Bonnie's Blossoms with Island Batik Getaway Hop

Welcome to the Getaway Blog Hop!

The 2018 Island Batik Ambassadors

 have been busy 

sewing with some beautiful 

secret fabrics. 

with some secret sewing.

Today is that day that I am able to show what I have 
been sewing.

Brookview is a beautiful fabric collection by Island Batik.

It has such a gorgeous variety of burgundys, greens, blues and yellows.  

There is a hint of peacock feathers and trees
throughout the prints.
It has to be one of my favorite collections.

Most of the fabric collection is found in this 

new quilt that I created called Bonnie's Blossoms. 

The quilt is 60" square with a lot of large 

applique and surrounded by pieced blocks.

This is the biggest applique design that I have attempted 

to make.  I just love how well 

these fabrics complimented the design.

Check to see if your local quilt shop carries these beautiful 

batiks, and if they don't maybe just request 

that they would carry them.

I did use handy EZ Print HeatnBond Lite Sheets for the 

corner blossoms.  If you do not like tracing out 

the design on to the rolled fusible, I totally recommend 

these.

 The center flower needed to have the rolled fusible 

due to its size. 

For this quilt, I also used 

Aurifil Thread #2370.

I usually try to match my thread to 

the fabric I am appliquéing, but  Joan

of Moosestash Quilting is always

using one thread for the entire quilt.

She inspired me to try it for myself.

I absolutely love the look with this pattern and fabric.

I sure hope that you enjoyed your
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Vicki From Vicki's Crafts and Quilting

is also showing what she created using these 

beauties so stop on in. 

Be sure and stop in to visit all the other hoppers.

The full list is linked below. 

The Island Batik Getaway Blog Hop has been circling the globe since

 the beginning of January and continues through February 1st.  

You can view the other fantastic new Island Batik 

fabric collections at the other stops in the hop here.

Giveaway!

I am giving away a scrap pack of Island Batik fabrics 

and an Aurifil thread to one lucky reader!  

US entries only due to postage costs.  

Enter via the Rafflecopter below.

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Be sure to stop in and enter 

the Island Batik Giveaway as well.

You can find it HERE.

This is my final post as a 

2018 Island Batik Ambassador.

It has been an absolute pleasure being able to

quilt with such fine fabrics.

I can't decide which is my favorite project

of the past year. 

I will soon be adding this quilt pattern 

to my new Etsy shop.

Hugs, 

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Snowing at the Cabin with Island Batik

My two favorite things to do as 

an Island Batik Ambassador

are getting to play with theses 

gorgeous fabrics and

the chance to challenge myself.

November's challenge was the Cozy Cabin.

I once again turned to this gorgeous selection 

of fabric - Blue Moon.

I absolutely love it.

I made a table runner with the fabric line

in September.

You can read about it here.  

You can find some of the collection at

Fabric.com. 

I had plenty 2.5" strips left to make a few 

log cabin blocks and 

more than enough beautiful Aurifil thread.

Well, I was only going to make 2.

Then 2 turned into 5.

A fun quilt that measures 

48" square.

I made it to match the table runner 

with much larger snowflakes.

The snowflakes were appliqued down 

using my favorite fusible, 

HeatnBond Lite 

by

I just love the fun bold colors that the 

fabric have with the subtle 

pine cones, snowflakes, and trees 

spread throughout the fabric.

It should look really pretty in my

living room next year.

This year, I already have

it all decorated up.  

How about you?

Are you all decorated 

for Christmas?

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Stars and Snowflake Table Runner with Island Batik

It seems that September slipped

away from me and I had to post

this challenge a day into October.

Let's just say that September 

in whole was a challenge and

I am thankful to have had a moment

to make this beautiful project using

Island Batik Blue Moon.

It is a beautiful mix of vibrant

blues, purples, and white.

With winter and the Christmas season

just around the corner, I thought

how nice it would be to have a 

pretty table runner using 

the fabric Blue Moon.

Since the fabric has 

a winter feel to it, it 

definitely needed to have a 

few snowflakes and the challenge was 

to have stars.  So, why not 

put them together? 

I appliqued snowflakes with

HeatnBond Lite and then

applique stitched around using

a coordinating blue in Aurifil thread.

I absolutely love stars and

snowflakes together.

I do believe that I will

have to make a couple more

of these.

My daughter absolutely loves it

and just maybe I could get ahead

and have presents done before 

the hour before a get together.

(Haha, wishful thinking)

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Quilter's Meet and Greet

Hello and Welcome to the

Hosted by Benita Skinner.

If you have never been here before, 

or you are one of my old friends, 

Welcome to my blog

Sew Incredibly Crazy.

My name is Amy.

I never knew how fitting that

blog name would be when I 

chose it 6 years ago.

I really love to create.

I started quilting on a whim.

I entered a contest that Moda 

was having and I happened on

being in the top 10.

This jolted me into quilting.

I have never taken a quilting/sewing class

in my life unless you count 6th grade 

Home Ec.  Which I just found out

from my quilting friends is just odd.

(Hence the blog name) 

I have created a number of items in 

the past 6 years, but my absolute favorite has

been this one.

It is called Nutty Christmas.

It was designed and sewn by yours truly

and quilted by the super talented Jeanette Parker.

You can find the pattern to the quilt Here.

The reason I chose this quilt is because, 

it makes me feel like I am truly a quilt designer.

I never had that feeling until I created this cutie.

The inspiration came from my children who 

just love nutcrackers. 

Only problem is, I will have to make 

a couple more of these so each of us can have 

one to enjoy.

They have a tendency to claim everything 

I make. 

My favorite technique is applique.

Here are just a few of my other quilts.

I am also a Thermoweb designer, 

which I love.  They are always so very good 

to their designers.  Here is a 

leaf garland that is a free project I 

created over at Thermoweb. 

I am also an Island Batik Ambassador, 

This is my first year creating with them, 

and it has been an absolute pleasure. 

One project that I took on three years ago was

to have a Block of the Month.

  A couple designer and I

 have had themes of -  In Our Garden, 

Sun, Sand, and Sea, and this year is 

It's a "Wild" Life.

I absolutely love being able to work

with such talented ladies that

push me to be a better designer and

are women that I get to call my friends.

If you are new, feel free to stop and

check out some more of my blog.

You can also find me on 

Instagram, Facebook, 

and also we have a Facebook page for our BOM.

I also sell my patterns on 

Etsy.

If you want to see more quilters to 

meet and greet.

Stop in HERE.

There is a whole line up

of great quilter participating.

If that is not all, there is a huge giveaway

going on as well. 

Stop in HERE.  

To check it out.

Hugs,

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The Great Outdoors Blog Hop with Island Batik

Months ago, all the Island Batik Ambassadors

received their first box of the year.

Inside that box, we all had a surprise 

fabric that we had to keep quiet until

our day of the hop arrived.

Well, for me that day is today!!

In my box, I had a perfect collection 

for this hop.

What goes better in the Great Outdoors, 

than a Safari?

There is a total of  21 prints,

from snakes to giraffes, and leopards to zebras.

Such a fun collection to play with.

You can see the full collection 

right HERE.

The pattern I used for 

the quilt is my own.

 

I call it Safari Friends.

It measures at 44" square.

It was a fun mix of piecing

and of course my favorite applique.

The fun little animal silhouettes work

so well with the vibrant prints.

The closest that I could get to 

taking a photo out on safari 

was a pretty little grassy area.

The sunset made for a beautiful

stained glass look.

It has to be one of my favorite

pictures.

A perfect time to snap a picture!

A big thank you to 

for providing the gorgeous fabrics to this quilt.

That is why it is great to be a

*********GIVEAWAY*********

With that I am to share with 

one lucky winner a 3" strip set of

The set was cut by me while I was making

the Safari Friends quilt.

Just leave your comment below

and what you would make with the strip set.

I will pick my winner Monday August 20th.

I will ship anywhere in the USA.

If you are international and would like to pay the 

postage, please let me know in the comment.

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Check out all of beautiful inspiration

from the other Island Batik Ambassadors.

Also, don't forget to enter 

the Rafflecopter giveaway sponsored 

by Island Batiks found below

You could be the lucky winner

of a Jungle Cruise Stripe Pack.

Monday, August 6 - All A Flutter - Yellow Cat Quilt Designs, Creative Blonde

Tuesday, August 7 - Birds N’ Bees - Ark Angel Creations, Patterns By Jen

Wednesday, August 8 - Canterbury Manor - Sally Manke, Powered By Quilting

Thursday, August 9 - Eclectic Garden - Desert Bloom Quilting, Sew Karen-ly Created

Friday, August 10 - Vintage Morris - MooseStash Quilting, Devoted Quilter

Monday, August 13 - Safari - Sew Incredibly Crazy, SweetGrass Designs

Tuesday, August 14 - Spring Blossoms - Mary Mack Made Mine, If These Threads Could Talk

Wednesday, August 15 - Victoria and Albert - Bejeweled Quilts, Clever Chameleon

Thursday, August 16 - Wild Things - Freemotion By The River, Kauffman Designs

Friday, August 17 - Petting Zoo - Den Syende Himmel, Sarah Goer Quilts

Monday, August 20 - Ocean Odyssey - Gateway Quilts, The Quilt Rambler

Tuesday, August 21 - British Rose - Busy Hands Quilts, Mania for Quilts

Wednesday, August 22 - Dear William - The Inquiring Quilter, mmm! Quilts, Living Water Quilter

Thursday, August 23 - Dragonfly Dreams - Inchworm Fabrics, BeaQuilter

Friday, August 24 - Fur-ocious Friends - Quilting Affection Designs, Dizzy Quilter

Monday, August 27 - Globetrotter - Pamela Quilts, Curliecue Creations

Tuesday, August 28 - Jungle Cruise - Vicki's Crafts and Quilting, Little Bunny Quilts

Wednesday, August 29 - Lavendula - Carole Lyles Shaw, Masterpiece Quilting

Thursday, August 30 - London Calling - Quilt in a Not-Shell, Lizard Creek Quilting

Friday, August 31 - Spirit Rhythm - Steph Jacobson, Whispers of Yore

Monday, September 3 - Sweet Tweets - Kathleen McMusing, Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Tuesday, September 4 - Whatnot - heARTS Creations, Slice of Pi Quilts

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