Welcome to March and another project that I’ve created using Island Batik fabrics. This month Island Batik Ambassadors were given free rein to create any project they wanted to using Island Batik of Lumin Fabrics fabrics. I chose a precut Stack called Bubbles, Curves and Corners to create this wall hanging that I made using the Modern Spools pattern from A Piece of Cake by Peta Peace.
Bubbles, Corners and Curves Stack (10” squares)
I’ve always wanted to make this project and the It’s All Up to You challenge gave me that opportunity.
In addition to the precut Stack, I also used some of Island Batik’s solids in white and dark grey.
This was an easy quilt to construct and really shows off the fun fabrics in the Bubbles, Curves and Corners fabric collection. I especially liked the one off-kilter spool that was in this pattern - fun!
My Oliso Pro 3 iron was very helpful in pressing everything nice and flat when stitching the project together.
Perhaps the most difficult part of the project was deciding where to place the spool blocks and I tried to ensure that there was contrast in the fabrics next to one another.
This project also gave me lots of opportunity to do some fun quilting - my favourite part! I used some cursive “l’s and e’s” in the sashing, small wishbones in the spool backgrounds, and some back and forth lines in the spools. I used one of my favourite motifs, “E’s and 3”s” in the area surrounding the off-kilter spool in the bottom right of the quilt.
I used Schmetz needles to do the quilting in this project.
When it came time to sandwich the quilt, I used some Hobbs 80/20 cotton/polyester batting to give some dimension in the quilting.
Rather than using a binding in a different colour than the background fabric, I used the same background fabric to avoid “framing” the project.
I was pleased at how this project turned out and even have fabrics left from the precut Stack that will be perfect for a future project.
You can see more details on this project, specifically on how I quilted it in my video below.
Thanks to @Hobbs Quilt Batting, @Oliso, @schmetzneedles and Island Batik for @luminfabrics for the items that they sent me that allowed me to create this month’s project.
There will be many more projects coming from the other Island Batik Ambassadors this month and I’ll be adding the other Ambassador projects to my Pinterest board so be sure to check that out so you won’t miss out on their fabulous creations.
You can find out more about the 2025 Island Batik Ambassadors and the projects that they will be working on this year on their websites below.
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 - Kimberlys Quilts
Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Susan Michaels - Dragonfly Fibertart Pattern Company
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
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt
Be sure you’re following me on Facebook and Instagram so you won’t miss out on what I’ll be creating next with Island Batik fabrics!
Note: The products featured in this blogpost were given to me by Island Batik and their sponsors. Thank you!
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