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    IT is never too early...
    Megan Best
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    IT is never too early...

    Or is it too late? as I may have some Christmas decorations that I never actually put away from Christmas 2020! See that Nativity set in the background...I never actually put it away in January! Oops. Am I early or late? This months Island batik challenge was to create a holiday project. I don't have many holiday quilts and I love Table Quilts. It is kind of like a big placemat. I decided to use my Accuquilt Tumbler die and create a modern stripe quilt with some sort of e
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    OHHHH what is new?
    Megan Best
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    OHHHH what is new?

    As an Island Batik Ambassador, we get a couple of shipments each year of fabrics, battings, threads and more to create our beautiful projects. Here is my current set of goodies! Watch as I unpack the goodies! Here are some still shots of the fabrics and more: I am pretty excited at some of the challenges coming up. Don't forget to follow all my other fellow ambassadors! Disclosure: The products featured here were provided to me free of charge by Island Batik, Accuquilt, Aur
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    Spread Love and Joy with Island Batik
    Megan Best
    • Jun 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Spread Love and Joy with Island Batik

    This months Island Batik quilt is all about spreading some love. Part of the challenge is sponsored by Accuquilt and I had to use a BOB (block on board) die. I have the Maple leaf die and I was also to use the 8" cube die parts to accent the Maple leaf. I drew up a plan in Electric Quilt. I then chose fabrics. I love working with the solid-ish fabrics. I grabbed my Accuquilt Go! to cut the pieces. Accuquilt makes it really fast to cut accurately! With the high contrast fa
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    Quilt Modern Blog Hop and Giveaway
    Megan Best
    • May 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Quilt Modern Blog Hop and Giveaway

    This months Island Batik Challenge was to use a specific group of fabrics and create a Modern Quilt. Read to the bottom for the giveaway link. I used a hexagon design, with some negative area. I love the fabric choice: Meet Hexagon Sprinkle: What STUNNING fabrics. The Line is Jewel Quest by Kathy Engle for Nan Baker. These are my favorite colors. I created the quilt in Electric Quilt. I have been using this software for well over 20 years. It makes designing quilts fun
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    Its All up to YOU!
    Megan Best
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Its All up to YOU!

    This months Island Batik challenge gave the ambassadors free reign to create whatever we wanted. Meet Margarita! Sometimes a free challenge is hard! This time I wanted to test out a new die I purchased from Accuquilt: The Glorified 9-Patch. I designed the quilt in Electric Quilt. I used some 5" strips from my Stashbuilder strips for the background. Mixed with some springy summery colors: A yellow from the Garden Gems collection. A green from the blenders and a turquoise ba
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    Scrapbuster Challenge
    Megan Best
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Scrapbuster Challenge

    Oh, how I love a Scrappy quilt! This month, Island Batik challenged us to use make a scrappy quilt. I love a challenge as it really gives a quilter a stretch out of our safe box. I collected my stash of Island Batik and pulled as many as I could to create this bright and cheery quilt. I tested out a block with my Accuquilt Go, to see if I liked it and liked making it. The block is Crossed Canoe. It takes 2 squares about 6" for each block. This block is super easy and fast
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    2021 January Unboxing Event!
    Megan Best
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    2021 January Unboxing Event!

    I have been lucky enough to be chosen to be an Island Batik Ambassador for 2021. This is THE BEST DAY EVER. The day the Island Batik Ambassadors get their boxes of fabric for the next 6 months of projects. Island Batiks are Awesome. And here is the rundown of what I GET to work with: Accuquilt Maple Leaf Die. A set of 2 1/2" strips and a couple of coordinating fabrics in Melody. Some 10" squares and coordinates of Farm Fresh. Stash Builder rolls. I love these. They are
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    Modern Medallion
    Megan Best
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Modern Medallion

    Island Batik challenge is finished! This month is a Medallion. Generally a medallion quilt is a central block or motif surrounded by several or many borders. I loved the fabrics I used last month for the Inspired by nature challenge, so I continued using them for this months challenge. Here is a modern look at a medallion style quilt. This one is 56" by 59" and will be used as a wall-hanging. The fabric line is from Tamarinis and is called Just my Type. It is available in
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    Island Batik Christmas in July!
    Megan Best
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Island Batik Christmas in July!

    This is a pretty cool idea from Island Batik and Accuquilt. Accuquilt sent all of us Island Batik Ambassadors brand new Go! me and gave us a fab suggestion to make a quilt using the Go and gift BOTH the Go!Me and the quilt to a quilting friend that was new to Accuquilt. I have made a quilt for someone who does SO much for everyone else. She does not ask for credit for all she does. So for you, Nikki, I made a runner that started from a Card Trick block and spirals out. Th
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    July Box from Island Batik and MORE!
    Megan Best
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    July Box from Island Batik and MORE!

    There is nothing better than getting a box from Island Batik! There are some FANTASTIC groups here. I can share some but 2 are wrapped for later this fall. At the end of this post is my Video of the unboxing event! Here are the goodies! The first yummy collection is the Floralicious strips and some orange and purple coordinates. The pre-cuts should be in your stores now. How pretty is this? There is also a grouping that I will probably use for my August project. This one is
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