Island Batik Ambassador's Timeless Traditions Blog Hop

This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to use at least 5 traditional quilt blocks to make a fun quilt of our choice using the gorgeous new collections.

For this project I received the Enchanted Flutter collection by Kathy Engle for Amanda Bauer.  It's a beautiful collection of cool colored fluttery prints with dragonflies and butterflies.  

I had fun playing with traditional blocks like flying geese, nine patches, evening star, and Ohio star in making my quilt.  It was of course sewn with my favorite Aurifil thread and Schmetz Needles.  In order to cut everything so they would fit together nicely I decided on a 9" block so that it was easily divisible by 3 and 4 to make different kinds of blocks.  My Accuquilt 9" Mix and Match Block was so helpful in cutting this quilt out!  My Oliso iron was also excellent at getting all my fabric steamed and nice and flat.

This quilt was quilted with Hobbs 80/20 Poly/Cotton batting.  My favorite.  It's queen size and I can't wait to put it on my bed!

Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) is having a giveaway!

All you need to do is visit this post on Instagram and/or this post on Facebook and answer a simple question in the comments: Has a tradition ever inspired something you’ve made - a quilt, a gift, or a handmade project? (We’d love to hear how traditions influence your creativity.)

This giveaway ends on November 8th! Winners will be notified in comments the following day — please check your notifications on November 9th!

I hope you get to quilt today!

Suzy

Be sure to check out all the other amazing quilters on the hop!

WEEK 1

November 3: 

Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs

Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio

November 4: 

Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

November 5: 

Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany

Denise Looney, Quiltery

November 6: 

Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting

Suzy Webster, Websterquilt

WEEK 2

November 10: 

Kimberly Flannagan, Kimberly's Quilts

Solomae Stoycoff, Cuddle Cat Quiltworks

November 11: 

Connie Kresin Campbell, Freemotion by the River

Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail

November 12: 

Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations

Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

November 13: 

Carol Stanek, Stitch with Color

Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher's Boutique

WEEK 3

November 17: 

Lisa Pickering, Lisa's Quilting Passion

November 18: 

Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs

November 19: 

Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts

Tina Dillard, Quilting Affection Designs

November 20: 

Kim Jamieson-Hirst, Chatterbox Quilts

Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood