There are hundreds of ways to applique. In August, I showed needle turn fabric with a straight stitch attachment on the Acorn Soup quilt. I prefer machine finished appliques when it comes to batik fabrics, so what better way to explore applique than the Adventurous Applique Blog Hop with Island Batik!

Being in the Island Batik ambassador program means I am sent all the fabric and supporting materials for these project prompts. Thank you to sponsors in addition to Island Batik: Oliso Home, Hobbs Batting, Aurifil Thread, Schmetz Needles, and Hab and Dash.

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In this challenge, we’re using a technique from the Full Bloom Block of the Month by 4th and 6th Designs, that uses Edge Coloring, also known as Edge Painted Applique. You can watch a demo of it from Shabby Fabrics Youtube.

I was sent the Twilight Collection by Kathy Engle for Claudia Porter, a beautiful arrangements of blues and yellows in daisy prints.

After sitting with this collection for a while, I leaned towards dragonflies in the night sky. I cut the fabrics into 10 1/2-inch by 12 1/2 squares and used the critters die from Accuquilt to get the dragonflies on the block.

The dragonflies were tacked down with a straight stitch on my domestic machine, then I joined the blocks, added 2 borders, and loaded it on the longarm frame. The inner border was with 3 1/2 inch strips and the outer border 7 1/2 inch.

An all-over double loop, avoiding the dragonflies matched the whimsical free flying motion of this quilt.

I put the binding on the quilt, then went back in for finishing the dragonflies! I have a HandiQuilter Capri, a sit-down machine, so I’m able to go back into quilts easily and add more details. This is where I just sat back, relaxed, and thread painted the edges of each dragonfly with the Aurifil 40wt (green spool) thread.

As a little bonus, the neutral thread I used in the bobbin made these beautiful dragonfly outlines on the back!

And the best part is that when I was done with the final dragonfly, the quilt was already done since the binding was finished. It was a great, satisfying finish to be able to hang it right up to display.

Here is the project list:

Item	Description	Where you can purchase
Pattern	Dragonfly Twilight
Main Fabric	Island Batik – “Twilight”	Fat Quarter Shop
Piecing Thread	Aurifil Thread 50 wt. Mako in 5022 Mustard	Fat Quarter Shop
Applique Top Stitch Thread	Aurifil Thread 40 wt. Mako (Green Spools)	Fat Quarter Shop
Quilting Thread	Glide 40wt Thread in Marmalade	Hab and Dash
Batting	Hobbs Thermore Batting	Fat Quarter Shop Amazon
Needle	Schmetz 75/11 Universal	Fat Quarter Shop Amazon
Applique	Accuquilt Critters Die	Accuquilt
Iron	Oliso TG1600 Pro	Fat Quarter Shop Amazon

You can watch this quilt get made on my Youtube Channel: Bobbin with Brittany

Make sure you are following the rest of the Island Batik ambassadors to see their appliqué creations for this challenge and check out the latest fabric releases!

Below is the complete list of Ambassadors, the collections they’ll feature in their projects, and their scheduled post dates:

WEEK 1

September 3:

• Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts
• Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC

September 4:

• Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs
• Denise Looney, Quiltery

September 5:

• Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River
• Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany
• Lana Russel, LanaQuilts

September 6:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

WEEK 2

September 9:

• Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
• Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

September 10:

• Megan Best, BestQuilter
• Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail

September 11:

• Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts
• Jane Hauprich, Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

September 12:

• Carol Stanek, Stitch With Color
• Julia Schweri, Inflorescence Designs
• Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting For You

September 13:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

September 16:

• Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
• Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations

September 17:

• Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts
• Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood
• Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

September 18:

• Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels
• Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio

September 19:

• Pamela Boatright, PamelaQuilts
• Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting
• Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine

Make sure you head over to the Island Batik Blog to enter in thier fabulous giveaways each week!!Follow the simple Rafflecopter prompts below for a chance to win one of the two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles – Bubbles, Curves and Corners by Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design or Twilight, designed for Create with Claudia by Kathy Engle.