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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Tango Quilt and Pattern in Connecting Threads

My Tango quilt and pattern is available through Connecting Threads!

Order the kit here: Tango quilt kit

Order the downloadable pattern here: Tango pattern download

It's available as both a kit featuring their beautiful Coastal Morning fabric collection and also as a stand alone instant download pattern.

I love this beautiful photo they took of the Tango quilt. It looks like it's enjoying some soft morning light. This quilt finishes at 66" x 78". It's a nice size for any bed. I love it on my king size bed. I use a store bought comforter on my bed and lay my quilt on top of that. It covers the top of the bed beautifully and protects the underside of the quilt.

I made my version of the Tango quilt using Island Batik Lumin Fabrics pieces from my stash.

I adore the way it came out. The colors are so relaxed and lovely, plus it's super cuddly.

This quilt is made with two different blocks that fit together to make the pleasing design. It's suitable for skill level confident beginner and up.

I used a fun purple thread for the quilting. It's Nile Delta King Tut by Superior, which you can also purchase from Connecting Threads. The batting is Tuscany Supreme Unbleached Cotton by Hobbs. (My favorite batting!) It makes such a plush, cuddly quilt. This quilt was designed in EQ8.

If you make a Tango quilt, I would love to see it. Please tag me with your photo on Instagram or Facebook @curlicuecreations.

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Monday, May 25, 2026

Any Which Way Quilt and Pattern ~ NEW!

Meet Any Which Way, one of four new quilt patterns I created with my newest Island Batik Lumin Fabrics signature fabric collection, Sunflower Spice.

This collection is so bright and beautiful! I loved working with it to bring my designs to life. Sunflower Spice is a gorgeous rainbow collection featuring Sunflowers, leaves, tossed petals, and foliage designs. This fabric should be hitting shops now. If you don't see Sunflower Spice and Curlicue Creations patterns in your local quilt shop, please ask for them.

The Any Which Way quilt is so much fun to make! I've long wanted to create an allover Flying Geese style quilt. I enjoyed making these blocks in thirteen different color combinations and putting them together "Any Which Way". No need to worry ~ the pattern walks you through each step with clear instructions and full color diagrams.

One of my favorite elements about this quilt is how the blocks make this nifty secondary design where they come together. It adds a whimsical touch to this playful quilt.

I used Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton Batting, Aurifil Thread for the piecing, and King Tut in Cleopatra for the quilting. Rainbow quilting thread for a rainbow quilt. Perfect in my book.

I backed Any Which Way with Midnight Blue by Island Batik. I used one of the purple fabrics from the Sunflower Spice collection for the binding.

The Tangerine Azalea in my yard was in bloom when I did the photo session for Any Which Way. It seemed like the perfect companion for this quilt, plus it smells so wonderful. Here's a few more glamour shots:

You can order the Any Which Way pattern directly from me through the Curlicue Creations Etsy shop.

To begin sewing right away, get the PDF instant download here:

Any Which Way PDF Instant Download Pattern

If you prefer a paper pattern that arrives in your mailbox, visit this link:

Any Which Way Paper Pattern

Mark your calendar for June 1st through 10th for the Sunflower Spice blog hop. Join me here on June 1st for all the details. My quilting friends are creating beautiful projects with Sunflower Spice for your inspiration. I will be giving away a fat quarter bundle of Sunflower Spice plus the pattern of your choice to one lucky winner at the end of the hop. See you there!

And as always, if you sew one of my quilt patterns, please share a pic with me on Facebook or Instagram by tagging @curlicuecreations. I would love to see your quilt!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025

It's All Up to You Challenge featuring Levi's Ladder

Is it December already? This year is almost all wrapped up and I'm not ready. I moved over Thanksgiving week and my house is still in chaos. But I did manage to finish my December project for Island Batik Lumin Fabrics Ambassadors. This is my quilt, Levi's Ladder.

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

This month the Challenge was "It's All Up to You", which basically means we can make anything we want to. My son Levi graduated from UNCW this month, so I chose to make him a graduation quilt.

I'm so proud of him! What a special day.

Teal is the main color for his school, so I used the Tantalizing Teal strip pack for my quilt. I used every bit of it! It's a beautiful range of blues and greens.

I designed my quilt in EQ8 and cut out the pieces with my Accuquilt 8" Qube.

This quilt has 2808 pieces in the top. It took me a long time to sew it all together. The blocks are 6" x 6". My Oliso iron sure came in handy pressing everything nice and flat.

After my move, part of my sewing studio is back inside my home. The cats really enjoyed getting back to work and "helping" me sew again. Here Jake is selecting some beautiful Aurifil thread. I paired it with my favorite Schmetz needles for nearly flawless piecing.

I used Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton for this project.

I also used some stash busters in yellow and teal. The yellow added some bright accents to the quilt. I used the teal for the borders.

Sunrise helped keep the rows in order while I pieced the top together.

Here is one of the blocks. This is a traditional quilt block, Jacob's Ladder. There are 28 pieces in each block, wow! I strip pieced the four patches, but it was still a lot of stitching.

Here is what one block looks like quilted with a loopy meander. You can see a lot of different teals in this one.

Quilting close up.

Jake again. She made a formidable speed bump as I was sewing on the quilt binding.

Levi's Ladder

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size: 70" x 70"

Block Size: 6" x 6"

Fabric: Tantalizing Teal and Assorted Stash Builders by Island Batik Lumin Fabrics

Thread: Aurifil

Needles: Schmetz

Batting: Hobbs 80/20 Bleached Cotton

Dies: Accuquilt 8" Qube

Designed in EQ8

That's all folks! 2025 is a wrap for me. Thank you so much Island Batik Lumin Fabrics for a year of fun challenges. Check out my fellow ambassador's blogs to see what they made for the It's All Up to You December challenge, here:

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, November 12, 2025

Timeless Traditions Blog Hop featuring Summertime

This is Summertime, the quilt I made for the Timeless Traditions blog hop.

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

It's blog hop time for the Island Batik Ambassadors (Lumin Fabrics)! This is the month we showcase all the new fabric collections coming to your local shops. It is a lot of fun. This time around we were challenged to make a quilt with at least five traditional quilt blocks. We were given a list of blocks to choose from.

The fabric I received for the challenge is Hello Sunshine, designed by Jerry Khiev. Isn't it beautiful? This has got to be one of my favorite collections that I've worked with as an Island Batik Ambassador. It's all pink and yellow with a touch of red ~ fabulous!

I used my Accuquilt Go Qube 8" Block dies to cut out all of the pieces for my blocks. So quick and easy!

I did the math to figure out how many pieces I needed from each die and then cut them randomly from the fabrics. I used all 20 of the Hello Sunshine fabrics.

Here is one of the blocks I made, using four half square triangle blocks. For this quilt, I wanted to experiment with random color placement, instead of placing light and dark contrasting fabrics next to each other to make the design. I wanted to create a hot and melty looking quilt where the elements of each block flowed into each other.

I used Island Batik's solid black to sew the blocks into three strips, creating a lightning strike zigzag pattern separating the blocks from each other. I like the way the black makes the blocks pop out, like stained glass windows, but I'm also curious to try making the random melty blocks again and setting them together without any sashing or other fabric breaking the mood. I hope I have time to experiment with this idea in the future.

I used my Oliso iron to press all the seams nice and flat.

I used Hobbs Premium 80/20 Black Cotton Batting for this project. This batting works well when you are making a quilt with a lot of black in it.

Other sponsored items I used for this project include:

Aurifil thread

Schmetz needles

I quilted in an allover loopy meander. I used a lovely light yellow fabric from the collection for the backing and bound it with this pretty pink ferny fabric.

Summertime Quilt

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size: 37" x 48"

Block Size: 8" x 8"

Fabric: Hello Sunshine, by Jerry Khiev for Island Batik Lumin Fabrics

Batting: Hobbs Black 80/20 Cotton

Thread: Aurifil

Needles: Schmetz

Iron: Oliso

Dies: Accuquilt Go 8" Qube

Designed in EQ8

Here's a few more pics of Summertime for your viewing enjoyment:

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit the Island Batik Lumin Fabrics blog and enter to win their weekly fat quarter bundle giveaway during the hop.

Here's the complete list of the blog hop so you can see all the new fabrics and inspiring Timeless Traditions quilts made by the Island Batik Ambassador team.

WEEK 1

November 3:

Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs

Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio