Recap of Week One of the All Puffed Up Blog Hop and Giveaway!

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Posted Feb 10, 2023

Gather ’round for the grand finale of this week’s Puff quilt extravaganza! We’ve been blown away (pun intended) by the magnificent creations of our talented Ambassadors, showing off the fabric from the new Island Batik collections in so many different ways! We are grateful for all the wonderful comments we’ve received, and hoping that your fingers are itching for a needle and thread to start making your own Puff quilt soon!

So, grab a cup of tea, a cozy blanket, and enjoy a second look at the highlights of this week’s All Puffed Up Blog Hop. You will find direct links to each post to learn more about the designer’s process. Also, some of the Ambassadors are doing bonus giveaways, check them all out!

And don’t forget to keep reading till the end! We have a special surprise for you – a new giveaway that you won’t want to miss.

This week’s projects featured the following four Island Batik collections:

Bits and Pieces, designed by Kathy Engle for Powered by Quilting

Broken Glass, designed by Kathy Engle for Swan Amity Studios

Double Dutch, designed by Kathy Engle for Quilt Basket

Exuberance by Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design

Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood + BONUS GIVEAWAY!

The Rainbow Quilt by Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique

Cat Head Biscuit quilt by Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs + BONUS GIVEAWAY!

Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia

Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts

Trevor by Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts + BONUS GIVEAWAY!

Suzy Webster, Websterquilt + BONUS GIVEAWAY!

We hope you enjoyed all the wonderful quilts above! Let us know how much you like them in the comments below!

If there is a quilt shop in your city, be sure to let them know how much you love Island Batik collections and Foundations! Please, visit the store locator on our website to see which shops around you carry Island Batik.

For the next week’s fabulous giveaway, we put aside two Fat Quarter bundles of two new complete Island Batik collections by Kathy Engle that will be featured next week – Juicy Mosaics or King’s Castle!

To enter for your chance to win one of these these stunning batik bundles, please follow the easy-to-use prompts on Rafflecopter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway ends on February, 17th at 11:59 pm PDT. Two random winners will be notified by email on February, 18th and announced on our Facebook page on February, 21st. If the winners do not respond within the first three days after being notified, two new random winners will be chosen. Please check your spam folders!

There is still time to get your last minute entry in for the chance to win a Fat Quarter bundle of Broken Glass or Exuberance collections by visiting our previous post!

Make sure to follow Island Batik on Facebook and Instagram, so that you always stay updated on the beautiful quilts and home decor items from the talented Island Batik Ambassadors and Designers:

Facebook: Island Batik

Instagram: @island_batik

Check our social media pages on Monday for more projects from Island Batik Ambassadors on Week Two of the All Puffed Up Blog Hop!

There Are 49 Comments

My favorite. scissor brand is Olfa

Kai and Karen Kay Buckley are my 2 favorite scissors.

Gingher scissors are my all time favorite.

my grandmother’s there singer scissors

beautiful fabric’s!!
i feel lucky!!
thank you….

I love Kai scissors for cutting fabrics I can’t use my rotary cutter for.

My favorite scissors brand is Fiskars, though I just replace my shears and think the quality is currently not as good.

I don’t have a favorite scissors brand.

My favorite scissors are Karen Kay Buckley’s Perfect Scissors–all sizes, but the blue ones are my absolute go-to’s.

beautiful fabric!!
I feel lucky!!
thank you

I have always used Gingher scissors, its what my mother used and I love them!

I love Karen K Buckley scissors. I have a bit of a collection… Thanks

I love all the quilts shown this week and the fabrics are gorgeous. The puff (Biscuit) quilt has been on my list for a long time. I have learned some entirely new ways to make them through this Blog Hop. It has been really fascinating.
I use Gingher scissors. Thanks for the chance.

I like seeing all the different ways the quilters came up with making their beautiful pieces.

All the quilts are beautiful! Such talent!

My favorite scissors by far are the Karen K Buckley serrated blade scissors in various sizes (lengths of blade). They cut with sharp, clean edged results.

😉 Linda

Beautiful quilts this week! I’m not the most experienced quilter and didn’t know favorite scissors was a thing. I’ve been using Wescott Titanium. Now I think I’m going to have to check out the other commenters’ favorites though. Thank you for the chance!

I got embroidery scissors from my mother. She got them before I was born. I love them. They are so sharp and they have flowers built into the handles. and they remind me of mom teaching me how to embroider and sew

what a great week. I love my Ginghers and my Karen Kay Buckley scissors

Sharp scissors are a joy – I have old ones that I buy at estate sales that can be sharpened!

I love my Famore scissors.my second favorite pair is Wescott.

I love my Kai scissors and my Karen Kay Buckley scissors. The super sharp blades are easier on my arthritic hands,

Wiss!

No favorite brand but they must be sharp right to the point

My favorite scissors are made by Kai. While I like the KKBuckley ones too, Kai scissors are priced more to my likeing!

Favorite scissors: Karen Kay Buckley. Thanks for the chance!

Looking forward to this week’s quilts!

I have my grandmother’s scissors. I don’t know what brand they are, but they have sentimental value.

gingher

I have had my Fiskars scissor for about 35 years. It has never needed sharpening.

Karen K Buckley scissors in turquoise are my go-to favorite pair!

I like my Karen Kay Buckley scissors the best!

I have a pair of Fiskars that I got over 40 years ago and a pair of Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Scissors that I absolutely love!!

My favorite scissors are the Karen Kay Buckley scissors. I love the sharp tips and the serrated blades! I have several pairs.

I can’t say I favor any particular scissors, as long as nobody else in the house uses them for their own purposes!

These collections are all wonderful. I never met a batik that I didn’t fall in love with immediately. As for scissors … for some things it’s my Ginghers, bought about 30 years ago, and for other things, it’s my small Kai scissors. I seem to collect embroidery-size scissors by the handful. I can’t resist their cuteness, and every project has its own pair. Plus a few extra in a drawer for company to use.

I love Bits and Pieces <3

I only use Kai these days but I know there is a British brand I really want.

I use Fiskars, but I find they don’t stay as sharp anymore, might have to try out some of the ones other people have listed. Beautiful Quilt’s this week and learned a few new ways to stuff the puffs.

My Favorite Scissors are Henckels & Karen Kay Buckley’s

My favorite pair of scissors are my Kay Buckley’s and my Gingher’s that were my moms.

Gingher. Nothing like them.

I like Karen K Buckley’s serrated scissors for my applique.

I love any scissors that is sharp and cuts what I need to have sized.

no fav

I use Gingher scissors. I recently got my first pair of Kay Buckley’s, but haven’t used them enough to know if I prefer them over the Ginghers.

I have a much loved pair of Henkel’s that my mother bought when we were in Europe when I was a child. I also have my grandmothers scissors from England that are so worn I can’t read the engraving (they still cut beautifully). I have bought other ones, but seem to always be reaching for my old favourites instead.

Those are amazing. I have a Karen K Buckley that just fits my big hands!

I love Ginghers, Kai, & Karen Kay Buckleys, depending on what I am doing.

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Recap of Week One of the All Puffed Up Blog Hop and Giveaway!