I hope you have visited the other Ambassadors and enjoyed their beautiful creations. We are so happy to represent Island Batik. The other Ambassadors have shared their designs and patterns, plus recipes to add to your kitchen.
Today I am sharing from the Spring/Summer 2015 line, Wishing Well. The fabric is called Fishing Hole Pond, and I have to say I LOVE it! When my fabric arrived each fabric pattern reflected a cool, calming effect. I wanted to sit by a river and listen to the wild animals that roam the mountains of Colorado.
I knew right away which pattern I wanted to make.
It can be called Rail and Square, but I call it Rails on Point.
I don't live on a river or by a lake, but draping the quilt along the porch railing reflected a summer time feel for me.
I wanted to use the sunflower fabric so I decided to make a zippered pouch.
I've always been a little leery when it comes to zippers, but Joan Doan's tutorial was easy to follow.
You can find the tutorial for the zippered pouch on the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Just click HERE for Jenny Doan's easy instructions.For a summertime recipe, you cannot beat the Pioneer Woman to share her cooking talents. We made this Mexican Macaroni Salad.
Delicious! Perfect for the Labor Day weekend bar-b-ques.
And finally the giveaways. Island Batik is hosting a giveaway. If you have not already signed up you still have time. Two batik bundles are in the offering. Just click HERE.
And as a thank you for hanging in here and reading I will be giving away a summer fat quarter bundle of Island Batik fabrics as well.
Isn't that a great way to end the summer? Just leave a comment on this post, telling me how you spent your summer and I will draw a winner on Monday, the official end of summer.
Happy Quilting!
That is such a beautiful quilt! Those fabrics were perfect for it.
ReplyDeleteI am a homebody and I have spent my Summer at home sewing. Got lots done, but wanted to do so much more. Thank you for the giveaway.
Your quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNothing fun for me this summer. Spent it working and catching up on WIPs that are out of control. 😊
what gorgeous fabrics. your quilt is just lovely. and the tote is so pretty. we spent our summer getting our son married. helping out a lot at their new house, trying to put it all in order. trying to keep our garden going and well. didn't work, we had way too much rain and not enough sun. now we are having sun and 90 degree days and no rain, but the plants are stunted now. Sigh! there is next year. a lot of time was spend with family this year, yeah!!
ReplyDeleteWow, what fabulous fabrics! I love that sunflower one best of all, I think. That macaroni salad looks awfully yummy ... perfect for Labor Day BBQs, like you said.
ReplyDeleteStayed at home catching up on projects. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteBoth of your projects are wonderful! Great way to feature the fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love your Rails on Point. Perfect pattern for those fabrics.
ReplyDeleteOur summer wasn't everything we had hoped it would be. We did get our daughter prepared and moved her into her first college apartment. There were a couple of sewing projects involved...so much fun :)
Love the fabric wih the moose on it! I got to go to a quilt retreat this summer.
ReplyDeleteLove your quilt and the fabrics are all beautiful. I spent my summer recovering from spinal surgery and now I feel wonderful. No more pain. I can see hours at the machine quilting. Thanks for the opportunity to win these lovely fabrics. Carline
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Love your projects! It's been a low key summer with lots of time for sewing. I like that. Often we take some trips in the summer but we did that in the spring and at Christmas time so we mostly stayed home over the summer.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt and pouch. Summer went by so fast with traveling around Minnesota on the annual quilt shop hop visiting 73 stores, making lots of fresh food using our garden produce, and working with my mom on a quilt helping her dream come true of turning all her old double knit clothes and sewing leftover scraps into a gorgeous quilt. It will wear like iron but it sure was difficult to sew. Karen kthurn@bektel.com
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful quilt! I love the sunflower fabrics as well - the zipper pouch is really cute :) That Macaroni Salad looks great, Pioneer Woman knows her stuff...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt and pouch! This has really been a great blog hop!
ReplyDeleteThis summer spent getting settled in our new house and having our kids and grandchildren visit. I love your quilt and zippered pouch! Thanks for the recipe and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt. I have made that quilt pattern several times...it is one of my go-to patterns when I need a quick fun quilt.
ReplyDeleteNo summer vacations here, working girl. But I did get lots of quilting done.
I have mostly been home, but we took a trip to Lake Tahoe for a wedding, and I have been to visit my mom for a bit. We will do our big traveling off season. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt, great use of the fabrics and love the pouch, and the yummy prize! Great post!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of the fabrics. My summer has been full of travel, sadly not the vacation kind, but out of need to deal with my parent's estate. I have had opportunity to quilt though, so beautiful fabrics are always appreciated.
ReplyDeleteI spent the whole summer working on a picnic quilt. It was supposed to be done for Memorial weekend, then 4th of July, and finally done by Labor Day. It was just too hot to sew. Or get into the mood to sew would be a better excuse, I guess!
ReplyDeletewe just moved so I have spent my summer setting up house! haven't had much time to sew, but I plan on quilting soon, very soon!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is absolutely gorgeous! It does look like a summer pond. My summer schedule was work as usual, but I had a wonderful weekends playing with my five year old granddaughter. We hiked, picnicked, sewed, and cooked. Maybe we will try your delicious=looking salad recipe next time we are together. Thanks for your post, your inspiring blog, and this great giveaway! I love batiks.
ReplyDeletelovely quilt and pouch!
ReplyDeleteI really like your block choice, very pretty! i wish I could say that I made great progress in the quilting room but alas too many projects at work kept me busy. Fall is coming and hopefully a much needed break.
ReplyDeleteI like the quilt, and the sunflower pouch. Thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteFor the first summer ever...QUILTING! It's usually too hot here in So. California to think of it - but it is still happening!
ReplyDeletei spent it working my new job and sewing and visiting with my brother....all in all it was a great summer....happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI didn't do too much this summer other than these last two weeks when I spent the time cat-sitting for my niece and her family while they went on a holiday.
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I love your projects! We spent the summer visiting family and traveling. I'm sure looking forward to the cooler temps of autumn. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and zipper pouch. Inspirational fabric too! But you made me terribly hungry with that Mexican Salad recipe. I definitely want to make that. Would go perfectly with our dinner tonight (BBQ ribs).
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ps - I'm not entering your giveaway, just popping by and enjoying your #CreativeGoodness.
Just lovely. The moose fabric would not be on my 'first' list but you sure used it well and it looks great in the quilt.
ReplyDeleteWe had a lot of visitors this summer, out here on the farm. It was great fun to see the kids enjoy all the little things, very low-tech pleasures for them.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so pretty. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful work, thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteGreat summer. I had family from Minn for a week and also went to Florida for my brother's wedding.
ReplyDeleteI just love these fabrics and the wild life print is an added bonus! Your macaroni salad sound wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWe had a wonderful summer here. We took a road trip to Colorado and spent a week in Breckenridge at a lovely resort. On our way home, we stopped to see the Rolling Stones in concert in Kansas City. A few weeks later, we saw Shania Twain in Moline. I've had a good share of time to sew and visit with friends and it's all been good! I hope your summer was great too!
ReplyDeleteYour Quilt is AWESOME!!!! Love the lil' Bags too..Sunflowers are perfect for it! Thanks for chance to win your Beautiful Batiks! :)
ReplyDeleteSpent my Summer watching our new Granbaby (still watch daily while mommy & daddy workin) Been coming to hang out with me & Papa since 6 weeks old...just turne d5 months! Such a Treasure! (& I am one verrrry spoiled Gma!lol)
I spent my summer working and spending time with the in-laws on the week ends. No summer vacation for me this year.
ReplyDeleteMy summer highlight took me to northern CA to see our son graduate from UC Davis! Yeah! akronne17 (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteLove how you used these fabrics. Beautiful quilt! and pouch ;-)
ReplyDeleteWe've had more smoke that I want to experience ....its getting better though....busy busy with Row by Row and now blog hops, shop hops and a quilt show in Sept.
whew! Thanks for sharing your talents!
This was quite a summer. I moved in May and again in July. But I am happy to report that by August I was sewing again. Thank goodness!
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It was a hot, hot summer. I had my grandsons for 2 weeks and then we canned a lot and tried to stay cool.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is so pretty and just love sunflowers! :)
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I love your projects - especially the sunflower bag! And your recipe looks delicious! This summer I have been taking staycations and mostly gardening, reading in the sun, and quilting. Thanks!
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I love batiks and sunflowers - what a lovely design and zip you made!
ReplyDeleteI did staycation this year and saw movies and went to the beach for a day and canoeing! thank you!
I love Sunflowers. What a nice way to use that fabric. What can I say about batiks? I just love them.
ReplyDeleteI spent my summer driving my second son to doctors. He's got a mysterious illness that no one seems to be able to diagnose. We did get to Iowa to visit my youngest son who's buying a house. On our way we stopped in Broken Arrow to visit oldest son and in Hamilton, Missouri for the Missouri Star Quilt Co. So not an exciting summer.
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ReplyDeletebeautiful, I love what you made! We spent the summer camping, one week a month, it was fun. Now back to sewing...
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Love this post! The zippered bags is a great reminder for fun holiday gifts! Love the fabric and the quilt is beautiful. Simple and perfect! My summer has been spent working, working, working... but enjoying my roses and some fun projects along the way. I guess now it's time for me to plan and make sure I make the time to get away next year to have a little more fun. I've had to learn ways to have joy and fun... even when I can't get away much!
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I spent my summer making a wedding gift and playing with my brand new grandson
ReplyDeleteThis summer I have been working, gardening, baking and have made an outfit to wear to my friends wedding on Thursday x
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Sad to say - I have spent most of the summer working. I just started my own business last year and things have been really busy this summer. Plus I helped my mom move once and my sister move twice within a 6 week period. I'm hoping fall will bring me a little more time to "play".
ReplyDeleteI spent my summer going to free events in my town, there was a 40's day, a mods and rockers bike show and a huge free music festival, among other things.
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Your quilt is just wonderful! I love the blueprint!
ReplyDeleteI spent part of my summer in Houston at my son house with a new grandson! And then back in Italy where I live, working on my Christmas projects. Thanks for the giveaway!
Greetings, Rina.
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Besides sewing - watching the birds out my window at the birdbath and feeder. Some even come hang on the screen to look in at me. Had a broken toe and not getting around much. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
ReplyDeleteBabysitting and sewing whenever I could fit it in. Nothing to exciting. Thank you for the chance to win.
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Spent the summer at home enjoying the warm sunshine before the winter winds blow. Worked on some projects for our Fall Bazaar.
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, and the Moose batik fabric is sew much fun (my youngest son lives in Alaska, moose country). What fun, bright colors. I love bright colors. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. i love the moose fabric. I have a friend that loves moose. I taught summer school and then spent some time with my elderly parents. thanks
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