Hello there! Welcome to August. This month's Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is "It's All Up to You". We were challenged to make whatever we want, which is really harder than it sounds. There are so many things I want to make! I decided to try another version of the Jelly Roll Rug. This one is made using the Jelly Roll Rug + Pattern.
Disclaimer: The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik and Industry Partners.
Here's what the pattern looks like. It's by R.J. Designs. You can find it online, but I purchased my copy at Quiltique, a shop I checked out while visiting my parents in Las Vegas in June. Quiltique did not have a lot of Island Batik fabrics, but they did have precuts of both of the Breast Cancer Awareness fabric collections, Positively Pink and Hope and Heart. Oh yeah! Island Batik everywhere!
The Jelly Roll Rug + pattern requires two rolls of 2-1/4" fusible batting strips. I was excited to be using the strips I've received from Hobbs. I've been saving them for just the right project, Let me tell you, they worked like a dream for rug making. I also used my Precious Pink 2-1/2" strip pack that I just received in my second shipment from Island Batik as part of the Ambassador program. Did you see my unboxing video? Trail Mix highly recommends it.
I used Schmetz needles to sew this project. They zipped right through the multiple layers of fabric and batting strips.
I also used the beautiful pink variegated thread I received from Aurifil this time. It looks gorgeous against all the different shades and tints of pink and contrasts nicely with the turquoise fabric I used as an accent.
If you've ever made the oval jelly roll rug, you know that you sew all your strips together to make one super long strip. To make the square jelly roll rug, you cut your strips down into shorter lengths and stair step them together.
After sewing the strips together into two sets, you cut out four large triangles to make the rug.
And here's the result! My son and I decided to take the rug out to the beach for photos.
I think it looks great in the sunshine with the ocean blue in the background.
Jelly Roll Rug +
Rug Stats:
Rug size: 30" x 30"
Fabric: Precious Pinks by Island Batik
Thread: Aurifil
Batting: Hobbs 2-1/4" Fusible Strips
Needles: Schmetz
Pattern: Jelly Roll Rug + by R.J. Designs
Have you seen my new studio? I'm still cleaning it up and finishing the inside. I can't wait to move in. This is where my new rug is going to live. I'll give a tour when everything is finished.
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This is my Island Batik Ambassdor Unboxing Video for the second half of July 2023. Watch to see the beautiful fabrics, batting, thread, and bag making kit I will be using for my projects for the second half of the year. I hope to inspire you to be creative and sew something beautiful today. Keep reading to see still photos of the items from my video.
Disclaimer: The products in this post were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
ByAnnie bag kit. I'm making Tools of the Trade, which is the bag shown on the cover of the Soft and Stable. The kit includes everything I need to make the bag in the gorgeous Island Batik fabric I chose for this project.
English Lavender collection by Kathy Engle. Half inch cuts of each fabric, plus two yard cuts of coordinating fabrics Coconut and Dot Purple. I love the dots! I'll be using this collection for the September blog hop.
Hobbs Heirloom Premium Wool Batting. (My cat just loves this!)
Hobbs Heirloom Natural Cotton Batting.
Accuquilt North Carolina Star die. I can't wait to play with this! Fellow Island Batik Ambassador Emily Leachman of The Darling Dogwood and I both live in North Carolina. I'm so excited to get this die from Accuquilt.
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This month for my Island Batik Ambassador challenge I made the Breakers table runner. I'm moving to coastal Carolina soon, so I've got the ocean on my mind.
Disclaimer: The products used to make this project were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.
The challenge requirements for Fly Away were to sew a project featuring Flying Geese units and Island Batik precuts. I love Flying Geese. They're so versatile. I use them in a lot of my designs.
One of the precuts I received in my Island Batik Ambassador box this time is Tantalizing Teal in 2-1/2" strips. So lovely! So refreshing! These fabrics say "ocean" to me.
If you live in North Carolina like me, you can find Tantalizing Teal at Loving Stitches in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
There are too many shops to list them all, but some of the other shops with Tantalizing Teal include:
Stitchin' Heaven ~ TX
Missouri Star ~ MO
Elaine's Attic ~ SC
Creekside Quilts ~ OR
Hancocks of Paducah ~ KY
Creations Quilt Shop ~ MN
Gardensong ~ MS
Quilters Headquarters ~ SD
Red Roof Quilting ~ MT
To find a shop carrying Island Batik fabric near you, try the Store Locator Tool.
There are a lot of ways to make Flying Geese units, and I've tried many. For this project, I used my Accuquilt 8" Qube dies. It was fast and easy to cut the pieces I needed from the strip pack.
I paired the Tantalizing Teal strips with Island Batik solid white. For each block, I made four Flying Geese units.
Here you can see three of the Flying Geese units sewn together. One more will go on top to make a 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" block.
I pieced the Breakers table runner on my Singer 301. My Janome Memory Craft needs a repair, so I've been using this vintage machine for the last several projects. I love sewing on the 301 so much! Do you have a vintage machine that you love?
I quilted the Breakers table runner with a swirly design to make it look even more like waves curling and breaking at the seaside. I used Hobbs Premium Cotton batting and quilted with Aurifil 2908.
The 2908 is the lightest green thread from Aurifil's Walking Palm Color Builder Set. It's the one all the way on the left in the photo.
Here's another look at the completed project.
Fresh and ready for my new coastal home.
I love how the colors from the Tantalizing Teal collection play together. I used my favorite Schmetz needles for all the stitching.
I backed my project with Frog. This fabric is available year round.
I used some of the darkest green strips from the precuts pack for the binding.
Breakers
Quilt Stats:
Quilt Size: 48-1/2" x 12-1/2"
Block Size: 4" x 8"
Fabric: Tantalizing Teal by Island Batik
Thread: 2908 by Aurifil
Batting: Premium Cotton by Hobbs
Dies: 8" Qube, 2" Strip by Accuquilt
Needles: Schmetz
Designed in EQ8
I hope you will visit my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors to see what they've made for the Fly Away Challenge as well. Here's a list:
