Showing posts with label Island Batik Ambassadors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Island Batik Ambassadors. Show all posts

Friday, February 1, 2019

I WANT TO FLY WHERE THE REINDEER FLY!


                                        

                                                I want to fly where the Reindeer Fly.
                                                Over mountains, hills, valleys, and skies.

                                                I want to see what the Reindeer See.
                                                Vast oceans, canyons, pyramids,
                                                 and Seas.

                                               I want to hear what the Reindeer hear,
                                              The silence of the night,
                                               tinkling of  the bells,
                                              Up Up and away we go!


                                     

This is my day and final day for the Island Batik Getaway Blog Hop.  There are some amazing designers out there. They have done some awesome quilts, techniques and wonderful giveaways.  If you have time, it would be well worth your while to go and visit them.
Here are the Ladies that share my day if you want to go and visit to see what they have created with Candy Cane Lane and Icicle
Mania Hatziioannidi Candy Cane Lane- Mania For Quilts


Icicle
Anne Wiens- Icicle - Sweetgrass Creative Designs

CANDY CANE LANE


I have had these quilts done for a while and it has been so hard not to show them especially at Christmas.


What wonderful Border fabrics.



Using the Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful


                  My plans were to make a king size quilt but sometimes things do not go as planned.



                             Wonderful Aurifil Thread, as you can see this color is my favorite.  I have gone through a bigger spool and several smaller ones.  I truly do love Aurifil, I have purchased some from Missouri Star Quilt co.



Accuquilt Go reindeer die

Make up this awesome quilt!

I call it "Where the Reindeer Fly"


94 x 94





Then because my plans got foiled, I made this second quilt.


54 x 64
Makes a nice throw for sure.
The colors show up better in the second quilt.  


Got in another pickle and well....as you can see above, I used the Accuquilt go heart die to fix my one problem.  Which made an amazing border.



 Now it is time to snuggle down with some cookies, cocoa, and my Kindle light.

What better way to fly where the reindeer fly than in the imagination.

Don't you just love all the awesome fabrics Island Batik creates?

Two people have a chance to win
A rainbow of 20 Fat Quarters of Island Batik Basics

Just click on the above link and you will be transported to the Island Batik site where you can enter to win.  Doesn't hurt to try, right?



For my giveaway, I am giving away to one person two of these patterns of choice, they are PDF so it would come to you in your email.








 Just leave a comment.




Below is the list of ambassadors, if you have time to go and visit. 
 We all know how busy we are but when you go to  Island Batik"s Blog you will find the ambassadors and the fabric line, you can pick and choose that way.  Either way, have fun and Enjoy!!




Getaway Blog Hop Schedule

WEEK 1
Monday, January 7 - Crystal Ball

Tuesday, January 8  - Ditty

Wednesday, January 9 - Elk Lodge

Thursday, January 10 - Feline Fine

Friday, January 11 - Flea Market

WEEK 2
Monday, January 14 - Fortune Teller
Jennifer Fulton- The Inquiring Quilter

Tuesday, January 15  - Gypsy Rose

Wednesday, January 16 - Paisley Park

Thursday, January 17 - Soul Song



Friday, January 18 - Twilight Chic

WEEK 3
Monday, January 21 - Winter Park

Tuesday, January 22  - Bazaar



Wednesday, January 23 - Blossom


Thursday, January 24 - Boho


Friday, January 25 - Brookview


WEEK 4
Monday, January 28 - French Blue

Tuesday, January 29  - Midsummer Night



Wednesday, January 30 - Oh Deer


Thursday, January 31 - Snow Berry  

Friday, February 1-  Candy Cane Lane and Icicle
Anne Wiens- Icicle - Sweetgrass Creative Designs

Barbara Gaddy - Candy Cane Lane  -Bejeweled Quilts by Barb 




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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

PILLOW TALK





What an exciting month!  I have been looking forward to this Island Batik Ambassador theme for the month of May for quite a while now........and this is why!!!!!!!!!!!!



                                           

When I saw this on Gene Black's blog, my heart started pounding and my vision blurred....I  just fell in love with his stain glass (ok, that is a little bit dramatic but you can understand when you see something that totally inspires you).  Gene is one amazing person and I have even met him.  The minute I met him in person I thought, yep, he could pass for family.  He is such a warm, fun, creative person as you can see by his stain glass.  He is a wonderful painter, weaver, and quilter.  If you have time, go over to his blog and scout around.

So...............I immediately emailed Gene and told him that this would be a wonderful block.  We talked back and forth and so I asked him if I could make a block from his stain glass and that I would give him all the credit.  I actually think this would be a beautiful quilt.



The minute Gene gave me the go ahead to make his stain glass into a pattern I did.

I know it will make a beautiful quilt and those Island Batiks are just fabulous.



Well...I didn't stop there.

A few years ago for Christmas I had some scraps from my sister's husbands shirts (I had been making doggies for her grandchildren and various other projects out of his shirts).  As I was saying, I took the scraps and made this pillow below and most of the buttons from the shirts I put on the pillow.

This picture does not do the pillow justice but that is okay, you get the picture.


So I said to myself, self....one day you are going to make yourself one of these pillows.

From looking at her pillow, I think I didn't get the right tree (if you saw all of  my personal designs you would understand why I might not have gotten the right tree)...but who cares right!!

Here is my pillow.



 This pillow is from Alpine Jingle line and I used Aurifil #2155 on the blanket stitching,  The stain glass pillow is made from awesome Island Batik Scraps.

Below are the Island Batik Ambassadors.  They will be posting through out the month their pillow projects.


Adventurous Applique and Quilting




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