Friday, January 27, 2023

Island Batik Ambassador 2023 Unboxing ~ Shipment One

Did you hear the good news?  I'm so excited to be continuing as an Island Batik Ambassador for 2023.  We received our first shipment of the year and I hope you will enjoy watching my unboxing video as much as I enjoyed making it.


Thanks for watching.  I hope you will continue to follow me throughout 2023.  I will be making many beautiful projects to inspire you. 

Disclosure:  The items shown in this post were given to me by Island Batik and Industry Partners.

Here's a photo recap of the products I received in my Ambassador boxes:

Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Black Batting

Hobbs Poly-Down Premium Polyester Batting

Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton Batting

Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton Batting

Schmetz Needles

Aurifil Walking Palm Color Builders Thread Collection

Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Diamond Rects Ruler

Bits and Pieces by Sherry Shish Precuts and Coordinating Yardage

Playful Purple Gradations Precut

Six Yard Cut of Ivory Neutral Foundation Fabric

Sunny Meadow Precut Strip Pack

Coordinating Yardage to go with the Sunny Meadow Precuts

Four Yards Each of Solid Light Gray, White, and Black

Half Yard Cuts of Royal Crown by Kathy Engle for Heidi Pridemore, The Whimsical Workshop, plus coordinating yardage

Batik Foundation Bundle ~ Half Yard Cut each of Cobalt Solid, Turquoise Solid, Dandelion Jelly, Cherio Ocean, Lagoon, Chameleon, Dark Gray Solid, Fuschia Solid, Garnet, Marine, Small Petal Purple, and Bubbles Periwinkle.

Tantalizing Teal Gradations Precut Strip Pack

Three Packages of Stash Builders.

Here it is all together.  Wow!  Thank you Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, and Studio 180.  Time to sew!

Visit my online shop for Curlicue Creations quilt patterns, Island Batik fabric, and more.

I encourage you to visit the 2023 Island Batik Ambassadors to meet everyone and see what they received in their boxes, too.  Here's a list:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting
Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts
Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts
Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
Reed Johnson ~ Blue Bear Quilts
Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You
Randi Jones ~ Randi’s Roost

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ Quiltery – For The Love Of Geese
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Anorina Morris ~ sameliasmum.com
Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
Claudia Porter ~ Create with Claudia
Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Elita Sharpe ~ Busy Needle
Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt


Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations


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Monday, January 23, 2023

Triangle Twist Quilt and Pattern in Quilter's World Magazine!

Have you seen my new Triangle Twist quilt?  It's on the cover of the Spring 2023 issue of Quilter's World Magazine.  I'm a cover girl!  Woo-hoo!

The pattern starts on page 39, if you have the magazine.  If not, you can order one here:  Quilter's World Spring 2023

As you can see, the blocks are all constructed with triangles in different sizes.  No worries, it's not as tricky as it looks.  It's actually really fun to sew!  

The beautiful blues I used for this quilt came from the new Chickadee collection, plus blenders and a solid, all by Island Batik.

Disclaimer:  The fabric used to make this quilt was given to me by Island Batik.
This quilt was inspired by walks along the seashore, watching the waves come in, cresting with white foam.  Do you see it?

Triangle Twist is waiting for Spring to bloom here in North Carolina.  This is my favorite spot for front-porch stitching.

I backed Triangle Twist with this beautiful blue blender fabric, also by Island Batik.  The binding fabric matches the outer border fabric on the front of the quilt.  I do matching binding whenever possible.  I don't like my binding to compete for attention with the design of the quilt.

As you can see, I quilted a loopy meander in an allover design.

Triangle Twist

Quilt Stats:
Finished Quilt Size:  57-1/2" x 69-1/2"
Block Size:  12" x 12"
Fabric:  Chickadee by Island Batik
Thread:  Aurifil
Batting:  Hobbs 80/20
Needles:  Schmetz
Designed in EQ8

I encourage you to pick up a copy of this beautiful magazine today.  If you sew a Triangle Twist quilt, I would love to see it.  Please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.

Did I mention I'm honored to be continuing as an Island Batik Ambassador for 2023?  Come back and visit my blog on Friday, January 27th to see my unboxing video!  It's 41 lbs. of inspiring awesomeness!  I can't wait to show you.
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Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations


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Sunday, January 1, 2023

Starry Dawn Quilt and Pattern ~ New!

A new year and a new pattern.  2023 is going to be a great year, I just know it.  This is the Starry Dawn quilt.

Starry Dawn is a log cabin variation that incorporates a star block in the middle, where the chimney fire would be in a traditional log cabin block.

The Starry Dawn pattern is available in my Etsy Shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.
It is one of the quilts I made for the Island Batik catalog.  

My son Levi, assisted with the photo session for this quilt.

I used Island Batik's new Baby Bloomers fabric collection to make the Starry Dawn quilt.  Island Batik provided the fabric for this project.  Thank you, Island Batik.

I used Hobbs wool batting and quilted an allover loopy meander.  

Pretty folds.

I backed this quilt with this colorful Jellybean fabric, also by Island Batik.  Isn't it cheerful?  It makes me feel good, just looking at these colors.

I made my binding from the same purple fabric as the outer border.  I do that with most of my quilts.  I like the binding to match, not compete for attention.

Another look at the Starry Dawn quilt.

Starry Dawn

Quilt Stats:
Finished Quilt Size:  60" x 84"
Fabric:  Baby Bloomers by Island Batik
Batting:  Wool by Hobbs
Thread:  Aurifil
Needles:  Schmetz
Designed in EQ8

Order your Starry Dawn quilt today.

If you sew a Starry Dawn quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @CurlicueCreations.  I would love to see your quilt!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas
Curlicue Creations


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