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X and O: My Magnificent Mini from Sew Karen-ly Created...

The first challenge for the Island Batik 2019 Ambassadors is to make a miniature quilt and post sometime during February. The guidelines were pretty broad:

Must be 24” x 24” or smaller
Any fabrics except “surprise” fabrics
Any technique

February is always a red-and-white month for my sewing, so I cast my thoughts to something Valentine-heart-love related. I hit upon one of my previous designs, "X and O", and decided to remake it on a smaller scale. This is the original, which uses an 8" New York Beauty block in a diagonal setting.

The pattern is in my book, Quilting ...

added by Karen 2 weeks ago. under aurifil , aurifil 80 weight thread , hobbs batting , hobbs bonded fibres , hobbs tuscany silk batting , island batik , island batik ambassador , quilting beauties

Unboxing Island Batik 2019 from Sew Karen-ly Created...

With the conclusion of the Getaway Blog Hop, a new year as an Island Batik Ambassador begins. I am nothing short of thrilled to be included on this incredibly creative, and very diverse, team of designers, artists, and makers from around the world. Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, and Aurifil thread pack up a generous bounty of goodies for us to use in our work, and it's SO much fun when the box arrives. This year, there was a bonus surprise box from Accuquilt...which knocked most of us for a loop!

Even though the boxes had been inspected by ...

added by Karen 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under accuquilt , aurifil , hobbs batting , hobbs bonded fibres , island batik , island batik ambassadors

twinkle...little stars :) from Sew Karen-ly Created...

For September, the Island Batik Ambassadors were given the theme "Star Struck" for the monthly project. We had free reign to choose any fabrics from either of the boxes sent to us this year, any method of construction, and any size for our project. A veritable blank sky for our stars!

I've been quite taken with this "Paisley Dots Brights" collection since it arrived, and decided it would be perfect for little pops of light here and there on a neutral background.

The background is called "Almond" and although it is hard to see in the picture, it too ...

added by Karen 5 months ago. under aurifil thread , hobbs batting , hobbs bonded fibres , island batik , island batik ambassador , starstruck

Ambassador Box 2 Is Here! from Sew Karen-ly Created...

I've been waiting - not so patiently - for this box to arrive. It's the second box this year for Island Batik Ambassadors, and is filled with goodies from Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, and Aurifil thread. 17 lbs. of goodies!!

The box had obviously been opened and inspected at Customs, as it had been re-taped.

Regardless, our in-house inspector Polly still gave it a sniff or two, just to make sure. She approved its contents, so on we went with the unpacking.

It's an exciting moment, to open a box filled with such potential.

As before, we are sent ...

added by Karen 7 months ago. under aurifil thread , aurifil thread canada , hobbs , hobbs bonded fibres , hobbs tuscany wool batting , island batik , island batik ambassador

Outside The Box from Sew Karen-ly Created...

A little bird told me that a second big box of goodies is on the way from Island Batik. (ok...it was really a heads-up from the tracking number :) As an Ambassador, we are each sent a supply of fabric, batting, and thread every six months or so. Here's my first box, which arrived back in February. There was so much in that box - thread from Aurifil, batting from Hobbs, as well as beautiful Island Batik collections - that I thought it would take ages to use up.

But use it up I did, and here's what I made ...

added by Karen 7 months, 1 week ago. under aurifil , aurifil thread , hobbs , hobbs bonded fibres , island batik , island batik ambassador

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