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This is the Spangled quilt. It's the featured Quilt of Valor pattern in the current issue of Love of Quilting.
Disclaimer: The products used to make this quilt were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
It's the November/December 2021 Issue. This issue has been out for a few weeks. You should be able to find it at your local quilt shop now.
Spangled features a variety of star and crossing blocks in an on-point setting to create the design.
I used Island Batik's Midnight Dazzle fabric collection by Kathy Engle, plus Island Batik solids in red and white.
I quilted a loopy meander across the entire quilt top with a dark blue thread. I also used Hobbs batting and Schmetz needles to get beautiful results!
I backed this quilt with this gorgeous blue Island Batik blender fabric and bound the edge with the same dark blue that I used for the outer border.
Quilt Stats:
Finished Quilt Size: 73-1/2" x 90-1/4"
Block Size: 12" x 12"
Fabric: Midnight Dazzle by Kathy Engle for Island Batik + Solids
Batting: Hobbs Cotton
Designed in EQ8
I love the way the Spangled quilt looks draped over my front steps with the roses hanging over. If you sew a Spangled quilt, please share a photo. I would love to see it! You can tag me on Instagram @curlicuecreations. To order a copy of the magazine, click here: Love of Quilting November/December 2021
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Do you remember my small Divide and Conquer bag I made for the Island BatikByAnnie.com challenge? I'm sure I mentioned that I'm also making this in the large size. It had to go on the back burner for a while so I could finish up a few other projects, but I had some time to work on it one day this week.
Disclaimer: The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
This is one of the side strips for the bag. You can see the the beautiful Autumn Wings butterfly fabric here.
Here I'm sewing one of the side strips to the bag. This pattern was my first experience sewing with clear vinyl. The trickiest part for me was seeing what I was cutting when I cut the pieces out. It's actually really easy to sew. Sew with the vinyl against the machine bed for best results.
Binder clips are essential for sewing ByAnnie bag patterns. Here I'm adding the binding that covers up the inside seams.
Clipping the second side strip to the inside of the bag in preparation for stitching.
And clipping the binding onto that section. This is as far as I got during my sewing session. It's very close to finished. I'm excited, but I was just too tired to complete my bag on that day. Sometimes I just run out of energy. Hopefully I can find another free sewing day to finish this up soon!
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Hello! Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador Storm at Sea blog hop. This is my Storm at Sea quilt, made with the new Petal Pathway fabric collection by Kathy Engle. My quilt is still a top, as it took a lot longer to piece together than I had planned. I wasn't even sure I liked it until I took this photo. Sometimes it's hard to see how a quilt is coming out while you're working on it up close.
Disclosure: The products used to make this project were generously provided by Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Accuquilt, and Schmetz Needles.
This is week two of the Storm at Sea blog hop. We were to make a lap or larger sized project using the new Island Batik fabric collection we were sent in box two. These fabrics should be hitting local shops now - so get out there and get some before it's all gone.
If you remember my unboxing video earlier this year, I could only show this pretty pink wrapped package. This is my surprise fabric.
Petal Pathway by Kathy Engle has a large variety of vibrant hues. The designs include different flowers and flower petals. I was sent half yard cuts of each of the 20 fabrics. I used nearly all of the fabric to make my quilt. I did not use the two white toned fabrics as I had a lot of Island Batik solid black in this quilt. When I auditioned the white fabrics they were too distracting for my design.
I opted to cut my quilt out using the Accuquilt Storm at Sea BOB die. It's wonderful because you can cut multiple pieces at once and everything fits together perfectly. Because of the way I planned my design, it still took me three days to cut out all the pieces! Without Accuquilt, it probably would have taken me a week. I made 30 blocks for my quilt, Each block has 65 pieces. I'm not doing the math.
To keep everything straight, I laid out each block on my design wall. I could do four blocks at a time. After a few, I figured out some of the units could be chain pieced without my getting confused, so I stopped and sewed all of those units together. Then I put the units up on the design wall into blocks and finished piecing the 30 blocks.
Here is one of the completed blocks. Each block has a different combination of fabrics. I used Aurifil thread and Schmetz needles for all of the piecing.
Here's another picture of my top, hanging sideways on my clothesline. It's glowing with the sun shining through.
Have you seen the amazing Storm at Sea quilts made by my very talented fellow Ambassadors? I've been blown away by the creativity this hop! Here's the list for the hop:
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