Dresden Plate Week 3 Giveaway from Island Batik

Welcome to Week 3 of the Dresden Plate Blog Hop and another week of wonderful Ambassador projects and…another giveaway from Island Batik!

Every week during this blog hop, Island Batik will be giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of gorgeous new fabric and this week you have the chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Shadow Blooms or Peach Blossom.

Be sure to enter your details below before November 22, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Island Batik fabrics for the Week 3 giveaway.

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Here’s a closer look at these beautiful fabric bundles.

In addition to these fabulous giveaways, there will be more Ambassador projects being shared this week so be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics.

You can also find these projects on Pinterest here and I’ll be adding to this board as Ambassadors share their projects.

Be sure to check back next week to see what the giveaways are for Week 4, the final week, of the Dresden Plate Blog Hop!

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were provided by Island Batik. Thank you!

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Dresden Plate Week 2 Giveaway from Island Batik

We are all ready into Week 2 of the Dresden Plate Blog Hop and that means another week of wonderful Ambassador projects and…another giveaway from Island Batik!

Every week during this blog hop, Island Batik will be giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of gorgeous new fabric and this week you have the chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Misty Mornings or Midnight Garden.

Be sure to enter your details below before November 15, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Island Batik fabrics for the Week 2 giveaway.

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Here’s a closer look at these beautiful fabric bundles.

In addition to these fabulous giveaways, there will be more Ambassador projects being shared this week so be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics.

You can also find these projects on Pinterest here and I’ll be adding to this board as Ambassadors share their projects.

Be sure to check back next week to see what the giveaways are for Week 3 of the Dresden Plate Blog Hop!

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were provided by Island Batik. Thank you!

#islandbatik #islandbatikambassador #hobbsbatting #hobbsinside #createwitholiso #olisoconnects #schmetz #schmetzneedles #aurifil #aurifilthread #dresdenplatebloghop

Dresden Plate Blog Hop

This month the challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors was to create a Dresden Plate quilt project using the latest fabric collections from Summer 2024. We received these fabrics in a “surprise” package in our last shipment from Island Batik.

The fabric I received to use was Midnight Garden by Jerry Khiev for Island Batik and I loved the various colours and patterns in this collection and had lots of ideas as to what I could create with it.

Here’s a closer look at the gorgeous fabrics in the Midnight Garden collection that I was so excited to work with.

I love to make Dresden Plate projects and was really looking forward to working with this beautiful fabric collection however I encountered a slight hiccup - I was out of the country for several weeks on vacation so my project is a bit late but…better late than never, right?! 😉

Once I had the fabric, I just had to create a pattern using Dresden Plate blocks. I had lots of ideas but finally settled on the Butterflies in the Midnight Garden one that I designed in EQ8. Here’s an overview of the project that I created in EQ8.

I like designing in EQ8 as it allows me to upload and use the actual fabrics that I will be choosing for the “real” quilt. This gives me a good idea of what the final effect will be and allows me to change some details, if required. I don’t always include all of the finer details - such as the circles that will be in the centre of the Dresden Plate blocks - but just enough to get me going on creating the quilt.

I love the versatility of Dresden Plate blocks: you don’t have to use a full circle, but can use half and quarter circles, as I did to make the “butterflies” in the quilt. There are so many options with this block as you’ve already seen with the amazing creations from other Island Batik Ambassadors.

Now that I’m back and recovered from my vacation (with 3 countries, 8 flights (some with several hours delay) and multiple time changes, it took me a few days to get my feet back under me!), I’m hard at work making my Butterflies in the Midnight Garden for the Island Batik Ambassador blog hop and hope to share my creation with you soon.

Be sure to check out my Pinterest board to see all the other wonderful quilts created by my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors during this month’s Dresden Plate bloghop.

Also, be sure to check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors’ blogs to see what else they’re creating. You can find them at:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs

Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best ~ BestQuilter

Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts

Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts

Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood

Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery

Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights

Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion

Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique

Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color

Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels

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. Thank you!

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What's in my bag? The October 2024 Island Batik Ambassador Challenge

It’s October already - where did September go?! - and that means it’s time for another Island Batik Ambassador project! This month, it was the What’s in Your Bag? challenge.

The challenge for all Island Batik Ambassadors for October was to create a project using a pattern from ByAnnie.com. I’m sure you’ve heard of this company that makes amazing bag patterns and has all the hardware and notions required for their patterns.

Thanks to ByAnnie.com for providing us with not only the pattern but everything required to make our chosen project.

For me, not a bag maker, this challenge was a big step out of my comfort zone but I decided to keep it simple (and attainable) and chose to make the Ditty Bags 2.0 in the medium size. I figured even a beginner bag maker like me could handle this project.

Thankfully, ByAnnie,com provides lots of helpful videos to make their patterns so I was able to follow along with their video instructions as I created the Ditty Bags 2.0. There are Add-On Videos for many of their patterns and I found the one for this pattern very helpful.

I was able to choose the fabrics I wanted to use for this project and I again stepped out of my comfort zone and chose fabrics in colours that I normally wouldn’t use. It’s always a good idea to shake things up once in awhile! 😉

Obviously these fabrics are “Salem approved” 

I chose some of the fabrics from the Flora Nova fabric collection from Island Batik because I thought they would make a bright and cheery project. Thanks to Island Batik for providing me with these fabrics.

It didn’t take many tools to create this bag and I made sure to get everything ready before I started but…

One thing I didn’t do was follow instructions exactly as they were written in the pattern - a bit of a mistake on my part. I usually do follow the pattern instructions but I thought I could do a bit better when adding the zipper but I should’ve followed Annie’s instructions - and not my own! Using clips was definitely the way to go - not using double-sided tape as I tried to do. It was only a slight misstep that I was able to quickly remedy before moving onto the next part of the construction process.

Clips, not double-sided tape, was the way to go when attaching the zipper due to the finishing technique used

I learned so many new-to-me bag making techniques when stitching up the Ditty Bags 2.0 project and I’m sure these will be helpful when (if) I tackle more complex patterns in the future. Even Salem was impressed by the end result (I think).

No treats in the Ditty Bag 2.0 for you, Salem!

For more information on what I learned when creating my version of the medium size of the Ditty Bags 2.0 pattern and how I personalized this design, check out my video below.

Be sure to check out my Chatterbox Quilt’s Facebook page to see all the other wonderful quilts created by my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors during this month’s What’s in Your Bag? challenge.

Also, be sure to check out the other Island Batik Ambassadors’ blogs to see what else they’re creating. You can find them at:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs

Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best ~ BestQuilter

Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts

Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts

Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood

Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery

Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights

Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion

Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique

Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs

Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color

Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels

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. Thank you!

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Adventurous Appliqué Week 3 Giveaway from Island Batik!

I hope you enjoyed the project I designed and shared last week for the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop. It was fun to create using Playful Posies from Island Batik fabrics and Aurifil thread.

We are already into Week 3 of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop. This is the final week of this blog hop and your last chance to win one of two fat quarters of newly released Island Batik fabric!

Of course there will also be a week full of amazing projects from my wonderful fellow Island Batik Ambassadors!

Every week during this blog hop, Island Batik has been giving away 2 fat quarter bundles of gorgeous new fabric and this week you have the chance to win a fat quarter bundle of Geometrica or Flower Fun fabrics.

Be sure to enter your information below before September 20, 2024 for a chance to win a fat quarter bundle of one of the above fabrics for the Week 3 giveaway!

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Be sure to check out my posts on Facebook and Instagram as I’ll be sharing what my fellow Ambassadors have designed with Island Batik fabrics during this final week of the Adventurous Appliqué Blog Hop.

Note: The products featured in this blogpost were suppliednby Island Batik. Thank you!

#islandbatik #islandbatikambassador #hobbsbatting #hobbsinside #createwitholiso #olisoconnects #schmetz #schmetzneedles #aurifil #aurifilthread #adventurousappliquebloghop