Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador Unboxing ~ July 2025

 Hello everyone!  Welcome to my Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) second shipment unboxing.  Please watch my video above to see what I received in my two big boxes!  I'll be using these fabrics, thread, batting, and soon to arrive bag pattern to make my projects for the second half of 2025.  See below for photos and descriptions of my box contents for more info and a closer look.

Disclaimer:  The products shown in this post were given to me by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and industry sponsors.

Everlasting collection, designed by Jerry Khiev.  This will be in shops in September.  Coordinating fabrics are Dandelion - Pink Raspberry and Lily Florals - Red Shell.

SS25 Spring Foundations 1/2 yard cuts bundle.

Fabrics from left to right:  Azalea, Pink Solid Batik, Orange Solid Batik, Chartreuse, 

Wheat Leaves-Latte, Bubbles Hole-Leaf.

Aurifil thread 50wt.

Left to right:  Pink 3660, Lt. Green 2880, Gold 2134, Dk. Green 2892

Surprise package ~ to be used in the November blog hop.  

SS25 Summer Foundations Bundle, 1/2 yard cuts.

Left to right:  Red Solid Batik, Yellow Solid Batik, Dandelion-Plum, Paisley Dot-Orange, Sunset, Bumblebee.

Opulent Orange 10" squares precut

Tantalizing Teal 2-1/2" strips precut

Three packages of Stash Builders.  

4 yard cuts of solid Black, White, and Dk. Gray

6 yard cut of Muslin

Sunset 10" squares precut with Pastry and Ocean coordinating yardage

Fabrics from the Fossil Fern collection for my ByAnnie bag.  

Left to right:  Geode-Multi Green Purple, Fossil Fern-Leaf-Teal, Iron Pyrite Cluster-Purple

Hobbs Queen size Poly Down Premium Polyester Batting

Hobbs Queen Size Heirloom Fusible Cotton Batting

Hobbs Queen Size Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton Batting

Hobbs Tuscany Collection Throw Size Supreme 100% Unbleached Cotton

My favorite batting!

Hobbs Tuscany Collection Throw Size Cotton Wool Blend Batting

Here's a pic of all of it together.  My ByAnnie bag pattern and another precut are still on the way.  I'll show you when they arrive.  Thank you so much for watching my unboxing.  I hope you will follow me here and also on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @curlicuecreations.  You can find my patterns, fabric, and more in my Etsy shop at Curlicue Creations Etsy.  Thank you for your support.

Please visit my fellow Ambassadors and see what they got in their July boxes.  Here's the list:

• Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
• Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting
• Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio
• Tina Dillard ~ Quilting Affection Designs
• Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany
• Kimberly Flannagan ~ Kimberly’s Quilts
• Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
• Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts
• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
• Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt
• Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
• Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
• Susan Michaels ~ Dragonfly Fiberart
• Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
• Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
• Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
• Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
• Solomae Stoycoff ~ Cuddle Cat Quiltworks
• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations (You are here)

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Drunkard's Path Challenge featuring Spot On!

Hello everyone!  It's the last day of April and here's my Island Batik Ambassador (Lumin Fabrics) challenge quilt, Spot On!

Disclaimer:  The items used to create this project were given to me by Island Batik and Industry Sponsors.

The challenge parameters were to make a quilt using the traditional Drunkard's Path block, lap size or larger.  We were allowed to use any fabric collection, other than the upcoming blog hop fabric.

I chose to use this 10" precuts stack of Precious Pinks.  These gradation 10" precut stacks come in all the different color families and are always available to purchase year round.  Ask for them at your local quilt shop!

Other sponsored products I used to make my quilt include:

                          

                             Hobbs Tuscany Collection Silk        Schmetz Microtex Needles

                                          Blend Batting

                         

                                     Aurifil Thread                          Oliso Project Iron in Raspberry

April was a very busy month for me with five projects to finish up, so I didn't get a lot of in progress photos of this quilt. Here's a design wall pic. I chose to make my Drunkard's Path blocks the old fashioned way.  I cut templates, traced all the pieces and used lots and lots of pins for the curved seams.

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You can see it starting to come together in this photo.  I used Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) solid black, white, and dark gray to make the pinks pop!

The quilt on the frame photo.

Loopy meander quilting.

Spot On!

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  50" x 50"

Block Size:  6" x 6"

Fabric:  Precious Pinks 10" Stack by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics)

Thread:  Aurifil

Batting:  Hobbs Silk Blend, Tuscany Collection

Needles:  Schmetz Microtex

Iron:  Oliso Project Iron, Raspberry 

I've enjoyed seeing all the amazing Drunkard's Path quilts made by my fellow ambassadors this month.  Next month's blog hop begins on Monday with yours truly ~ I need to get sewing on that quilt pronto!  Here's a list of all of the Island Batik Ambassadors so you can see their takes on the Drunkard's Path.

• Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
• Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting
• Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio
• Tina Dillard ~ Quilting Affection Designs
• Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany
• Kimberly Flannagan ~ Kimberly’s Quilts
• Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
• Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts
• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
• Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt
• Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
• Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
• Susan Michaels ~ Dragonfly Fiberart
• Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
• Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
• Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
• Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
• Solomae Stoycoff ~ Cuddle Cat Quiltworks
• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations (You are here)

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today!

Jennifer Thomas

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Runner Up Blog Hop featuring Verdant

Hello!  Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador Runner Up blog hop.  This is my project, Verdant.

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik and Industry Partners.

This month, the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to create a runner using the new fabric collection we received in our January boxes and the Deb Tucker Studio 180 Tool we received.  It could be either a bed runner or a table runner.  I chose to make a table runner.

The fabric collection I received is Meadow Hues.  It's a signature collection for Create with Claudia.  Isn't is beautiful?  It's all purples, pinks, and soft greens.  I also used the two yard cut of light purple coordinating fabric for my top and the dark purple for the backing.  I paired the fabric with the solid black to really make the colors pop.  The Deb Tucker Studio 180 tool I received was the Tucker Trimmer along with the Magic Wand.

I sorted the Meadow Hues fabric into three piles, by color, green, purple, and pink.  This fabric should be hitting shops sometime this month, so be sure to ask for it at your local quilt shop.

I was excited to try my new Oliso Project Iron.  I used it to iron all my fabrics.  Isn't it so cute in the raspberry color?  I just love it!

The Tucker Trimmer tool can be used to make half square triangle units (HST's), quarter square triangle units (QST's), and combination units.  For my project, I made HST units, only.  You use the magic wand to mark stitching lines on the back of your fabric squares.  A chart in the directions shows you how large to cut the squares, depending on the finished size of your units.

Pair your fabric with the second color needed for your HST unit, stitch on the lines, cut apart, and iron them flat.  Each pair of squares will make two HST units.

Pressing my HST's open.

Next, following the Tucker Trimmer directions, you line everything up and trim!

Voila!  One beautiful, as close to perfect as I can get, HST unit.  I made 192 HST units for my runner.    I absolutely LOVE the Tucker Trimmer.  I will be using this tool for all my HST and QST units from now on.  

I sewed the units together into twelve blocks with black Aurifil thread and Schmetz microtex needles, my favorite.

Playing with the blocks on my design wall.

I used a leftover piece of Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton batting and quilted with a loopy meander.

Here's a pretty picture of the backing when I was prepping to hand stitch the solid black binding. I used my Accuquilt 2-1/2" strip die to cut the binding strips.

I took my runner to the Cameron Art Museum Sculpture Park in Wilmington, NC for a photo session.

I love the way the light kisses my runner in this photo.  This is inside the Minnie Evans signal house at the desk she used to create her artwork.

Quilt with legs and arms. 

Oh, there I am, along with a little breeze.  It was a nice day.

The Verdant table runner on an actual table.

See how the colors pop against the solid black?  I used all 20 of the fabrics in the Meadow Hues collection.

My camera man, taking a break.  

Verdant runner on bridge at reflecting pond.

This beautiful crane kept flying over the pond while we were taking pictures.

Verdant on the steps.

Mosaic furniture by Top Spieth.  Verdant table runner by me.

Verdant runner on mosaic chair.

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  23-1/2" x 55-1/2"

Block Size:  8" x 8"

Fabric:  Meadow Hues, Create with Claudia signature collection, by Island Batik

Tool:  Tucker Trimmer and Magic Wand

Batting:  Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton

Thread:  Aurifil

Needles:  Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

A pattern to make the Verdant table runner is available for sale in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop.

The Verdant table runner is available for purchase in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop.

Island Batik is having a fabric bundle giveaway on their blog!  Be sure to visit and enter the Rafflecopter for your chance to win.  Here's the link:  Island Batik Blog

Have you been following the Runner Up blog hop?  Here's a list of the entire hop so you can see what all of the Island Batik Ambassadors made with the new fabric collections.  So much inspiration!

February 4:

• Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts
• Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood

February 5:

• Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany

February 6:

• Mania Hatzioannidi, Mania for Quilts
• Carol Stanek, Stitch With Color

November 7:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

WEEK 2

February 10:

• Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River
• Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

February 11:

• Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs

February 12:

• Denise Looney, Quiltery
• Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting

February 13:

• Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
• Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

February 14:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

February 17:

• Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations
• Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio

February 18:

• Susan Michaels, Dragonfly Fiber Art
• Suzy Webster, Websterquilt

February 19:

• Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
• Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

February 20:

• Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
• Solomae Stoycoff, Cuddle Cat Quiltworks

February 21:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Final Giveaway

WEEK 4

February 24:

• Kimberly Flannagan, Kimberly’s Quilts

February 25:

• Tina Dillard, Quilting Affection Designs

Thank you so much for reading!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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