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Island Batik March Challenge, It’s All Up to Me
Confession time, I made this month’s challenge back in November 2023 with this month in mind. Why did I do that, you might wonder? Well, let me tell you a little story about it. Late last year in September my sister and I went to a retreat in McCloud CA, a beautiful, small town in…
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February Island Batik, Log Cabin Challenge
Island Batik sends us free fabric at the beginning of each year, designating which fabric is to be used for each month’s challenge. They ask us to use as many SKUs as possible from that fabric line, which usually consists of twenty different fabrics. Of each of these fabrics we receive a half yard cut.…
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All Puffed Up Quilt
Island Batik Fabrics Well, now that I am an Island Batik Ambassador for 2023, the challenges have begun! What did I get myself into??? My first challenge was to make a video of me unboxing the first shipment of goodies from Island Batiks – a variety of fabrics, batting, a ruler, needles and thread. I…
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Berry Crush Blog Hop
Hey, quilting friends! It’s been quite a bit since I posted to my blog. If you remember back in April of this year I posted about the surgery I had for weight loss, and decided to take a break while I recovered. Well, the recovery is going great, and I couldn’t be any happier. So…
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April 2025 – Having Surgery is One of My Favorite Things!!!
Hey quilting friends! Welcome back!!! It’s been a month or so since I last posted a blog. I’d like to share with you the life changing journey I’ve been on since my last post. Let’s start with reminiscing about Christmas Day last year, which you might remember (see my January 2025 blog). I was scheduled…
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Happy New Year 2025!
Well let’s start with the last week in 2024 – Christmas day after my daughter opened her gifts and was happily in her room looking at everything she received. I was on the couch watching some mindless stuff on TV and I started to feel a sharp pain in my lower left abdomen. I brushed…
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December 2024 Island Batik Blog Post
December brings another month where the Island Batik Ambassadors were given the opportunity to create something of their own choosing. One night while video chatting with a fellow Island Batik Ambassador in Georgia, Carol Stanek, I mentioned that I really wanted to be able to create something on my own without any rules, so December’s…
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The Dresden Challenge
November 2024 Island batik This month Island Batik Ambassadors were tasked to make a Dresden quilt. Editor’s Note: I researched the history of the Dresden Quilt for those of you who are new to quilting and might not yet be familiar with what a “Dresden Quilt” is, I know I wasn’t. In the days of…
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October Island Batik Challenge ByAnnie.com Bag
October brings on another Island Batik challenge, sponsored by ByAnnie.com. ByAnnie.com has been so generous to the Island Batik ambassadors by allowing us to go to their website and pick out any pattern we wanted to make for this month’s challenge. How does one choose what to make with so many bags to choose from…
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Island Batik September 2024 Challenge
This month brings another challenge to the Island Batik Ambassadors. We were tasked with making a thread painting quilt, lap size or larger. What is thread painting you ask? It is the process of finishing the edges of fabric with thread, either matching or otherwise. For me I will machine applique this project; I have…
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Marvelous Mini Challenge
Island Batik August 2024 Challenge For the Island Batik August challenge, we were tasked to create a mini quilt. Some might exclaim “Woo-hoo!” or “I’m so excited!” But for me the opposite is true – fear and dread set in, and I start to sweat… it’s not pretty. I think I’m not good at making…
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Create for a Cause
For this month’s challenge, Island Batak partnered with Deb Tucker of Studio 180 Design, and the Ambassadors were tasked with making a quilt that will be donated to Sleep in Heavenly Peace/Quilts Across America https://shpbeds.org. Each year the month of July is designated as the Quilts Across America month, initiated by Studio 180 Design and…
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Island Batik May 2024 Challenge
May is already here, where has the time gone this year? Welcome to another surprise fabric bundle from Island Batik – this month I was given Dots and Doodles, another fun and brightly colored fabric bundle that I just love. We were tasked to create something to celebrate our favorite holiday and I chose Spring.…
Forever Quilting 4 You
Fun with fabrics and quilting ideas
Forever Quilting 4 You 