Island Batik Getaway with the Paisley Park Collection

I hope you have been having a great "Getaway" on the Island Batik blog hop! 

An easy place to start your "Getaway" is on the Island Batik blog where you can see the entire schedule as well as get a glimpse of what each collection looks like.   And be sure to enter the giveaway to be eligible to win some souvenirs from the "Getaway" too!  

The collection that I want to share with you is Paisley Park. 

To showcase the collection, I designed and am releasing a new pattern Dots & Dashes.  The pattern is available for purchase in my Etsy store. 

 

Dots & Dashes is made with the Paisley Park Collection from Island Batik, Steam-A-Steam Lite and Warm 80/20 batting from The Warm Company and Aurifil thread. 

Dots & Dashes features easy strip piecing paired with raw edge fusible applique to create this stunning quilt. 

Be sure to follow along on the hop by visiting all the "Getaway" locations and don't forget to enter the giveaway sponsored by Island Batik for some fun fabric bundles!

I will be giving away 3 Dots & Dashes patterns, so leave me a comment about what you want to "Getaway" and I will select three lucky winners at the end of the blog hop!  

Getaway Blog Hop Schedule

WEEK 1

Monday, January 7 - Crystal Ball

Maryellen McAuliffe- Mary Mack’s Blog

Sandra Walker- mmm! quilts

Tuesday, January 8  - Ditty

Stephanie Jacobson - Steph Jacobson Designs

Michelle Roberts - Creative Blonde

Wednesday, January 9 - Elk Lodge

Connie Campbell - Free Motion by the River

Anna Branch- Ark Angel Creations

Thursday, January 10 - Feline Fine

Bea Lee- Bea Quilter

Sharon Parcel- Yellow Cat Designs

Friday, January 11 - Flea Market

Geraldine Wilkins- Living Water Quilter

Jessica Caldwell- Desert Bloom Quilting

WEEK 2

Monday, January 14 - Fortune Teller

Sarah Goer- Sarah Goer Quilts

Sherry Shish- Powered by Quilting

Jennifer Fulton- The Inquiring Quilter

Tuesday, January 15  - Gypsy Rose

Jen Strauser - Dizzy Quilter

Janet Yamamoto- Whispers of Yore

Wednesday, January 16 - Paisley Park

Dione Gardner-Stephen- Clever Chameleon

Nancy Scott- Masterpiece Quilting

Thursday, January 17 - Soul Song

Carole Lyles Shaw- Carol Lyles Shaw

Toby Lischko - Gateway Quilts & Stuff  

Friday, January 18 - Twilight Chic

Jackie OBrien - If These Threads Could Talk

Tina Dillard- Quilting Affection

WEEK 3

Monday, January 21 - Winter Park

Jennifer Thomas- Curlicue Creations

Anita Skjellanger- Quilt In a Not Shell

Tuesday, January 22  - Bazaar

Karen Overton- The Quilt Rambler

Alison Vermilya- Little Bunny Quilts

Turid Bakken- Den syende himmel

Wednesday, January 23 - Blossom

Karen Neary - Sew Karen-ly Created

Leanne Parsons- Devoted Quilter

Thursday, January 24 - Boho

Laura Piland- Slice of Pi Quilts

Suzy Webster- Adventurous Applique and Quilting

Myra Barnes- Busy Hands Quilts

Friday, January 25 - Brookview

Vicki Schlimmer - Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Amy Warner- Sew Incredibly Crazy

WEEK 4

Monday, January 28 - French Blue

Pamela Boatright - PamelaQuilts

Joyce Mullis- Hearts Creations

Tuesday, January 29  - Midsummer Night

Kathleen McCormick - Kathleen McMusing

Connie Kauffman- Kauffman Designs

Wednesday, January 30 - Oh Deer

Jen Shaffer- Patterns by Jen

Jeanette Jones- Inchworm Fabrics

Thursday, January 31 - Snow Berry  

Sally Mannke- Sally Manke Fiber Artist

Joan Kawano- Moosestash Quilting

Friday, February 1-  Candy Cane Lane and Icicle

Terri Vanden Bosch Icicle - Meanderings along Lizard Creek

Anne Wiens- Icicle - Sweetgrass Creative Designs

Mania Hatziioannidi Candy Cane Lane- Mania For Quilts

Barbara Gaddy - Candy Cane Lane  -Bejeweled Quilts by Barb

Happy Halloween - Island Batik Style!

Happy Halloween!  

For this month's challenge, the Island Batik Brand Ambassadors have been working with Needle, Paper, Scissors as the theme!  

I will be honest, paper piecing is not my favorite technique....  but I'm not afraid of a challenge! I wanted to make a fun pattern, something whimsical and why not a paper-pieced pumpkin for Halloween!  

I have named it Paisley Pumpkin since there is a paisley motif in the fabric in the middle of it's forehead! 

I started with a digital sketch that I created in my design software.  This gave me a general idea of what the pumpkin would look like and most importantly, it allowed me to print the papers for the paper piecing. 

Next I started sorting thru the fabrics I have received as an Island Batik ambassador.  I found all these fun orange patterns - paisley, ferns and swirls!  And then I found some wicked cool gray batik for the eyes .... I love the eyes the best.  They look so real :) 

I'm so pleased with Paisley Pumpkin and I hope you enjoy him too!  I used Warm 80/20 batting from The Warm Company but it would have been really fun to have used a super thick batting to give him more dimension.  

To keep up on all the fun projects I'm working on, be sure to follow me on Facebook at Masterpiece Quilting or on IG @masterpiecequilting. 

Island Batik September Challenge - Starstruck Challenge + Giveaway

This month the Island Batik Brand Ambassadors are Starstruck!  We have all been creating some beautiful quilts and quilted projects featuring stars. 

I'm a big "star" fan and design a lot of patterns with stars.  For this month's project, I opted to use my Star Bright pattern.  

I have been wanting to make this quilt in a different colorway and this was the perfect opportunity to do so.  I was so in love with the Lavendula Collection that I used for my August Island Batik project that I used the same collection again this month. 

Isn't it amazing how much a change in fabric changes the entire look of a quilt!  

I made the quilt slightly smaller than the pattern instructions so it is sized perfectly for a patio throw.  I enjoy being outside but with the nights getting a little cooler, a throw quilt is nice to snuggle up with while sitting in the swing. 

Since the fabrics were the focal point, I kept the quilting pretty simple and used an edge-to-edge pattern to bring some movement to the quilt. 

For some fun this month, leave me a comment with the color combination you would use to make Star Bright and you will be entered to win a free Star Bright pattern.  I'll keep the giveaway open until midnight EST October 7, 2018.  

Feel free to share this blog and the giveaway on social media.  The more the merrier! And speaking of social media, be sure to follow me on IG: @Masterpiecequilting and Masterpiece Quilting on FB for sneak peeks and updates!

Marmalade published in Annie's Time Friendly Quilts

I'm excited to share one my latest designs, Marmalade, which is published in Annie's Time-Friendly Quilts.  

Photo Cred:  Annie's

Marmalade is made with 10" precut squares from Island Batik's Sakura Collection designed by Kathy Engle for Lovebug Studios.  I absolutely love this collection and it's the same one I used for my Island Batik Back to School blog hop quilt. 

This quilt can easily be made in a day - just grab a package of precut squares and some coordinating yardage.  It's a great quilt for a young person learning to sew or kiddos could help you with color placement of the squares. 

I pieced the quilt using Aurifil thread and used The Warm Company's new Warm 80/20 batting when I quilted it.  To keep the project Time-Friendly I quilted it on my Statler computerized longarm using TK Quilting & Design's Sea Shell E2E digital quilting pattern. 

Marmalade is available in Annie's Time-Friendly Quilts which features 23 quick and easy projects that are all simply adorable!  It is available at Annie's Craft Store. 

Photo Cred: Annie's

Be sure to follow me on IG: @MasterpieceQuilting or at Masterpiece Quilting on Facebook for sneak peaks and updates.