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Sweet Tooth Pattern Release

Yay, Sweet Tooth is now a full-color pattern with templates. It’s a quilt showcased in Island Batik’s Fall/Winter 2019 catalog  featuring Kathy Engle’s  fabric collection, Colorpop.

The collection and quilt made its debut at International Quilt Market last fall. The fabric is now available in quilts shops.

NOTE: As an Island Batik Pattern Designer, the fabric for Sweet Tooth was provided by Island Batik.

Are you ready to make your own Sweet Tooth quilt?  Check out Carolyn’s Sweet Tooth quilt. I love her color selection of bold solids and black.

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A Piece of… History 

The day has finally arrived!  I may reveal the secret bundle of gift-wrapped “surprise” fabric I received from Island Batik!  My surprise fabric is Speakeasy, a collection available December 2019.

Tada!  Brick-by-Brick, a new quilt design featuring Speakeasy.

Brick-by-Brick, is a reminder to keep a link to the past and it’s a quilt designed for the Island Batik  A Piece of Blog Hop. Brick-by-brick we can remove history from our view or we can preserve it.  

NOTE: Island Batik provided the fabric for Brick-by-Brick.

Brick-by-Brick is photographed in front of the Janney-Marshall building (click to ...

Blue and Beautiful Prairies

Calm and cool is fabric designer Kathy Brett Engle’s new Island Batik collection, Prairie Skies. 

My quilt, Prairie Petals, made with the blues of Prairie Skies was revealed at fall 2019 International Quilt Market. It is displayed(middle, on wall) at the Island Batik booth along  amazing quilt projects by Bill Locke and Pamela Boatright.

NOTE: Island Batik provided the fabric to make Prairie Skies. 

You will find Prairie Skies as you browse through the Fall 2019 Island Batik catalog. Fabrics will be available and in shops February 2020.

The pattern, Prairies Petals, is a ...

Sweet!

I am thrilled to share a new quilt, Sweet Tooth.  It made its public debut at the Island Batik booth during fall International Quilt Market. Sweet Tooth is the quilt in the middle. ;-)

Sweet Tooth was designed with the new Island Batik fabric, Colorpop, by designer Kathy Brett Engle. Its one of several new fabric lines in the Island Batik Fall 2019 catalog.

NOTE: Island Batik supplied the fabric.

The vibrancy of Colorpop reminds  me of the colorful hard candy my mother would buy years ago. Colorpop will be in stores February 2020.

Sweet Tooth pattern will be available ...