The products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge. As an Island Batik Ambassador I receive two shipments a year filled with beautiful Island Batik fabric. Included in these shipments are products from industry partners Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs, Aurifil Thread and new this year, Oliso Irons. Thank you Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, byAnnie and Aurifil Thread for another amazing box. Box 1 A couple weeks ago I receive shipment 2 for the Island Batik Ambassador program and the boxes sat idle until Wednesday evening. Before I forget, you can ..read more

Put your foot down 245, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot July 1st I received shipment 2 for the 2024 Island Batik Ambassador program and the boxes are still sitting in my sewing room unopened. Before the end of the week though I plan to get these boxes opened and be wowed. Monday the “Something Smells Fishy” blog hop begins and my day to share is Wednesday. For the hop schedule visit Just Let Me Quilt. I will be sharing a free block pattern so be sure to look for the post. My flimsy for the hop ..read more

Put your foot down 244, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot Sorry for the late post, I have had a very busy day at work and preoccupied. I have been working on a t-shirt quilt, patchwork t-shirt blocks. In a couple of weeks I will share a free download for the block pattern. Watch for the Something Smells Fishy blog hop for the pattern. The hop is hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. For the collar I used a binding tool and glued it down for stitching. I can’t wait to share this one with you. Yo ..read more

The Economy Block is a traditional patchwork block that makes beautiful scrappy quilts or a single block made large enough for a baby quilt. They’re also great fill blocks or for quilt samplers. Today I am sharing a pattern for a patchwork Economy Block as well as a template you can print for foundation paper piecing. The finished size of the block will be 6″. Step 1 Following cutting directions in the free pattern download, cut the required number of patches. It’s helpful if you organize the patches in the block layout to match the block before you begin to sew. Step 2 Using a 1/4″ seam join ..read more

Put your foot down 243, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot At the moment I am all caught up with IBA challenges, until the new box of goodies arrive sometime next week. I’m really enjoying some relaxed sewing for the “Something Smells Fish Blog Hop” hosted by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. There is a lot of rotary cutting for that quilt. Fortunately I have an AQ die to cut HST’s because there are 98 of them in the quilt. I’m making a t-shirt quilt, not the type you are thinking. In EQ8 I drew up a t ..read more

Welcome to my stop in the Prisms Blog Hop hosted by Claudia of Create with Claudia. The hop is in celebration of Claudia’s first signature line, Prisms designed by Kathy Engle from Island Batik. Thank you Claudia for providing the opportunity to work with such beautiful fabric. Prisms is a 20 fabric collection featuring dots, swirls and lovely flowers. Everyone who has seen them in my sewing room while I worked on the quilt had to pet the fabric and shared their love for it. Whether you are choosing multiple sku’s from this collection or just a couple you will have a beautiful quilt in the en ..read more

Put your foot down 242, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot Today is my second appt this week to the dentist, yuck. I have been making progress with projects and finally finished the organization in my sewing room. Yesterday I shared my For the Birds/Create for a Cause quilt. With this finish I discovered I really do love improv quilting and learned to accept sometimes the block placements do not always work. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for panels. A few months ago Carol from Just Let Me Q ..read more

Welcome to my stop in For the Birds Blog Hop Challenge. When Joan announced the hop I knew I had to join because 1. I love flying geese 2. the Island Batik Create for a Cause June challenge was to make a charity quilt using the Deb Tucker Studio 180 tool I received, Wing Clipper 1 and 3. I wanted to share a lesser known charity with you all, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and Quilts Across America. Thank you Joan for the opportunity to spread the word. You can find Joan blogging at MooseStash Quilting, she blogs, host’s other great hops throughout the year and also provides a chuckle or two durin ..read more

Put your foot down 240, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot At the moment I am working on a combo quilt that will serve two purposes, Prisms Blog Hop showcasing Claudia’s new Island Batik fabric collection and my June IBA project. The Deb Tucker Studio 180 tool I received to use this month is the Wing Clipper which means my quilt will have flying geese, yay! Your shares from 239 Spring brings about lots of fresh fruits, they have been added to my grocery list. Check out these cool pineapple bloc ..read more

Put your foot down 239, a weekly linky party every Thursday. Stop by and share your WIP’s, UFO’s, finishes, or any fiber arts projects. Whats under my foot First, let me apologize for dropping the ball last week, I totally forgot about the linky party on Thursday. Wednesday was my day to share the May Island Batik finish, coupled with, I was so involved getting ahead with work so I could take a 5 day weekend. A 5 day weekend or 5 days off in a row is rare for me because I run my own business and I work alone. I wish I had gorgeous photos and wonderful stories to share of my weekend with family ..read more