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 ...
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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 am super excited to announce that I will be one of the featured bloggers in the upcoming Cotton Cuts Sew Sweet Puzzle Mystery Quilt! I always enjoy doing mystery quilts and was delighted when they asked me to participate. This will be a bit different for me. I normally host my own mystery ...
Fabric scraps…I think it is a pretty good bet that if you quilt then you have lots of them on hand. I am always looking for ways to use mine up since I hate throwing them out. Learn how to make a scrap fabric quilted collage with this easy method. It is basically like painting a picture ...
I had a great time fabric shopping over the weekend and I don’t normally blog about my weekends but this was different. It was an unexpected shopping trip, but I saw a flyer for a fabric sale and decided to check it out. Boy was it awesome and I have to admit that I went a little crazy! ...
As an Island Batik Ambassador, we are given fabrics and other tools and are required to do a monthly project. This was a month that I had been both looking forward to, as well as was a a little nervous about. This was the month for the Island Batik Bag with By Annie project. Earlier in the year ...
I am really enjoying doing this “Working Our Scraps Off” series on YouTube. Here we are in August and it is already the sixth episode. Wow! If this is your first time visiting my blog, welcome. My guess is that you are here because you like scrap fabric projects as much as I do. ...
When the people over at Mollie Ollie reached out to me and asked me if I would be interested in taking a look their caddy, it did not take me long to make up my mind. After receiving it, I can tell you that I am happy that they asked me to do a Mimmo caddy product review. I can’t wait to ...
I am excited to announce a new monthly series called “Working Our Scraps Off”. Each month I will be presenting a new scrap busting project. From quilts to bags and everything in between, these will be easy designs. It will be a great way to use up some of those fabrics scraps you ...
I am excited and proud to announce that I am a 2021 Island Batik Brand Ambassador! I’ve been trying to wait patiently to make this announcement and the time is finally here. I am looking forward to making all sorts of beautiful things with their gorgeous fabric. Are You Curious About What ...
More and more when I am at a store around the holidays I see Christmas crackers. These festive knick knacks first appeared in the United Kingdom in the mid 1800s. They are fun to play with, but they also make merry decorations at the holidays. I’ve put together this easy tutorial to show ...











