Island Batik Ambassadors Runner Up Blog Hop

This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to make a quilt using a Deb Tucker's Studio 180 tool.  I was excited to receive the Corner Pop III tool.  We were also encourage to use other tools we own so I also decided to use the Wing Clipper tool to make some flying geese.

I finished my runner yesterday.  Usually I like to take a pretty photo outside.  But it's Minnesota and currently -11 degrees outside.  Not a good day for a photo.  So I took my runner with me to work and hung it on my classroom door!

This is the Corner Pop III tool.  It worked so slick!  You trim off a corner and then add in a new piece all using just the one tool.  It won't be the last time I use it.

For this challenge I received the Petal Poetry collection by Jerry Khiev for Megan Best of Best Quilter.  It's a gorgeous collection of purple, green, and blue florals.  

I made two different sized flying geese using my Wing Clipper tool.  I decided to make one of the triangle corners a different fabric so I could use as many of the gorgeous fabrics as possible!  Plus it's not something I have done before which also makes it fun.  I of course sewed all my blocks together with my favorite Aurifil Thread and Schmetz Microtex needles.  I also used my new Oliso M3Pro project iron.  I love that it has a headlight!  It makes things so easy to see when you are ironing.

I then used the Corner Pop III tool to trim off a corner and add a skinny purple triangle.  Here you can see the three finished blocks I made.  I decided to use different fabrics in each block and had fun mixing and matching the prints.

I layered my quilt with my favorite Hobbs 80/20 Cotton/Poly batting.  Then I got to quilting.  I had fun making feathers in the skinny purple triangles and green and purple prints.  I left the green one alone so it would pop some.

Project complete!  

Island Batik is doing a giveaway of Petal Poetry and Radiant Burst as a part of the hop!  Click here to enter.  

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I hope you get to quilt today!

Suzy

Be sure to check out all the other amazing projects by the Island Batik Ambassadors!

WEEK 1

February 4:

• Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts
• Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood

February 5:

• Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany

February 6:

• Mania Hatzioannidi, Mania for Quilts
• Carol Stanek, Stitch With Color

November 7:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

WEEK 2

February 10:

• Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River
• Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

February 11:

• Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs

February 12:

• Denise Looney, Quiltery
• Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting

February 13:

• Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
• Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

February 14:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

February 17:

• Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations
• Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio

February 18:

• Susan Michaels, Dragonfly Fiber Art
• Suzy Webster, Websterquilt

February 19:

• Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
• Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

February 20:

• Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
• Solomae Stoycoff, Cuddle Cat Quiltworks

February 21:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Final Giveaway

WEEK 4

February 24:

• Kimberly Flannagan, Kimberly’s Quilts

February 25:

• Tina Dillard, Quilting Affection Designs