2024 Quilt Finishes

2024 has been a productive year for me with 2 sew along’s, and several new pattern releases. Today, I am sharing my Island Batik finishes. Links to Industry Partners at the bottom of this post. For information on individual projects please click the provided link for each.

The products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge. As an Island Batik Ambassador I receive two shipments a year filled with beautiful Island Batik fabric. Included in these shipments are products from industry partners Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs, Aurifil Thread and new this year, Oliso Irons, Funky Friends Factory, and By Annie.

February

In February I revealed Butterfly Garden. Everything except the butterflies are log cabin blocks. At the time I thought this was my favorite quilt of all time. Pattern available in my shop.

log cabin quilt, log cabin tulip, log cabin quilt pattern, butterfly garden quilt pattern, aquiltery, a quiltery

Finish for the It Moose Be Love blog hop. Machine Embroidery hears and a 9 patch block for a finish.

9 patch quilt, embroidered heart, aquiltery, a quiltery

March

Then came March…I love the colorful 2″ blocks and the interest the 8″pinwheels add to the quilt. It’s hard to believe that such a simple design could be a favorite over Butterfly Garden.

woodstock fabric by island batik, patchwork quilt

April

Funky Friends Factory is an Island Batik industry partner and generously provided the pattern for Crocodile Steve. My grandson loves Steve.

island batik, funky friends factory, crocodile softie, quiltery, a quiltery, for the love of geese

May

My finish for the Reflections Blog Hop, Satellite. Pattern available in my Shop.

reflections collection by island batik, satellite quilt pattern, quiltery, aquiltery, for the love of geese

No…this one if my favorite. The teal and greens against a solid black almost seems possible it will glow in the dark. Meet Saint Paddy, my first free sew along of 2024. Pattern available in my shop.

island batik fabric, the grove, a quiltery, quiltery, aquitery, for the love of gesse, st paddy quilt, paper pieced quilt pattern,

June

June was a blog hop month for Island Batik, featuring Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs.

flying geese quilt, island batik

Tiptoe Through the Pines is a finish for the Prisms Blog Hop. Pattern available in my shop.

July

July made me smile, alot, with my T-shirt fishing quilt. Each T-shirt has it’s own cutesy fishing saying and some will just crack you up. I was able to use up many scraps for this finish. To see each T-shirt saying you will have to visit the post here.

tshirt quilt, quiltery, aquiltery, tshirt patchwork block, free tshirt block quilt block pattern

August

In July I dug out a pattern I purchased, I don’t know, 20 years ago called Nirvana. Of course I modified the pattern a little by adding patchwork instead of a solid background.

quilted wallhanging, swan applique, applique quilt, quiltery, aquiltery, island batik, island batik ambassador, aurifil thread

The swan detail was added with FMQ, which is something I never do.

quilted wallhanging, swan applique, applique quilt, quiltery, aquiltery, island batik, island batik ambassador

My finish for It’s a Jungle Blog Hop.

applique wall hanging, island batik fabric, quiltery, aquiltery, for the love of geese, tiger and sloth, blog hop

Also for the It’s a Jungle blog hop.

sloth quilt, aquiltery, patchwork sloth quilt

September

September provided much inspiration for me and I made another applique quilt. Floral Fusion was my second free sew along of 2024. Now this, this is my favorite quilt of the year. Pattern available in my Shop.

island batik, island batik ambassador, flower quilt, flower applique quilt, floral fusion sew along
island batik, island batik ambassador, flower quilt, flower applique quilt, floral fusion sew along
island batik, island batik ambassador, flower quilt, flower applique quilt, floral fusion sew along

September brought yet another applique pattern for the year, Flowers & Butterflies. I love the vintage look of the flowers.

tulips and butterfly applique pattern

October

Finish for the Twilight Blog Hop.

island batik twilight

ByAnnie is another sponsor of the IBA program. October was a blog hop month.

Something Wicked blog hop, I did not finish this one because I am not happy with the contrast in the fabric. Except in the dark.

glow in the dark halloween quilt
halloween quilt

November

November was more of a modern quilt month for me. With the center traditional Dresden, and the outer appliqued Dresden’s on a patchwork background, made me smile. Given that I had a little time on my hands I decided to quilt it with pebbles, all over. I love the texture in this finish.

dresden plate quilt
dresden fan
dresden plate

December

The last Virtual Cookie Exchange blog hop finish. Block pattern available in my shop.

poinsettia quilt block

It took 12 months and all of this making to decide which finish was my favorite for the year. This one deserves some explanation…

During Thanksgiving dinner my 7yo great niece was really frustrated with her pants, yes her pants. She was bored since there were no other children to entertain her, and then the issue with her pants. Her mom, my niece, was clearly beginning to lose patience, digitizing software to the rescue.

Ella sat down at my desk and with little instruction she started drawing. Now keep in mind, digitizing is new to me and I struggle with changing thread colors, stitch types, etc. I told her what ever she drew we would stitch out on garment or something of her choosing. She caught on really fast.

Unfortunately, she had to leave before we could stitch it out. She told me before leaving she wanted the snail on a beach bag. Her grandma (my sister) doubted Ella knew what exactly a beach bag was.

ellassnail

This is the short version. The photo above was my first attempt, but I did not like how the hair (yes hair) stitched out. The hair is not shown in the photo. My second attempt, although modified several times while putting the bag together went more smooth. There was a lot of un-stitching, cutting of the bag, sewing, cutting more off the bag…

ellas snail

and sewing. Keep in mind I am not a bag maker and winged it as I went. I wasn’t totally happy with the bag and worried how she would see it. My fears turned into a sigh of relief on Christmas Eve when her face lit up. So, while the bag is nothing fancy, rather plain, this is my best finish for the year!

ellas snail bag with island batik fabric , aquiltery formerly for the love of geese
ellas snail bag, aquiltery formerly for the love of geese

Put your foot down

Join me every Thursday for Put your foot down, a weekly linky party to share your WIP’s and finishes.

Products Used In This Post

Island Batik fabric

Schmetz Needles

Hobbs Batting

Aurifil Thread

Oliso Smart Iron

Deb Tucker Studio 180 Designs.

ByAnnie

Funky Friends Factory

2024 island batik ambassadors
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8 Comments

  1. Wow what a year!!! You are talented in so many quilting outlets. The wicked blog hop is amazing. I can imagine that on a table then bursting with light when the power goes out during a spooky story!

  2. Wow! What a great year of quilting for you, Denise. It was fun to see all of your projects together. There were a couple I missed during the year. Here’s to another fabulous year! Happy sewing!

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