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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Hot Stuff Challenge with Oliso

Hello everyone! Here's my August challenge project for Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassadors.

Disclaimer: The products used in this project were given to me by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and Industry Partners.

This month we were challenged to glitz up the Oliso iron carry bags that came in our January boxes! What a fun project. We were allowed to use any technique or embellishment to decorate our bags.

I used fabric from this set of stash builders, some buttons, and Aurifil thread 12 wt.

Of course I did all of my pressing with my cute little Oliso project iron in raspberry. I love this iron so much. It has been a joy to use. It is lightweight, heats well, and even has a headlight.

I followed the advice of my fellow ambassadors and used Steam a Seam 2 to back my fusible shapes. I cut out letters, flowers, and more in these pretty pinks, oranges, and yellows from my stash builder pack.

I adhered all the shapes to my bag and then did some hand stitching to secure them. I used Aurifil 12 wt. thread in 8605 (gray) and 2530 (pink). With a sharp needle and my favorite thimble, it was fairly easy to stitch around the edges of the shapes with a running stitch.

I personalized my bag with "Jenny's oliso" on one side.

On the other side I added my version of the oliso project iron!

I stitched a "HOT" emoji on the end flap of the bag.

I put flowers across the top and secured them each with a button center.

I love the way my iron carry bag came out! Thank you Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and Oliso for a fun challenge.

For more iron carry bag projects, please visit my fellow ambassadors. 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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Saturday, July 26, 2025

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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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Be My Neighbor Quilt and Pattern

Hello! Welcome to my neighborhood. This is the Be My Neighbor quilt. It's one of my newest patterns, available now in the Curlicue Creations Etsy shop and select quilt shops around the U.S.A.

This is one of the five quilts I made to support my signature fabric collection, Sunlit Garden. This fabric is so bright and pretty! I love the reds, blues, greens, and white and the pretty flower designs by Jerry Khiev. It's an Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) collection.

I've always loved house quilts and I've made a few of them over the years. Isn't this blue house block lovely? Do you see how it uses four different blue fabrics from the Sunlit Garden collection?

Here are some of the blocks up on my design wall as I was putting the quilt top together. It was fun to design and stitch the red, green, blue, and rainbow house blocks.

Quilting the Be My Neighbor quilt was a joy as well. It is fun for me to make quilts with different colors in the blocks. I quilted a loopy meander in an allover design with a light green thread.

Be My Neighbor

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size: 52" x 66"

Fabric: Sunlit Garden by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics)

Batting: Hobbs Cotton

Thread: Aurifil

Needles: Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

The Be My Neighbor pattern is available in select quilt shops across the USA. It can also be purchased in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as either a PDF instant download pattern (so you can start sewing right away!) or a paper pattern (I will send it to you via snail mail).

Click here to purchase a PDF instant download Be My Neighbor pattern.

Click here to purchase a paper pattern for the Be My Neighbor quilt.

If you sew a Be My Neighbor 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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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Fleur Flamingo Stuffed Toy

Hello there! This is my Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador project for June, Fleur the Flamingo.

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

This month the Ambassadors got to pick out a Funky Friends Factory pattern and sew the critter of their choice. How fun! I've sewn a few of these patterns in the past and they are always fun to make.

This time around I chose Fleur the Flamingo. What a cutie! I live near the beach and I thought he would fit well with my tropical beachy decor, plus I love pink.

I pulled a variety of pink fabrics from Meadow Hues, a signature collection for Claudia Porter, designed by Jerry Khiev for Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics). I pulled six pinks, but ended up using four of them, plus some Island Batik solid black.

Other items from our industry partners that I used on this project included:

Simply Stuffing from Hobbs Batting Schmetz Needles

Oliso Project Iron in Raspberry Pink Aurifil thread

These are the wings. As I sewed them, I thought they could also be dragon wings. Then I thought how the flamingo is a little bit similar to a dragon, with the flying, the bright colors, and body style. A fire breathing flamingo might be fun...or slightly terrifying.

Legs.

Pinning and sewing the feet.

And voila! Fleur the Flamingo, hanging out in the quilt studio. This project went together quickly and smoothly. I did pattern prep, cutting, and all of the sewing the first day. On day two I finished the stuffing and hand sewed the opening closed. He came out pretty cute! Then I took lots of photos. That was fun, too.