The March Challenge for the Island Batik Ambassadors was a free months to work on whatever project we chose! I went scrap busting with Doug Leko’s “Sparkle” pattern from his book, Stashtastic 2. Let me tell you… I cleared out a LOT with this 72×80 inch quilt!

You can watch this quilt get made on my YouTube Channel!

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Doug’s patterns are well written with chain piecing instructions, large diagrams, and even shows alternative colors. This pattern was written for fat quarters, but I was easily able to adapt it to my scrap bin.

Here is the project list:

• Pattern – Sparkle from Stashtastic 2 by Doug Leko

• Fabric – Island Batik scraps, white solid Foundation, and Parchment Foundation for backing.

• Schmetz Needle in the universal 75/11

• Aurifil Mako 50wt thread in Dove

• Hobbs 80/20 Premium Batting
• Thistle Pantograph from Urban Elementz (Freebie!)
• Lemon Ice Glide Thread from Hab and Dash

All that’s left in my Scrap tub is some browns and neutrals, but there’s still lots of colorful works ahead in this year!

Make sure to check out the fun projects the other Island Batik Ambassadors are creating this month! They come in all shapes and sizes form bed size quilts to luggage tags!

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs

Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best ~ BestQuilter

Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts

Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts

Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood

Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery

Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights

Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion

Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique

Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color

Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels

Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations

Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt