Quilt tools are a fabulous resource for perfecting our craft. This month, the Island Batik ambassadors were each given a tool from Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 and, of course, some stunning fabrics to play with!

My combination was the Island Batik “Let it Snow” Winter ’22 Collection, paired with the Four Patch Square Up

Running through some ideas I ultimately decided I wanted to work with lots of sizes. My strategy was to result in 12-inch finished blocks.

With the flexibility of being able to use this tool, I didn’t have to plan out my cuts, or even be that diligent about cutting straight! It would all square up perfectly. Another feature I loved is when I was just short on a size, the Four Patch Square Up Tool made it easy to simply move down to the next size four patch.

There were 4 layouts I ended up enjoying using 2, 3, 4, and 6 inch finished blocks.

I pieced the backing with some added half yard Island Batik Foundations Blenders provided from Island batik. With a dark back, I was happy to use Hobbs Batting 80/20 black batting. I adore this dark batting and use it every chance I get for the main benefit that I can see the spray baste as I apply it. No more globs or sparse valleys as the layers are sandwiched together. The Schmetz Needles 70/10 needle served me well as a universal needle by piecing through the four patch intersections with no missed stitches. Aurifil Thread has every color I could possibly dream of, and the passionate flower collection paired with this fabric perfectly, while also being the industry gold stand for their 50 wt’s no-drama piecing. This quilt is ready for anything now!

The name “Four Patch Flurries” has stuck! It’s a fun use of any size pieces you have, but using the Let It Snow fabric line reminds me of snow fluttering past a window on cozy stormy nights.

Get this fabric at your local quilt shop to have your winter quilt ready to snuggle under this season! This fabric ships SOON!

• Arizona
  • Arizona Quilts, Surprise, AZ
  • Quilter’s Quarters, Cottonwood, AZ
  • Deep Breath Designs, Tucson, AZ
  • Fabrics Unlimited, Lake Havasu, AZ
• California
  • AARJ – The Quilt Show, Livermore, CA
  • A Quilters Place, Oakdale, CA
  • Cotton & Chocolate, Simi Valley, CA
  • Fabric Garden, Sacramento, CA
  • Kiki’s Quilt Shack, Fresno, CA
  • Quilts and Things, Morgan Hill, CA
  • Sew Smart Supply, Los Molinos, CA
  • Sew Storm, Alcester, CA
• Colorado
  • Elfriedes’s Fine Fabric, Boulder, CO
  • Peak to Peak Stitching, Estes Park, CO
  • Ruth’s Stitchery, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Stitch, Durango, CO
• Connecticut
  • Close to Home, Glastonbury, CT
  • Heart & Home, Danielson, CT
  • Quilted Ewe, New Hartford, CT
  • Sew Inspired, Simsbury, CT
  • Yankee Quilters, Seymour, CT
• Maine
  • Cotton Cupboard, Bangor, ME
  • Seams Sew Perfect, Madison, ME
  • Mainely Mimi, Wells, ME
  • Cotton Weeds, Freeport, ME
• Minnesota
  • A Best Sew & Vac Inc., Albert Lea, MN
  • Gruber’s, Isanti, MN
  • Pine Needles, Rochester, MN
  • My Very Own Quilt Shop, Park Rapids, MN
• New York
  • Discount Sewing, Rochester, NY
  • Log Cabin Fabrics, Selkirk, NY
  • Quilter’s Corner, Ithica, NY
  • Town and Country Quilt Ship, Albion, NY
  • Quilt with Passion, Oswego, NY
• Texas
  • Options, Jacksonville, TX
  • Quilter’s Emporium, Stafford, TX
  • Stitch Heaven, Quitman, TX
  • Suddenly Sewing, Fort Worth, TX
• Utah
  • Fab Fabrics, St. George, UT
  • Jewel’s Fabric, Bountiful, UT
  • Heartfelt, Sandy, UT
• Wisconsin
  • Quilt Elements, Ashland, WI
  • The Needle Workshop, Wausau, WI
  • Something Quilty, Danbury, WI
  • Topstitchery, Roberts, WI
• Quilt Tree, Anchorage, AK
• Sew N Bee Cozy, Seward, AK
• Whale’s Tail, Ketchikan, AK
• Boutique 4 Quilters, West Melbourne, FL
• Quilt Passions, Kailua Kona, HI
• The Maui Quilt Shop, Kihei Maui, HI
• Stitch On, Lawrence KS
• Angel Oak Stitchery, LLC., Harleyville, SC
• B&F Variety, Gregory, SD
• Betty’s Quiltery, Rapid City, SD
• Bismarck Sewing & Quilting, Bismarck, MD
• Bonnie’s Sewing, Bay City, MI
• AMECC Enterprises LLC, Columbia, MO
• Cutt N Sew QS, Bonne Terre, MO
• Back Porch Quilts, Livingston, MT
• Jackman’s Inc., St Louis, MO
• Gardensong, Brookhaven, MS
• Country Sampler, Omaha, NE
• D&D Sewing, Plaistow, NH
• Nebraska Quilt Company, Fremont, NE
• Christmas Goose, Las Vegas, NV
• Bird in Hand Fabric, Bird in Hand, PA
• Fluffy’s Quilt Patch, Canandaigua, NYFoust Textiles, King’s Mtn, NC
• Haphazard Quilt, Canaan, NH
• Highland Quilts, Athena, OR
• Heartfelt Quilt Shop, Spearfish, SD
• Lori’s Country Cottage – Canada, Sherwood Park, AB
• Quiltex Inc, Orleans, ON
• Rusty Crow Quilt Shop, Nags Head, MC
• Seams Sew Easy, Fairfield, OH
• Sew it Seams, Philomath, OR
• Scheetz Sew Creative, Wellsboro, PA
• Sew Together Quilt Shop, Albuquerque, NM
• The Stitch Post, Hattiesburg, MS
• Valley Fabrics, North Hampton, MA
• Fabric Utopia, Goshen, IN
• Missouri Star Quilt Company, Hamilton, MO
• Sew What Fabrics/Batiks Etc. Wytheville, VA
• Quilter’s Corner Midlothian, VA
• Nine Patch Fabrics, Chantilly, VA
• Country Roads Quilt Shop, Morgan Town, WV
• Around the Block, Cheyenne, WY
• Heirlooms by Design Quilt Shop, Gilette, WY
• Shabby Fabrics
• Creekside Quilts
• Hancock’s of Paducah

Check out my Youtube video Four Patch Flurry for more behind the scenes!

Don’t forget your chance to win in the generous Island Batik giveaway!