This little bag I hope will prove
To be not vainly made—
For, if you should a needle want
It will afford you aid.
And as we are about to part
T’will serve another end,
For when you look upon the Bag
You’ll recollect your friend.

– Jane Austen

Everybody is on the hunt for that ideal bag, and Annie Unrein, the creative mind behind ByAnnie.com, offers a wide range of options. Whether you’re in need of a practical zippered handbag, a durable duffle, a stylish backpack, a reliable laptop carrier, a well-organized sewing supplies holder, or an elegant travel bag, ByAnnie.com has you covered!

Over the next four weeks of the It’s In The Bag Blog Hop, the exceptional team of Island Batik Ambassadors will be unveiling their incredible projects crafted using patterns from ByAnnie.com and the latest collections from Island Batik, which they’ve received in their second Ambassador box.

We invite you to join us on this exciting journey, as you follow along to discover their remarkable creations and find inspiration to create your own stunning bag for your next adventure, no matter how big or small it may be!

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 Summer 2023 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:

November 1:

• Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilt Studio
• Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail

November 2:

• Lana Russel, LanaQuilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts

November 3:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

November 6:

• Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
• Brittany Fisher, Bobbin’ with Brittany

November 7:

• Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels
• Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You

November 8:

• Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine
• Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood
• Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights

November 9:

• Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique LLC
• Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts

November 10:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

November 13:

• Elita Sharpe, Busy Needle Quilting
• Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts

November 14:

• Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts
• Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations

November 15:

• Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs
• Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia

November 16:

• Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
• Denise Looney, A Quiltery
• Randi Jones, Randi’s Roost

November 17:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 3 and Giveaway

November 20:

• Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting
• Anorina Morris, Sameliasmum
• Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion

November 21:

End of Blog Hop and Final Round-Up

To celebrate the start of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop, we are giving away two fabulous Fat Quarter bundles of Celtic Fields and Citron Breeze 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 November, 5 at 11:59 pm PDT. Two random winners will be notified by email on November, 6 and announced on our Facebook page on November, 8. If the winners do not respond within the first two days after being notified, two new random winners will be chosen and notified. Please check your spam folders!