Adventurous Appliqué Week 3 Giveaway from Island Batik!

I hope you enjoyed the project I designed and shared last week for the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop. It was fun to create using Playful Posies from Island Batik fabrics and Aurifil thread.

We are already into Week 3 of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop. This is the final week of this blog hop and your last chance to win one of two fat quarters of newly released Island Batik fabric!

Of course there will also be a week full of amazing projects from my wonderful fellow Island Batik Ambassadors!

Every week during this blog hop, Island Batik has been giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of gorgeous new fabric and this week you have the chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Geometrica or Flower Fun fabrics.

Be sure to enter your information below before September 20, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of one of the above fabrics for the Week 3 giveaway!

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Be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics during this final week of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop.

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were suppliednby Island Batik. Thank you!

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Adventurous Appliqué with Island Batik

It’s September and time for another Island Batik Ambassador challenge and it’s my turn to share the project I made for the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop.

Playful Sunflowers

This month it’s the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop and Ambassadors were asked to create a project using the latest Summer 2024 fabric collections and using a specific edge finish for the appliqué pieces.

The fabric collection I worked with was Playful Posies by Kathy Engle. I loved all the wonderful rich colours in this collection and they worked so well with the design I created. You’ll find this collection now in your local quilt shop that stocks Island Batik fabrics.

Playful Posies by Kathy Engle

The appliqué edge finish we were to use was inspired by 4th and 6th Designs in their Full Bloom BOM project that they did several years ago. I had never seen this before so I had to do some investigating before I could work on my project.

The technique they used was raw edge appliqué and then they did a very organic finish to the appliqué pieces using either a straight stitch and going back and forth or by free motion quilting. Of course, I chose free motion quilting and changed up the look of the stitch just a bit. 😉

Unlike the appliqué technique that 4th and 6th Designs used, I chose to use fusible web to fuse my appliqué pieces to the background. My Oliso iron was very helpful in fusing all these appliqués to the background, ensuring that all edges were totally fused. I could then finish the appliqué edges using Aurifil thread which was provided to us.

This was a very fun technique to try but, I have to warn you, it uses up a lot of thread! All that back and forth stitching! One thing I appreciated when I was free motion quilting was that I didn’t have to fuss over having my stitches the same length. There was so much back and forth sewing that you really couldn’t see the stitch length - definitely a plus!

I chose to sandwich the quilt first before stitching the appliqué edges and adding additional quilting but I think I would do this differently next time and finish the appliqué edges first and then sandwich the quilt. I double batted this project using 100% wool batting over 80/20 batting from Hobbs Batting which gave a lot of texture to the quilt.

I enjoyed using this appliqué edge finishing technique on my Playful Sunflowers project and think it gave the project a fun, organic look.

Detail of back of Playful Sunflowers

I think Salem likes Playful Sunflowers too!

To see more details on this project including how I finished the appliqué edges, watch the video below.

Thanks to Island Batik for the fabric I used in this project, to Oliso for the TG1600 Pro Plus iron that worked so well to get everything pressed flat and fused well, to Hobbs Batting for the 100% wool and 80/20 batting that I used in the project, and to Schmetz needles and Aurifil thread for the thread I used to finish the appliqué edges.

Be sure to check out what other Ambassadors are creating this month – there’s a wide variety of projects that you’ll want to see.

Did you know that you can get Island Batik fabrics and precuts at the Missouri Star Quilt Company? Use my affiliate code to get 20% off your order of over $50.00 (it will automatically kick in when your cart exceeds $50.00). Terms and conditions apply.

Be sure to check out my Chatterbox Quilt’s Facebook page to see what else is happening in the studio.

Also, be sure to check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors’ blogs to see what they’re creating. You can find them at:

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

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

Be sure you’re following me on Facebook and Instagram so you won’t miss out on what I’ll be creating next month with Island Batik fabrics!

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were given to me by Island Batik and their sponsors. Thank you!

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Adventurous Appliqué Week 2 Giveaway from Island Batik!

We are all ready into Week 2 of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop and that means another week of wonderful Ambassador projects and…another giveaway from Island Batik!

Every week during this blog hop, Island Batik will be giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of gorgeous new fabric and this week you have the chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Poetic Bouquet or Flower Pot.

Be sure to enter your details below before September 13, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Island Batik fabrics for the Week 2 giveaway.

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This is also the week that I’ll be sharing my project in just a few days so get ready for that release!

While you’re waiting to see my project, be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics.

Be sure to check back next week to see what the giveaways are for Week 2 of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop!

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were provided by Island Batik. Thank you!

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Adventurous Appliqué Week 1 Giveaway from Island Batik!

It’s a new month and time for a new Island Batik Ambassador challenge. This month it is “Adventurous Appliqué” and Ambassadors will be working with the latest fabric collections and sharing their creations throughout the month of September during the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop.

I’m not quite ready to share my project but you’ll see it next week so keep your eyes peeled for that blog post. 👀

I’ll be working with the Playful Posies fabric collection by Kathy Engle. Lots of vibrant colours and floral motifs!

There’s other exciting news this month and that is that each week Island Batik will be giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of new Island Batik fabric collections and you can enter to win each week.

For Week 1, you have the opportunity to win a fat quarter bundle of either Bubbles, Curves and Corners or Twilight.

Be sure to enter your details below before September 6, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Island Batik fabrics for the Week 1 giveaway.

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While I’m working on my project be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics.

Be sure to check back next week to see what the giveaways are for Week 2 of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop!

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Foxes for the Island Batik Marvelous Mini Challenge!

It’s August and that means a new Island Batik challenge! This month it’s the Marvelous Mini challenge and Ambassadors are challenged to create a small project, no more than 24” x 24” using any of the Island Batik fabrics that we’ve received (except for the latest collections which we’ll be using in September’s challenge).

As always my mind was whirling with ideas but I decided to refer to my “want to make” project list and select one of those patterns rather than creating one from scratch. You’ve got a similar list too, don’t you?! 😉 

I selected the “Fox in a Box” pattern by Jeni Baker from the Fun-Size Quilts book published by That Patchwork Place. I’ve always thought this was such a cute design and I knew that the Island Batik fabrics would definitely make the little fox faces pop!

Next, I needed to choose nine different fabrics as well as a background fabric. This was so easy as I could use some fabric from the Island Batik Stash Builders (5” x WOF strips) that I had. The hardest part was selecting the fabrics as there were so many wonderful bright ones to choose from. The background fabric I used was Sprinkles from the Island Batik Foundations collection. I really love this particular neutral and have used it in previous projects.

I cut out all the fabric and got ready to start the first step in the Fox in aa Box construction.

As I needed to make some half square triangles in this project, I reached for my Quilter’s Magic Wand from Studio 180 Designs (I have two of these) to draw stitching lines for the half square triangles construction.

Once the stitching was done, I needed to trim the half square triangles to the appropriate size so again, Studio 180 Designs came to the rescue as I used their Tucker Trimmer I for this purpose to get accurate half square triangles.

 Piecing the fox blocks together went well and I was really pleased with the Island Batik fabrics I’d chosen for this mini quilt. These blocks are a square in a square and you can see how I added the outer half square triangles in the video below.

 Before I could stitch the entire top together I had to decide how to arrange the blocks: I find that laying them out and then taking photos of the various arrangements helps me to decide on this part of the project (which always takes me way more time than it should!).

The blocks were then stitched together and it was time to do some quilting on them. Referring to the quilt in the book, I noticed that Jeni had echo quilted around the fox heads and I decided to do the same except I echo quilted two lines ¼” apart. This quilted enough of the project so that I didn’t need to add any additional quilting. Bonus!

 The final touch was to add the eyes and I had already selected two different types of black buttons that I thought would work well. Another decision to be made: which type to use but it didn’t take me very long to make this choice (thank goodness!). I used the button stitching foot T on my Janome CM17 to quickly and securely stitch on all of the eyes.

And here is Island Foxes!      

 Thanks to Island Batik for the fabric I used in this project, to Oliso for the TG1600 Pro Plus iron that worked so well to get everything pressed so flat, to Hobbs Batting for the 100% cotton batting that I used in the project, and to Studio 180 Design for the tools I used in its creation.

Be sure to check out what other Ambassadors are creating this month – there’s a wide variety of projects that you’ll want to see.

Did you know that you can get Island Batik fabrics and precuts at the Missouri Star Quilt Company? Use my affiliate code to get 20% off your order of over $50.00 (it will automatically kick in when your cart exceeds $50.00).

Be sure to check out my Chatterbox Quilt’s Facebook page to see what else is happening in the studio.

Also, be sure to check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors’ blogs to see what they’re creating. You can find them at:

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

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

Be sure you’re following me on Facebook and Instagram so you won’t miss out on what I’ll be creating next month with Island Batik fabrics!

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were given to me by Island Batik and their sponsors. Thank you!

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