Island Batik Ambassador December Challenge

It’s All Up to You

December brings another month to embark on our own project, regardless of its size, theme, or technique!

I’ve been going to a lot of retreats lately. I love them so much! It’s a way to meet new quilting friends and I’ve been searching for my new tribe since moving across the country a couple years ago. I began my December quilt at the retreat I attended last month. I joined the Crimson Christmas Quilt Along with Krista Moser. Once I saw her Crimson Christmas quilt pattern, I knew I had to make it! I had some Island Batik scraps that worked great for this challenge.

The beginning process is getting all the 60-degree pieces together before being able to put them on the design wall to see it coming together. A fresh Schmetz 80/12 needle begins the piecing process every time.

It’s beginning to come together here.

And finally it is together after day 2 of the retreat. It just needs to be trimmed at the edges.

After trimming.

I quilted it on my Handi Quilter Forte 24 (Amara 24) using Chrisy Dillon’s Radiate digital pattern for Pro-Stitcher. I was able to audition it using Pro-Stitcher Designer by bringing in a picture of the quilt using the Backdrop tool and auditioning different digital designs until I found one I liked. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Superior Thread’s Monopoly in smoke for the top thread for longarming so the thread wouldn’t show, just the lovely texture.

After taking it for show and tell at my guild, I hung it in my entry for the holiday. I’m very happy with it!

This is my last post as an Island Batik Ambassador as life is taking me other directions. I have loved this opportunity so very much and it enriched my life for its duration. Island Batik is so generous and supportive of its ambassadors! I would encourage others to apply!!

Please take a look at what the other ambassadors have chosen to do for their It’s All Up to You Challenge:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs

Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best ~ BestQuilter

Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts

Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts

Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

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

Modern Double Wedding Ring

I’m more modern than traditional, so when it came to making a Double Wedding Ring quilt, I had to swerve. Sew Kind of Wonderful has a great pattern that fit the bill – Metro Rings.

I have a healthy stash, and I was able to find the perfect combo within it – Jelly Roll, background, binding, and backing. I’ve always thought scrappy binding was cute, and this would give me an opportunity to use the leftover strips from the Jelly Roll for that.

Loved my find in my stash!
Jelly Roll opened. Like what I see!

Metro Rings uses Jelly Roll strips and the Curve ruler to cut the pieces = less curved piecing.

Also used the sold lime green and solid navy from my stash for the triangle inset pieces.

Quiltable.com has a specific digital quilting design intended for Metro Rings! Score! Quilted on my Handi Quilter Forte with Pro-Stitcher and Superior Threads So Fine!

All finished except for the binding.

Enjoyed the ruler work on the triangle insets. Curved cross hatch!

Hanging at Handi Quilter Academy 2021.

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