Category: Feature

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Today’s my 35th birthday!  Celebrate with me with a coupon code! The coupon code is valid TODAY ONLY (4/26/22) in my Payhip shop!

Compare Payhip vs Etsy Shops

So as many of you are aware, I use both Payhip and Etsy as a platform to host my shop.  The 2 platforms are very different from each other but both do, in my opinion, a good job handling my needs for a shop.  I’m going to discuss the pros and cons of each as a consumer and as a seller.  Then I’ll explain why...

Learning Apliquick!

I started a new project a few weeks ago with a new-to-me technique, Apliquick!  Apliquick is a faster applique technique that involves using fusible on the back of your pieces and then turning the raw edges to the backside.  It’s handy because you glue the edges down and the fusible creates a good edge for the fabric to fold against. The key is the Apliquick...

Awesome Ocean – New WIP!

This past winter, I decided that I wanted to make the Awesome Ocean quilt by Elizabeth Hartman!  Don’t mind all the other work in progress quilts that I had going on, what’s one more to do?! I decided to get the new kit that used Kona solid colors and it was the second time this quilt had been kitted.  The first kit was released when...

Gunther Hobo Bag!

I’m headed off to Disney in just over a week and I realized I never did a recap on the Gunther Hobo Bag that I sewed on stream for a special Bag Day last month!

Citified Blog Tour Wrap Up

All good things must come to an end.  Today is the last day of the blog tour!  You still have time to enter into my giveaway here on the kickoff post.  I wanted to give a quick roundup of all the amazing projects from my quilty friends.  All the photos are from the quilter’s blog.  Click on their name to read all about their projects!

Citified Blog Tour Kickoff + Giveaway!!

I am so excited to kick off this awesome blog tour of my fourth signature line, Citified from Island Batik! So what is a signature line?  A signature line is designed by in-house Island Batik Designer Kathy Engle, but I get to design the corresponding patterns that are in the catalog! I’ve gathered some really awesome quilters and designers to join me on this blog...

Propeller Revisited!

Thought we were done with all the quilts I made with Citified?  Well, I did a pattern remake of my Propeller pattern!

Change Direction Quilt Pattern!

Happy Tuesday Pattern Release day!  I’m back from Quiltcon a little tired but happy I got to enjoy the show.  A recap will come later when I’ve gathered my thoughts.  Today’s new pattern is Change Direction!  The last new pattern that I’m releasing with the Citified collection!