Island Batik Marvelous Mini Challenge
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share a commission.My quilt project this month as an Island Batik ambassador is the Island Batik Marvelous Mini Challenge.
Island Batik Marvelous Mini Challenge
This month our challenge was easy, we were to create a mini quilt using the batiks we just received in our July ambassador box. The size requirements was a size no larger than 24 inches.
Poetic Bouquet
I used a 10 inch Stack of Poetic Bouquet for my mini quilt.
I also used the turquoise blender that came with it.
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City Birds 18 x 18
18 inches is a great size for a wall hanging or a center piece on a table.
Country Birds & City Birds
One of the first quilt patterns that I made for Island Batik was my Country Birds in 2014. I am updating the pattern and will have it for sale again soon.
My mini quilt will be called City Birds and is 18″ x 18″. Both patterns will be available soon.
Electric Quilt 8
I always like to work up my designs in EQ8 and lately I have been printing the designs, making sublimation copies and putting them on fabric. This is also the program I use to make B&W coloring pages for my patterns.
Paper Pieced Pattern
Both patterns are paper pieced, I have a bundle of newsprint paper that I print the pieces on. This is much easier to tear off after you do your stitching. The blocks are small and this is the best way to get perfect quilt blocks. I used my new Blue Fabric Water Soluble Glue Pen to hold the first piece in place.
Purple Blender Batik Binding
I had enough of the purple blender batik that I had used for my Quarter Spin quilt to also be able to do the binding on my City Birds mini and a dark purple Aurifil thread.
Quilting City Birds
I used a batik backing and Hobbs 80/20 Bleached Batting. I also used a white 50wt Aurifil thread and a teal 50wt Aurifil thread for my quilting and a Schmetz 80/12 needle.
Pattern Coming Soon
I had hoped to finish the City Birds pattern by now but I’ll let you know as soon as it is done.
Island Batik Marvelous Mini Challenge
In the meantime visit the other Island Batik Ambassadors and see what they are creating!
Here are the Island Batik ambassadors for 2024 and this is the Island Batik blog.
- Brenda Alburl – Songbird Designs
- Renee Atkinson – Pink Tulip Quilting
- Megan Best – BestQuilter
- Pamela Boatright – PamelaQuilts
- Susan Deshensky – Lady Blue Quilts
- Brittany Fisher – Bobbin with Brittany
- Preeti Harris – Sew Preeti Quilts
- Mania Hatziioannidi – Mania For Quilts
- Jane Hauprich – Stitch by Stich Custom Quilting
- Kim Jamieson-Hirst – Chatterbox Quilts
- Victoria Johnson – Forever Quilting for You
- Connie Kauffman – Kauffman Designs
- 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
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About Connie
Hi, I’m Connie Kresin Campbell, the quilter, writer, and photographer behind Freemotion By the River. I enjoy inspiring others with my quilt tutorials and patterns. You’ll also see my sweet adopted dogs from time to time.
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I love both the Country Birds and the City Birds mini quilts. The colors and the design are beautiful.
That is really gorgeous!! Great job!
Thanks Sara!
Very pretty, Connie. The fabrics are wonderful. Great design for both quilts.
Thanks Mary!
That is a really fun mini, I love how you placed the colors to form a frame of sorts around the center.
Thanks Vicki!
You are so creative , with simple quilting. Love Batiks.
Thanks Sharon!
Your mini quilt is very pretty. Always love batiks.
Thanks and you know I love batiks!