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The challenge with Island Batik for August was to use a new tool(to me) from Studio 180 and use a specific line of fabrics. Scroll down for the giveaway details. I got the Corner Beam tool. I played in Electric quilt until I got a design I liked. I named the quilt: Hay Stars. The fabric group that I am using is Peacock Plume and should be in your shops soon! I picked my favorite fabrics for the star units and a few square in a square units. The instructions for the tool are

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

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

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