard subscription boxes. I loved the fabric I got and it has been put to good use! This year they have a new 1/2 yard option and they asked me to do an unboxing for them. More fabric! Bring it on! Join me as I unbox my Sewers ...
Recently a dear family friend contacted me to see if I would make some sachets out of her, and her mother’s, wedding dresses. I gladly agreed. She and her family have been friends of our family for many years. In fact, I used to babysit their daughter who now has children of her own. She ...
It won’t be too much longer until we are done with the Piazza puzzle mystery quilt from Cotton Cuts! It’s time for clue number 8. This has been so much fun and I can’t wait to see the final quilt! As a reminder, I am doing the small version in the Maggiore colorway. It is a ...
I love making unique projects with batik fabrics, so when I got the chance to make something new I put together this tutorial. As an Island Batik ambassador we are assigned a project a month and for this month we were told that we could do whatever we wanted to. That may be my favorite kind of ...
We are moving right along in the Cotton Cuts Piazza puzzle mystery quilt. It’s time for clue number 7. I can’t believe it. We’ll be done in practically no time. As a reminder, I am doing the small version in the Maggiore colorway. It is a bright and patriotic combination of ...
We have lived in our house for about 15 years and have wanted to renovate our basement for a long time. Plans were finally put into place because I needed more space for my quilting business. We got our contractor set up, talked about the plans and the work was done. Join me as I take you on a ...
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! ...
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 ...
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 ...
