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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 ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 3 months ago. under babybloomers , doyoueq , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , logcabinquilts , quiltpatterns , quilts , schmetzneedles , starrydawnquilt

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 ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 4 months ago. under aurifilthread , doyoueq , eq8 , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , janome , postcardquilt , quiltpattern , schmetzneedles , silveradocanyon

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 ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 4 months ago. under aurifilthread , beehivebuzz , doyoueq , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , nectarquilt , quiltpatterns , schmetzneedles

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 ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 4 months ago. under aurifilthread , chickencoop , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , lonestar , lonestarquilt , prairiespiritalpacas , schmetzneedles

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 ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 5 months ago. under aurifilthread , christmasstocking , emperor'streasures , hobbsbatting , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , janome , schmetzneedles

Island Batik Ambassador and ByAnnie Challenge from Curlicue Creations

For the month of October, the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to sew a ByAnnie bag. I made the Ultimate Travel Bag 2.0.

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

Here's the pattern. You can find this pattern, plus a helpful add-on video on the ByAnnie.com website. This is the third ByAnnie pattern I've sewn, and my favorite so far. The step-by-step directions are written clearly and each step has a little box to check off, which keeps me on track and feeling accomplished.

I ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 6 months ago. under aurifilthread , byannie , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , islandbatikfabric , midnightglow , patternsbyannie , prairiespiritalpacas , quiltersperfectklip , schmetzneedles , ultimatetravelbag2.0

Marvelous Minis featuring Little Pink Houses from Curlicue Creations

Here I am, posting on the very last day of August, my Island Batik Ambassador monthly challenge project. This quilt is titled "Little Pink Houses".

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

This month's challenge was to make a miniature quilt.

I chose to use the Midnight Glow precuts along with the coordinating fabrics, Boysenberry and Orchid to make my quilt.

I used all the the fabrics in Midnight Glow. I used 5 fabrics per row of houses, following the gradation of the precuts from light to dark ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 7 months ago. under aurifilthread , doyoueq , hobbsinside , housequilt , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , islandbatikfabric , marvelousminis , midnightglow , miniaturequilt , schmetzneedles

Island Batik and Accuquilt ~ Christmas in July from Curlicue Creations

This is the quilt I made with the Accuquilt Tree of Life die. I call my quilt Fountain of Life.

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

The Island Batik Ambassador challenge for July is Christmas in July with Accuquilt. We were to use the Tree of Life die to create anything we liked and then gift it to someone.

This is the new Accuquilt Tree of Life die. It makes a 14" square, an on-point pieced block with 73 pieces! It's structured so there are no Y-seams ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 9 months ago. under #accuquiltchristmasinjuly , aurifil , doyoueq , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , prairiespiritalpacas , schmetzneedles , treeoflife

Quadrille Quilt and Pattern ~ New! from Curlicue Creations

This is the Quadrille quilt, my newest pattern! It's featured in the Island Batik catalog. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop and in select quilt shops across the USA.

Disclaimer: The fabrics used to make this quilt were generously given to me by Island Batik.

I used the new Harvest Night fabric collection by Kathy Engle for Island Batik. This fabric should be arriving in quilt shops now. Just look at these lovely colors and designs. There are a lot of pumpkins, ravens, and curly vines featured in this collection. It's perfect to sew something cozy ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 10 months ago. under aurifilthread , doyoueq , harvestnight , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , janome , juki , quadrillequilt , schmetzneedles

Daisy Pond Quilt and Pattern in Love of Quilting July/August 2022 from Curlicue Creations

My Daisy Pond quilt and pattern is featured in the new Love of Quilting July/August 2022....sort of.

See the "Plus Free Bonus Digital Pattern" on the cover? That's Daisy Pond. You can get it when you purchase the issue. Here's a link to get your copy: Love of Quilting July/August 2022, or look for it in local quilt shops now. *Bonus: My fellow Island Batik Ambassador Quilting Gail has a quilt in this issue, too!

Daisy Pond was a really fun medallion style quilt with this quick and easy to sew fusible applique ring of ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 10 months ago. under applique , aurifilthread , daisypondquilt , doyoueq , hobbsinside , islandbatik , janome , jewelcarvings , juki , loveofquilting , quilting , quiltpatterns , quilts , schmetzneedles

New York Beauty Blog Hop and Giveaway! from Curlicue Creations

Hello! Welcome to my day of the Island Batik Ambassador New York Beauty blog hop! This is my quilt.

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

This month's challenge and blog hop was to make a New York Beauty quilt using our "surprise" package fabrics that we received in our January Ambassador boxes.

I was lucky enough to receive Pumpkin Spice. This collection was designed by Kathy Engle for Sarah Fabian, Quilt Basket. It is gorgeous! The purples, golds, greens and more are saturated with Island Batik color ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 10 months ago. under aurifilthread , bloghop , doyoueq , giveaway , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , newyorkbeauty , pumpkinspice , schmetzneedles

Triangle Tricks Island Batik Ambassador Challenge from Curlicue Creations

This is my Island Batik Ambassador project for the Month of May. I'm calling it Triangle-A-Go-Go table runner.

For this month we were challenged to make a quilt featuring, you guessed it: Triangles! I do love triangles, and I had a great plan for this quilt. But....when I really sat down and started designing it, I changed my focus, and decided to make a table runner instead.

I pulled out the Graphix 10" precuts stack and hot pink stash builders rolls that I received in my January box. I love pink in my kitchen and these two colors ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 11 months ago. under accuquilt , aurifilthread , doyoueq , graphix , hobbsinside , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , schmetzneedles , tablerunner , triangle-a-go-go , triangletricks

Stars and Stripes Forever Finish from Curlicue Creations

Stars and Stripes Forever is finished.

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

This is the Island Batik Ambassador row quilt I made for the February challenge.

I pieced the top in time for the February blog hop, but didn't get to finish until now.

You can revisit the original post about this quilt here: Row by Row Blog Hop

This quilt showcases the Americana fabric collection. These gorgeous patriotic red white and blue batiks should still be available in local quilt shops at this time.

I quilted ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 11 months ago. under americana , doyoueq , hobbsinside , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , islandbatikfabric , schmetzneedles , starsandstripesforeverquilt

Kawaii Cat ~ Island Batik Ambassador ~ Funky Friends Factory Challenge from Curlicue Creations

For the month of April, Island Batik teamed up with Funky Friends Factory for the Ambassador challenge. I made the Kawaii Cat pattern.

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

We were allowed to choose whichever pattern we wanted from the vast selection of Funky Friends Factory stuffed animal patterns. In the past, I've sewn two Llamas and a Fox. These patterns are adorable and very step-by-step.

The Kawaii Cat is one of many Kawaii Kuties patterns available. This is an easy pattern if you are new ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 1 year, 12 months ago. under aurifilthread , funkyfriendsfactory , islandbatikambassador , kawaiicat , kawaiicuties , schmetzneedles

Summer Breeze Quilt in the New Quilter's World Summer 2022 Issue and Giveaway from Curlicue Creations

This is my newest quilt, Summer Breeze. It's sewn in soft yellow and blues, like sunshine and blue skies.

The Summer Breeze quilt and pattern appear in the new Summer 2022 issue of Quilter's World magazine. This issue is on sale now ~ run out and get one today! If you're feeling lucky, I'll be giving away a digital copy of this magazine at the end of this post.

I used Island Batik's Honey Blue fabric collection, plus their solid white to make the Summer Breeze quilt. This fabric should be available in local quilt shops ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 2 years ago. under aurifilthread , doyoueq , hobbsinside , honeyblue , islandbatik , islandbatikdesigner , quiltersworld , schmetzneedles , summerbreezequilt

Spangled Quilt and Pattern from Curlicue Creations

This is the Spangled quilt. It's the featured Quilt of Valor pattern in the current issue of Love of Quilting.

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

It's the November/December 2021 Issue. This issue has been out for a few weeks. You should be able to find it at your local quilt shop now.

Spangled features a variety of star and crossing blocks in an on-point setting to create the design.

I used Island Batik's Midnight Dazzle fabric collection by Kathy Engle, plus Island Batik ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 2 years, 5 months ago. under doyoueq , hobbsinside , islandbatik , janome , juki , loveofquilting , quilt , quilting , quiltofvalor , quiltpattern , quilts , schmetzneedles , spangled

Storm at Sea Island Batik Blog Hop from Curlicue Creations

Hello! Welcome to my day on the Island Batik Ambassador Storm at Sea blog hop. This is my Storm at Sea quilt, made with the new Petal Pathway fabric collection by Kathy Engle. My quilt is still a top, as it took a lot longer to piece together than I had planned. I wasn't even sure I liked it until I took this photo. Sometimes it's hard to see how a quilt is coming out while you're working on it up close.

Disclosure: The products used to make this project were generously provided by Island Batik, Aurifil ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 2 years, 5 months ago. under accuquilt , aurifilthread , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , islandbatikfabric , schmetzneedles , stormatsea

Cross River Gorilla ~ Island Batik and Aurifil Challenge from Curlicue Creations

Meet the Cross River Gorilla, an Endangered Species challenge quilt made with Island Batik Fabric and Aurifil Thread.

Note: Items used to make this project were generously supplied by Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, and Schmetz Needles.

This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were each assigned an endangered species to coordinate with the new Aurifil thread sets shown above. I received the Cross River Gorilla with three beautiful shades of purple, a light, a medium, and a dark. I did some research on the Cross River Gorilla and learned a few things about them.

1. Sadly, they are critically ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 2 years, 6 months ago. under aurifilthread , crossrivergorilla , endangeredspecies , hobbsbatting , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , schmetzneedles , threadpainting

Divide and Conquer ByAnnie Bag Challenge from Curlicue Creations

Pshew! Here I am posting about my byAnnie bag on the last day of September. I just barely finished this morning. I've had so many things pulling me away from sewing time in the last month. I'm actually making two bags, this is the smaller size. The large sized bag is about 3/4 of the way done at this time. I'll show it on another post when it's complete.

Disclosure: The products used to make this bag were given to me by Island Batik, ByAnnie.com, Aurifil Thread, and Schmetz Needles.

This month's Island ...

added by Jennifer Thomas 2 years, 6 months ago. under aurifil , aurifilthread , autumnwings , byannie , byannie.com , divideandconquer , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassador , islandbatikfabric , schmetzneedles

Try a tool / Δοκίμασε ένα εργαλείο from Mania for Quilts

I am copying from Island Batik relative document: “Use the Studio 180 Design tool you received in your second Ambassador box to make a quilt of any size! The tool you received is designed to make a specific unit in many different sizes, so you can work with small units to make a miniature or large units to make a large quilt. The choice is yours.

Αντιγράφω από το σχετικό έγγραφο των Island Batik: “Χρησιμοποιήστε το εργαλείο που σας έστειλε το Studio 180 Design μέσα στο δεύτερο κουτί σας και φτιάξτε ένα κουίλτ του μεγέθους που θέλετε! Το εργαλείο που ...

added by Mania 2 years, 8 months ago. under aurifilthread , cornerpopruler , debtuckerstudio180design , electric quilt 8 , epic980q , eq8 , hobbsbatting , husqvarnavikingsewingmachines , iheartislandbatik , iloveislandbatik , islandbatik , islandbatikambassadors , marmalena , schmetzneedles , thebestfrombali , thebestsewingmachines , uncategorized (Comments)

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