islandbatik
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Wowie-Wow! It’s time to kick off the next ton of fun and fabric with the serving half of this year’s Island Batik Ambassador Program for 2025! As an ambassador in this program, I receive materials for monthly challenges from generous sponsors. Thank you to Oliso, Aurifil, ByAnnie, Hobbs Batting, and Lumin Fabrics! Let’s dive in!…
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Welcome to opening week of the Island Batik Ambassador Blog Hop Featuring Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Designs! The ambassadors are making table runners in newly released fabrics, hitting quilt shops near you! Table runners are a great size project to try new methods and blocks. The Quilter’s Magic Wand and the Deb Tucker’s Tucker Trimmer…
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Are your sewing tools tucked away in every little drawer? Have you gave in a purchased a notion, to find it later under your sewing machine’s extension table? I’m guilty of both those! We love all the little notions that make tasks easier, but organizing them, keeping them out of the way when not in…
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Looking for crisp points and carefree sewing those complicated angles? Then Foundation Paper Piecing is the perfect pairing in your quilting journey! I did my very first Foundation Paper Piecing project last year with the Island Batik Perfectly Pieced Blog Hop. I made a colorful log house block pattern. This year we have the exciting…
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What’s a surprising benefit to mastering curve piecing in quilting? Making stuffed animals! This month the Island Batik Ambassadors each picked a pattern form Funky Friends Factory to make. I picked out Tom the Turkey. He’s big, round, and was labeled beginner friendly. This type of sewing is entirely new to me, but I didn’t…
Brittany Fisher - Bobbin with Brittany 