sewing
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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…
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Who knows quilts better than a batting company? This new subscription box is a newer one to the quilt subscription box game, at a moderate price for $47, which includes shipping. Let’s check out this monthly subscription box: The Quilting Box! The site says its for all skill levels looking to learn and refine their…
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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…
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Who is ready to twirl and dance in a sparkling log cabin at midnight? Well, now you can with this month’s Island Batik Ambassador Challenge! The ambassadors were challenged to make a log cabin quilt with new fabrics coming out to shops. Island Batik takes a survey at the beginning of the year to set…
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Valentines is my favorite holiday of the year full of all things love themed! My favorite way to celebrate is with quilting, of course! Fat Quarter Shop comes out with a quarterly holiday box, which kicks off with the Cupid Box! While waiting for it to arrive, Fat Quarter Shop released a free pattern called…
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When Fat Quarter shop announced their latest free pattern, I went on the hunt to match up fabrics to this fun and fast project! That opportunity came when the Fat Quarter Shop Cupid Box arrived! The Cupid Box came with twenty 10-inch squares from the “I Love Us” collection for Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake…
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It’s hearts and love season with Valentines Day around the corner. One quilty way I celebrate is with the “Cupid Box” from Fat Quarter Shop. This box contains a mystery of notions, fabrics, and a project that ships out the last week of January. I love the anticipation and looking forward to it each year!…