It’s in the Bag Blog Hop and Giveaway

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Posted Sep 4, 2020

Take, if you must, this little bag of dreams,

Unloose the cord, and they will wrap you round.

-William Butler Yeats

Everyone searches for that perfect bag. Annie Unrein of ByAnnie.com has something for everyone – from handy zippered handbags, duffles and backpacks to laptop carriers, sewing supplies organizers and classy travel bags! During the next four weeks of It’s In The Bag Blog Hop, our amazing team of twenty-five Ambassadors will be sharing their fabulous projects made with the patterns from ByAnnie.com and new Island Batik collections they received in their second Island Batik Ambassador box! We hope that you will follow along to see their amazing creations and get inspired to make a beautiful bag for your next adventure, big or small!

Every Friday we will be posting round-ups of the projects and give away two Fat Quarter bundles of the new Island Batik collections, featured during that week! Be sure to visit all the incredible Ambassadors’ blogs to discover their inspiring creations and participate in their bonus giveaways!

The fabrics, featured in this Blog Hop, are from the stunning Spring 2020 Collections, that will be available in your fabric stores very soon! To find your local Island Batik shop, visit the Store Locator on our website, plug in your zip code, and your local shop will appear on the map! Super easy and helpful!

Check the Island Batik Blog regularly so you do not miss a thing! The full list of Ambassadors’ names, collections they will be using in their projects, and their post dates are as follows:

September 8:

September 9:

September 10:

September 11:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

September 14:

September 15:

September 16:

September 17:

September 18:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

September 21:

September 22:

September 23

September 24:

September 25:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway

September 28:

September 29:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 4

To celebrate the start of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop, we are giving away two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles of Buttercup and Floralicious collections by our very own Kathy Engle!

To enter for your chance to win one of the two prizes above, follow the simple Rafflecopter prompts below.

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This giveaway ends September, 11 at 11:59 pm PDT. Two random winners will be notified by email on September, 12 and announced on September, 14. If the winners do not respond within the first two days after being notified, two new random winners will be chosen and notified.

There Are 63 Comments

Oh, Buttercup – I have the perfect project in mind for you! During the past few months I have used up a lot of my batiks for mask-making; it would be a delight to sew something beyond that 🙂 I can’t wait to see all the gorgeous projects your talented Ambassadors create!

Finishing 3 Annie bags!!!! Missing my friends.

How has the pandemic affected my quilting? Well, I keep building and building my stash….and quilting and quilting! Venturing into styles I haven’t thought of before. It’s actually been fun! I can’t wait to see what the Ambassadors create!

I’ve been working through the pandemic so I only get to sew on the weekends. I still consider myself a beginner so it takes me a while to sew a quilt together.

Sewing much more than I had time for before! I have also been very fortunate to take some LeMoyne Star Classes from Karen Overton. We wear masks and try to distance as much as possible. It has been wonderful. I have used as many Island Batiks as I could find. Can’t wait until my favorite quilt shop gets more Island Batiks soon!

Covid has forced me to use the fabric in my stash instead of being able to cross the border to buy from my favourite quilting store. I can’t wait to get back in the doors! But it does feel very good to use what I’ve already bought. Thanks for this chance.

It’s been harder to get certain things. However I have expanded on fabric I don’t ‘need’ just want. Lol

I love the fabrics from island batik

I’m definitely sewing much more, as we aren’t going much of anywhere. Lots of time for quilting,

I’m sing much more and using the fabrics I brought to my parents before this started. Also taking the time to read and learn.

I think I’ve been more productive and gotten more stuff finished. I love it! It feels great to have UFOs done, and be able to start more projects. Now, if only it also meant a cleaner studio. lol

What a great hop and giveaway. Thank you. I am not doing much of anything in my sewing room, despite it being set up beautifully. I have little flurries of activity, but that is it. I think it is more to do with moving and discovering I don’t like condo life than the pandemic. Moving back to a house and expect to get my sewing bug back, pandemic or not.

My Covid went like this – started a new job as a Bank Teller on Valentines Day, became an essential worker on accident, lol! Definitely no extra sewing time for this girl but I miss sewing with groups of friends and quilt guild meetings and classes so much. Wondering when I’ll ever be in a large group of quilting buddies again???

Working still full time, so sewing on the weekends. Been making masks from my batik stash and ordered fabric online from my local quilt store. Started using my long arm quilting machine during my staycation.

Well, no change here. I am homebound, disabled. I shop online and follow blogs, Instagram etc.

I am making head way on organizing my sewing since I am home more.

Love batiks, adore bags! Annie’s patterns are well written easy to follow. I am really looking forward to this blog hop.

I make mask for my friends and family .

Working from home for the past few months has saved me many hours in commuting time. I’ve been cleaning the house and the sewing room and have carted a lot of stuff to the Goodwill. I’m getting to the end of my cleaning and can now start sewing more – in an organized room! I’m looking forward to this blog hop. I love sewing bags!

I started a fun scrappy mystery quilting adventure on my website and on email.

I am learning new things (copyright law, prostitcher designer and procreate).

Thank you for asking. I’ve participated in several quilt-alongs and made at least a dozen donation quilts. Sometimes, I spin my wheels and sometimes I feel productive. I think I’m coping about the same as most others. Just miss seeing most of my family and friends!

Sounds so fun and I’m
looking forward to all
the creations for this
blog hop!
Carla from Utah

Thank you so much for your giveaway. I have definitely been spending more time in my sewing room. Since I am an elderly person, getting out is not a good thing for me so I am very happy there. I have been making things for charity and have been very productive.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone does with the patterns

I am also an elderly person, and the pandemic has affected my motivation, I guess, as I have been very unproductive, except for making a few masks. I still follow all my favorite quilting blogs and find motivation there. I have purchased several patterns and books and have many ideas for quilts I want to make. I have loads of fabric but need to make huge organizing efforts. I wish I had a quilting buddy who could help me with that effort but I don’t think that is going to happen. Thanks for the chance to win some of the beautiful fabric!

The pandemic has made me focus more on myself and what I want out of life. Retirement is beckoning.

The pandemic has given me more time to work on my quilting projects, but has reduced my motivation to to work on them because I haven’t seen my quilting friends in months.

Besides mask making, all my purchases have been online. I’m retired, so I am quilting probably as much as before.

I have been quilting about the same amount as I would have before. Sadly, a local quilt shop closed recently which will be missed very much.

I’m getting about 25 percent more done (I’m a caregiver for my mom), have used my budget for NEXT year already on fabric purchases-half of those businesses-black owners, joined Nebula…since I’m not going to Road to California in January.

Before summer I had more time for sewing projects. I garden a lot in the summer. Once that is done I will get back to my sewing/quilting projects.

I’m quilting more.

Since I am working from home now, my sewing space has been converted in to an office. The table my machine used to sit on is now my desk for work. To sew, I have to set up on the kitchen table, so that is keeping me from sewing as much. Looks like I will be working here for a few more months, at least until January, so I best get used to it! 🙂

I love working with batiks, the colors are always delicious and I like the way the fabric handles. Would love to win a little bundle of deliciousness. Thank you for sponsoring a give-away.

The pandemic has sent me to my sewing room more often. It’s a good thing, or I’d probably have lost my mind by now. I’ve created and used up fabric stash and enjoyed many podcasts along the way. Thank God for my sewing machines!

Fortunately I have a large stash so the Pandemic has given me extra time to dig into it! Most of my stash is batiks so I have made several projects with them.

batiks are one of my favourite fabrics to work with-thanks for the chance to win a great prize! I need to get inspired to sew a little more-this time down has not been good for my mental health and I look forwards to a fun-filled fall and winter of sewing!

During the pandemic, I’ve been working on WIPs while adding some new projects to my list! These collections of fabrics are stunning and would be a great addition to any quilter’s stash!!

Not too much effect on my quilting had to help the kids finish up high school when this all started, ones self sufficient and one with Autism needed extra help. Tried to finish some ufos most of the things were more want than needs. Thread I used a lot of thread.

During the pandemic I have had more time to quilt. I challenged myself to spend more time and really enjoy the process. I made charity quilts, finished UFOs and have really enjoyed this quiet time.

I am missing sewing get togethers with my friends.And I miss our long arm meetings.

Floralicious looks like it could be my new favorite from Island Batik!

Yes, I have done a lot more quilting than otherwise.

I certainly should have more time to sew because I spend no time at quilt shops. Like many people, I now help with home schooling of grands while parents work from home. Lots of stress all around!

I’ve gotten a lot more sewing done, and purchased fabric online from my favorite stores.

This pandemic has given me more time to work on my joy of quilting. I have been focusing on finishing quilts for all my family members so just in case I am gone, they all have a heirloom so something I created with them in mind. Not to mention it has given me more time to drool over the lucious batiks.

Isn’t this fabric delicious! I could see me making a duffle bag with it!

I love Buttercup. Such classic colors for a quilt!

I had taken a “rest” from quilting and hadn’t sewn anything for probably 5 years. Then came COVID-19 and I started sewing masks. Now I am happily finishing a quilt and putting together another one from leftover blocks.

Love seeing all the creative ideas that your Ambassadors come up with using your fabulous fabric!!!

I love all of the new lines! Glad I don’t have to pick a favourite! My sewing habits have changed during the pandemic. I have finished 39 quilt tops, quit counting at 200 masks, been shopping for fabric on line, been consciously using more fabric from my stash, and am hoarding my treasured Island Batiks to only use in “special” projects!

Re-learning how to do “normal” stuff – like doctors appointments and having to figure out the standards at each place – has given me a new gratitude for the small blessings of having access to health care and the previously under-appreciated routines of a stable world.

I haven’t been able to do much quilting. Making masks and helping my daughter with 2 of my grands. I haven’t seen my oldest grand since March.

I have done more quilting this year. 3 quilt tops that are waiting for backings, two quilts completed, and I am on track to finish completing three table runners. Plus I have had more time to spend on research, i.e.blogs, facebook, tutorials, etc. My husband says that quilting is the app that is always running in the background is ha ha.

Gorgeous fabrics!

Hasn’t affected it much, always glad for a reason to stay home and quilt!

Quarantine made me sew more and shop less. . I’ve been sewing masks. And Quilters Trek blocks.

The pandemic hadn’t affected me much as far as quilting. I’m retired so I don’t go out to shop, but my online fabric buying has increased. 😁

Covid has given me time to make two ABC Animal quilts for my two nephew’s four year olds. Plus, because of Covid, I am in the process of rearranging my sewing area, decluttering it, and organizing it better.

I’ve been in a funk, and haven’t done as much as I though I would. Plus, my room is a mess, and I just can’t find the the energy to straighten it up. My get-up-and-go apparently got-up-and-went!

I’ve used from stash more, and have been stocking up on essentials like batting in advance of the possible dreaded “wave 2”. Definitely in a funk here too, enjoying the summer while we can. My sewing machine is patiently waiting for me to join it in the cooler weather.

The pandemic changed my quilting habits drastically!!! I was used to being the only one home all day so I could see in peace. That all changed and I had hubby working from home, my father, my high school senior daughter, my university aged daughter and boyfriend and my 28 year old son living with us!!! It was CHAOS!!! I love my family but my goodness that was a lot at once and longer than I thought!!! Now hubby has been laid off and we are downsizing to a new house so I can afford more quilting and my supplies are packed up!!! Oh how I would love to have a beautiful bundle of colors from Island Batiks to get back at it ASAP!!!

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It’s in the Bag Blog Hop and Giveaway