Creatin' in the Sticks: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Words to Grow By Block of the Month - April

Today is the first day of April

and time for new blocks

for the

Words to Grow By

Block of the Month.

Here is the newest block,

Share Your Fruits.

When I created this block, I had no idea the message would mean so much.
If you have a talent or some way to help each other
this is the time to share and love one another (from afar).

Our team of designers is so excited about this new

Block of the Month

and

love showing new blocks each month.

This is my month to design the block.

It's a big one, 12" x 24" finished.

You can find a list of the fabric requirements and more information about the

Block of the Month in this post.

I love printing the applique patterns right on the fusible adhesive with

HeatnBond EZ Print Lite

(no tracing!)

Share Your Fruits is only free for the month of April

and you can get

the free pattern by clicking HERE.

Join us for this fun Block of the Month.

There are over 3000 friends on the Facebook group and we are having a blast.

Everyone is so encouraging.

Come have some fun with us.

One Die Wonder - Swept Away

The March Challenge for the
Island Batik Ambassadors is

One Die Wonder with Accuquilt

and

today I'm excited to share

Swept Away.

As Island Batik Ambassadors,

we were to create a quilt

using the Accuquilt GO! Block on Board® (BOB®) Dies

that were included in the ambassador boxes.

My Block on Board® was the GO! Chimney Sweep - 10" finished die.

The fabrics are

the Island Batik Cascadia collection strip set that was designed by Claudia Pfeil of Claudia Pfeil Designs and white fabric from the Island Batik solid collection.

The Accuquilt GO! cutting system makes quick work of cutting and I had my blocks cut out in no time.

I paired the Chimney Sweep blocks with snow ball blocks. I was able to cut the corners I used for the blocks with the same triangle that was used in the Chimney Sweep blocks.

They made me hungry for Doritos...

The blocks took an afternoon to make and then the quilt was set to put together.

The piecing was so fast.

Each block was stitched with Aurifil 50 wt #2021 and a Schmetz Microtex (Sharp) Chrome 70/10 needle. If you haven't tried these needles, they are perfect for the tight weave of the Island Batik fabrics.

I used an Island Batik Foundation fabric in yellow for the outside border.

I did the quilting with my Handi Quilter Avante long arm pro-stitcher

using Glide Trilobal Polyester 40 wt white thread (pattern: Broken Glass). Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton batting is in the middle.

I pieced the binding with leftover strips from the Island Batik Cascadia collection.

Check out the 2020 Island Batik Ambassadors HERE.
For the times, I included a picture of Swept Away with our sidewalk drawings. What a month, right? It's the first time I've posted on the last day of the month for my ambassador challenges.