Island Batik Ambassador RUNNER UP BLOG HOP and GIVEAWAY!

Hi everyone,

This is the Island Batik Ambassador's first project challenge of 2025 and the first Blog Hop using a Studio 180 tool! My challenge was to create a table runner using the Studio 180 Wing Clipper. The fabric bundle that was given to me to use was "FALL FLAIR" designed by Jerry Khiev for The Inquiring Quilter. Here's a photo of the fabric bundle and coordinating fabrics I received for this challenge.  Fall Flair will be shipping to quilt shops in February and there is a link at the bottom on how to find the fabric and enter our weekly raffles which end on each Friday in February.

In less than 2 weeks I designed my runner in Electric Quilt, which took awhile to come up with a design I liked. I choose to use the neutral fabric for all my geese and use all the assorted bundle of fall colors to make the wings on my geese.

Here are some photos of the process sewing and making the flying geese with Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design Wing Clipper. I decided to make geese that finished at 2" x 4" from the instructions that come with the Wing Clipper. I cut all the fabrics accordingly and started sewing the smaller squares onto the larger squares using my favorite Schmetz Microtex Needes.

  

 

 

 

 

 

I finger press my seams as I work through all the steps of sewing the geese, then I take the finished geese and give them a good pressing with my new Oliso iron before using the Wing Clipper trim tool. 

Here's my steps to the assembly...

 

 

And now for the reveal....

The fabric that our Ambassadors will be using in their Runner Up creations just started shipping to your local quilt shops! Find out which stores carry Island Batik near you by using our Store Locator; just enter your zip code, and your local shop will pop up on the map – it’s incredibly convenient and helpful!

Every Friday, we’ll compile round-ups of the projects and host a giveaway of two Fat Quarter bundles from the new Island Batik collections highlighted during that week! Make sure to explore all the amazing creations on the Ambassadors’ blogs and join in on their additional giveaways for even more chances to win.

Below is the complete list of Ambassadors, the collections they’ll feature in their projects, and their scheduled post dates:

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:

We will post the first two projects of the Island Batik Runner Up Blog Hop next Tuesday, but the first week’s giveaway is live right now! Follow the simple Rafflecopter prompts below for a chance to win one of the two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles of collections by our very own Jerry Khiev – Botanical Dreams or Fall Flair.

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

RAFFLE

This giveaway ends on February 8. Two random winners will be notified by email on February 8. Please check your spam folders!

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

February 26:

End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up