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April 7, 2024
Patience is NOT one of my virtues! from Larkspur Lane Designs

When I design something new that I'm paticularly excited about, I want to show it to everyone right away! But when you are fortunate enough to get to work with a fabric company, you are on THEIR timeline, so you have to wait and keep it under your hat until they say it's okay to show it off. I have a hard time with this but I made it and I finally have permission to show this new design. This is a design that is featured in the Island Batik Fall/Winter 2024 catalog. The line I used ...

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April 6, 2024
Funky Friends Factory april challenge / Πρόκληση Απριλίου – Φτιάχνουμε μ ια 3σδιάστατη κατασκευή from Mania for Quilts

The most fun challenge of the whole semester. We had chosed a pattern from Funky Friends Factory patterns and the only thing we had to do, was to have fun making the pattern. I chose this cute witch. I immediately decided on making two of them.

Η πιο διασκεδαστική πρόκληση όλου του εξαμμήνου. Είχαμε να διαλέξουμε ένα πατρόν από την εταιρία Funky Friends Factory και το μόνο πράγμα που είχαμε να κάνουμε ήταν να διασκεδάσουμε φτιάχνοντάς το. Εγώ λοιπόν που τους επόμενους μήνες θα κινηθώ σε ρυθμό Χαλοουίν, σκέφτηκα να κάνω αυτη τη χαριτωμένη μαγισσούλα. Και αμέσως αποφάσισα να κάνω ...

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Funky Friends Factory april challenge / Πρόκληση Απριλίου – Φτιάχνουμε μ ια 3σδιάστατη κατασκευή from Mania for quilts

The most fun challenge of the whole semester. We had chosed a pattern from Funky Friends Factory patterns and the only thing we had to do, was to have fun making the pattern. I chose this cute witch. I immediately decided on making two of them.

Η πιο διασκεδαστική πρόκληση όλου του εξαμμήνου. Είχαμε να διαλέξουμε ένα πατρόν από την εταιρία Funky Friends Factory και το μόνο πράγμα που είχαμε να κάνουμε ήταν να διασκεδάσουμε φτιάχνοντάς το. Εγώ λοιπόν που τους επόμενους μήνες θα κινηθώ σε ρυθμό Χαλοουίν, σκέφτηκα να κάνω αυτη τη χαριτωμένη μαγισσούλα. Και αμέσως αποφάσισα να κάνω ...

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November 2, 2023
My turn for “It’s in the Bag” November blog hop / Μπλογκοεπισκέψεις Οκτωβρίου με θέμα “Είναι μέσα στην τσάντα” from Mania for Quilts

Most of the Ambassadors are happy to have another Blog Hop sponsored by our great friends from ByAnnie! Annie Unrein and her amazing team provided us with a pattern we chose and off course all the necessary ByAnnie supplies (Soft and Stable, mesh, fold-over elastic, strapping, hardware, etc.) to make a bag of your choice! The only restriction for the pattern was to choose a pattern with a supporting Add-On video.

Οι περισσότεροι από τους πρεσβευτές των Island Batik είμαστε πολύ χαρούμενοι κάθε φορά που έχουμε μια πρόκληση – χορηγία από τους φιλους μας στην εταιρία ByAnnie! Η Annie Unrein και ...

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My turn for “It’s in the Bag” November blog hop / Μπλογκοεπισκέψεις Οκτωβρίου με θέμα “Είναι μέσα στην τσάντα” from Mania for quilts

Most of the Ambassadors are happy to have another Blog Hop sponsored by our great friends from ByAnnie! Annie Unrein and her amazing team provided us with a pattern we chose and off course all the necessary ByAnnie supplies (Soft and Stable, mesh, fold-over elastic, strapping, hardware, etc.) to make a bag of your choice! The only restriction for the pattern was to choose a pattern with a supporting Add-On video.

Οι περισσότεροι από τους πρεσβευτές των Island Batik είμαστε πολύ χαρούμενοι κάθε φορά που έχουμε μια πρόκληση – χορηγία από τους φιλους μας στην εταιρία ByAnnie! Η Annie Unrein και ...

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October 2, 2023
Drawing for September’s blog hop from Mania for Quilts

The two winners for the blog hop of September are Athina C and Nancy Sumner. Please contact me till 6th of October by email so that I can send you your gifts. Thank you for taking part in my drawing and for following me.

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Drawing for September’s blog hop from Mania for quilts

The two winners for the blog hop of September are Athina C and Nancy Sumner. Please contact me till 6th of October by email so that I can send you your gifts. Thank you for taking part in my drawing and for following me.

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July 25, 2023
Unboxing for Island Batik – July 2023/ ‘Ανοιγμα κουτιού για τα Island Batik – Ιανουάριος 2023 from Mania for Quilts

The second box for my 6th year of Island Batik Ambassadors Program came and it is amazing as always. Island Batik,  Hobbs, Aurifil and Accuquilt have been generous as always and look what they sent.

To δεύτερο κουτί για την 6η μου χρονιά ως Πρέσβειρα των Island Batik ήρθε και ήταν όπως πάντα καταπληκτικό. Island Batik,  Hobbs, Aurifil και Accuquilt ήταν γεννιαόδωροι όπως πάντα και κοιτάξτε τι μου έστειλαν.

And if you are not a video type, let’s see some photos. Look how many beautiful things I was sent!

Και αν δεν είστε τύπος βίντεο, ας τα δούμε και ...

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Unboxing for Island Batik – July 2023/ ‘Ανοιγμα κουτιού για τα Island Batik – Ιανουάριος 2023 from Mania for quilts

The second box for my 6th year of Island Batik Ambassadors Program came and it is amazing as always. Island Batik,  Hobbs, Aurifil and Accuquilt have been generous as always and look what they sent.

To δεύτερο κουτί για την 6η μου χρονιά ως Πρέσβειρα των Island Batik ήρθε και ήταν όπως πάντα καταπληκτικό. Island Batik,  Hobbs, Aurifil και Accuquilt ήταν γεννιαόδωροι όπως πάντα και κοιτάξτε τι μου έστειλαν.

And if you are not a video type, let’s see some photos. Look how many beautiful things I was sent!

Και αν δεν είστε τύπος βίντεο, ας τα δούμε και ...

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January 31, 2023
Unboxing for Island Batik – January 2023/ ‘Ανοιγμα κουτιού για τα Island Batik – Ιανουάριος 2023 from Mania for Quilts

You have already probably read that I was chosen as an Island Batik Ambassador for the 6th year. What a great honor for me and our country! And then came the first box!

Θα έχετε ίσως ήδη διαβάσει ότι επιλέχθηκα για 6η φορά ως Πρέσβειρα των υφασμάτων Island Batik. Τι μεγάλη τιμή για μένα αλλά και για τη χώρα μας!! Και μετά ήρθε το πρώτο κουτί!

The first happy time of the year! The time that we open our first boxes with all goods sent to us by Island BatikAccuquiltHobbs and Deb Tucker studio 180 Design for this ...

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Unboxing for Island Batik – January 2023/ ‘Ανοιγμα κουτιού για τα Island Batik – Ιανουάριος 2023 from Mania for quilts

You have already probably read that I was chosen as an Island Batik Ambassador for the 6th year. What a great honor for me and our country! And then came the first box!

Θα έχετε ίσως ήδη διαβάσει ότι επιλέχθηκα για 6η φορά ως Πρέσβειρα των υφασμάτων Island Batik. Τι μεγάλη τιμή για μένα αλλά και για τη χώρα μας!! Και μετά ήρθε το πρώτο κουτί!

The first happy time of the year! The time that we open our first boxes with all goods sent to us by Island BatikAccuquiltHobbs and Deb Tucker studio 180 Design for this ...

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January 27, 2023
Island Batik Ambassador 2023 Unboxing ~ Shipment One from Curlicue Creations

Did you hear the good news?  I'm so excited to be continuing as an Island Batik Ambassador for 2023.  We received our first shipment of the year and I hope you will enjoy watching my unboxing video as much as I enjoyed making it.


Thanks for watching.  I hope you will continue to follow me throughout 2023.  I will be making many beautiful projects to inspire you. 

Disclosure:  The items shown in this post were given to me by Island Batik and Industry Partners.

Here's a photo recap of the products I received in my Ambassador boxes:

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January 1, 2023
Starry Dawn Quilt and Pattern ~ New! from Curlicue Creations

A new year and a new pattern.  2023 is going to be a great year, I just know it.  This is the Starry Dawn quilt.

Starry Dawn is a log cabin variation that incorporates a star block in the middle, where the chimney fire would be in a traditional log cabin block.

The Starry Dawn pattern is available in my Etsy Shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.
It is one of the quilts I made for the Island Batik catalog.  

My son Levi, assisted with the photo session for this quilt.

I used Island Batik's new ...

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December 21, 2022
Postcard Quilt and Pattern ~ New! from Curlicue Creations

This is the Postcard quilt, one of my newest patterns.  It's featured in the Island Batik catalog.  This pattern is available in my Etsy shop. and in select quilt shops across the USA.  I used Island Batik's new Silverado Canyon fabric collection to make this quilt.  Island Batik provided the fabric for this project.

The Postcard quilt is made using two variations of this block.  It is a simple, yet lovely block to sew.  This is a good project for newbie sewists, and a fun one for more advanced quilters looking for a quick finish.

The blocks make ...

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December 19, 2022
Nectar Quilt and Pattern ~ New! from Curlicue Creations

This is the Nectar quilt, one of my newest patterns.  It's featured in the Island Batik catalog.  This pattern is available in my Etsy shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.  I used Island Batik's new Bee Hive Buzz fabric collection to make this quilt.  Island Batik provided the fabric for this project.

These are the fabrics I used from the Bee Hive Buzz collection to make the Nectar quilt.  This is one of two quilts I made with this collection.  The other quilt is Beewax.  I made it for one of my Island Batik Ambassador ...

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December 8, 2022
Lone Star Blog Hop with Island Batik from Curlicue Creations

Hello!  Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador Lone Star Blog Hop.  This is my quilt.

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

For this challenge, we were to make a Lone Star style quilt, using the surprise fabric we received in our second 2022 Ambassador box, lap size or larger.  I have never made a Lone Star quilt before, and I was a little nervous about it.  I usually do my own patterns, but for this challenge I consulted a book in my sewing library, All-Star ...

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November 18, 2022
I Made a New Window Quilt! from Curlicue Creations

If you didn't know, I live in an old, old, farmhouse.  It's drafty in the winter.  The wind blows straight at the front of the house and sometimes it feels like it's coming right on through.  Sometime in the last year the bedroom curtain that was on this window went kaput!  Since then it has been covered with this makeshift and super ugly green sheet.  Not very attractive, it fell down regularly, and it was certainly not going to help at all with the cold weather on the way.  

Did you see the beautiful Christmas stocking I ...

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November 3, 2022
Creative Christmas Stocking with Island Batik from Curlicue Creations

This month's Island Batik Ambassador challenge was to make a Christmas Stocking.  

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this stocking were given to me by Island Batik and industry partners.


I was inspired to use the Emperor's Treasures strip pack and the dark coordinate, Merlot, that I received in my Island Batik Ambassador second shipment for 2022.

Though the purples and lime green are not very traditional Christmas colors, I love the rich look of them paired with the dark purple Merlot coordinating fabric.  The first thing I did was cut 2-1/2" strips of the dark purple ...

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October 27, 2022
Pinktober from The Slice of Pie Quilts blog/Ενδέκατη μέρα από το μπλογκ Slice of Pie Quilts from Mania for quilts

Laura from Slice of Pie quilts used the Heart and Hope collection, sent by Island Batik and made a quilt full or hearts. You may see more details here.

H Λάουρα από το Slice of Pie quilts χρησιμοποίησε τη συλλογή Heart and Hope που της έστειλαν τα Island Batik κι έφτιαξε ένα πάπλωμα γεμάτο καρδιές. Μπορείτε να δείτε περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες εδώ.

You may see my fellow Ambassadors who also take part in this blog hop and the dates they released their project below:

Στον παρακάτω πίνακα μπορείτε να δείτε τις συναδέλφους μου Πρέσβειρες, πρώην και νυν που παίρνουν μέρος ...

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Pinktober from The Slice of Pie Quilts blog/Ενδέκατη μέρα από το μπλογκ Slice of Pie Quilts from Mania for Quilts

Laura from Slice of Pie quilts used the Heart and Hope collection, sent by Island Batik and made a quilt full or hearts. You may see more details here.

H Λάουρα από το Slice of Pie quilts χρησιμοποίησε τη συλλογή Heart and Hope που της έστειλαν τα Island Batik κι έφτιαξε ένα πάπλωμα γεμάτο καρδιές. Μπορείτε να δείτε περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες εδώ.

You may see my fellow Ambassadors who also take part in this blog hop and the dates they released their project below:

Στον παρακάτω πίνακα μπορείτε να δείτε τις συναδέλφους μου Πρέσβειρες, πρώην και νυν που παίρνουν μέρος ...

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