End of Week One It’s in the Bag Blog Hop and Giveaway

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Posted Sep 11, 2020

Thank you for following along during this short Week One of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop! We hope you loved all the inspiring ways the Island Batik Ambassadors have been using the new Island Batik collections and patterns and hardware from our friends at ByAnnie.com in their beautiful bags, supplies organizers and more!

Every Friday we will be having a recap of the projects, created by our talented Ambassadors, to make sure you do not miss anything! There will be a direct link to each post with the project for you to learn more about the designer’s process and try your luck in their bonus giveaways! Besides the parade of gorgeous bag projects, there’s a new fabulous giveaway, so make sure to get to the end of this post!

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

Buttercup by Kathy Engle
Deco Revival by Kathy Engle
Floralicious by Kathy Engle

Bowl Me Over 2.0 by Janet Yamamoto of Whispers of Yore

Flipping Out by Suzy Webster of Websterquilt

Take a Stand by Michelle Roberts of Creative Blonde

Bowl Me Over 2.0 by Gail Sheppard of Quilting Gail

Open Wide 2.0 by Alison Vermilya of Little Bunny Quilts

We hope you enjoyed all the wonderful projects 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 Batik Foundations! Please, visit the store locator on our website to see which shops around you carry Island Batik.

Another great thing about the Friday weekly recaps besides the magnificent eye candy is a giveaway! We are giving TWO lucky people a chance to win a Fat Quarter pack of the fresh Island Batik collections: Mandala Magic, designed by Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works, or Lemon Grass designed for Chris Hoover of Whirligig Designs by Kathy Engle!

To enter for your chance to win these gorgeous batiks, please follow the easy-to-use prompts on Rafflecopter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway ends on September 18th at 11:59 pm PDT. Two random winners will be notified on September, 19 and announced on our Facebook page on September, 22. If the winners do not respond within the first three days after being notified, two new random winners will be chosen.

There is still time to get your last minute entry in for the chance to win a Fat Quarter bundle of Island Batik Floralicious or Buttercup collections by visiting It’s in the Bag Blog Hop and Giveaway!

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

Come back on Monday for more projects from Island Batik Ambassadors on Week Two of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop!

There Are 56 Comments

Beautiful projects!!!

I have never participated in a “Block of the month” program. It sounds like fun, though.

Thanks for the great ideas for using these lovely fabrics! I’ve participated in a few block of the months, but waiting is so hard! I like to make the quilt right away so I can see the finished project!

The hop has been great so far. I am looking forward to next week. I have done quite a few BOMs. Sometimes, I save all the patterns then make them when works for me, frequently once a week. This also allows me to see if I like all the blocks or need to get creative.
Gorgeous fabrics. I love Lemongrass especially.

Yes, I have done several BOM projects, and find this is one sure way to make sure I get the block done in time. Your fabrics are stunning, and are perfect for all the bag designs made.

I am currently participating in a BOM through a local quilt shop. We show our completed block each month and pick up a new kit.

One of my first quilts was a Block of the Month by mail. It was fun, although somewhat frustrating, as the instructions were somewhat “hazy”. Still, the finished quilt is a favorite and I enjoyed completing one block each month and having the makings of a quilt at the end of it.

I love participTing in BOM and QAL s – lots of fun!

Yes I have done one block of the month a few years ago.

All the projects this week were beautiful. The fabrics were so bright and cheerful and the items created were things I would love to sew.

I have participated in several BOMs and I love them. So many cute patterns and so much fun to be sewing along with other people.

I have participated in a couple of BOM’s that were free.

Yes, I have participated in a BOM. I made my favorite quilt that way. It was made with batiks and it is beautiful!

I have participated in several free BOM’s

Yes, I have participated in quite a few. For the most part, they were enjoyable experiences. But now that I am a more experienced quilter, I enjoy doing my own designs, more

Love the colors. I like all your batiks.

I have never done any of
these as I don’t quilt. But
I love sewing. Enjoying
all of the creations this
week.
Carla from Utah

Unfortunately, I have never participated in a block of the month due to my limited sewing time. Maybe one day I will have more time to commit to sewing. Thanks!

I have never done a BOM as I work many hrs and feel I would not be able to keep up and complete them. 🙁

I haven’t done a block of the month yet, I am a newbie, learning as I go!

These fabrics are gorgeous!

I have never participated in a block of the month. I would like too but right now don’t have a lot of time.

I am doing a block of the month now!

Never done a Block of the Month before, mostly due to time restrictions and working at my own pace. I did a mystery quilt once, which was fun!

Those bags are delicious!

I have never done a block of the month per se, but I have done several quilt “sew alongs.” One a month seems to stretched out, I think I would lose interest.

I have never done a BOM. I have done some QALs that were once or twice a month, but like others, started to lose interest after a while. Too slow a pace.

I have done a BOM program. I fell in love with a quilt on the front of a magazine and was smitten. I actually finished the quilt and it resides on our bed at this very moment!

such fun bags!

I’ve done a BOM both with a LQS and an on-line group. It was fun seeing what each month brought!

I haven’t done a BOM, mostly because I have my own collection. I do enjoy QALs though!!!

I did a couple of them at our local quilts years ago, always fun. Great way to make charity quilts or take to guild show and tells.

Yes, I have participated in a BOM, but usually only choose the ones I like best to complete for my project. This is such an awesome challenge using Annie’s bag patterns combined with the Island Batik fabrics…they are all so beautiful!

These bags are gorgeous!

I love bags-these are so beautiful!

Love the batiks – have done several BOMs.

I’ve not participated in a Block of the Month, yet….

This is one beautiful win. Good luck everyone. I would live to try a new bag with them.

The bags are beautiful – your Ambassadors are so talented!
I’ve never participated in a BOM, I’m more a QOM kind of gal (i.e., quilt a month!) 🙂

I love Lemon Grass, but I don’t think I’ve seen an Island Batik Collection that I Don’t like! 😉

I love the Lemongrass!

Pretty fabric! Love the colors.

I did a block of the month when learning to free motion quilt.

Yes, I have participated in a BOM! Several and I love them, mostly because it keeps you interested in the project and you learn how to construct different blocks!

I have not participated in a block of the month / mystery. I’m too much of a control freak and have a hard time letting go without knowing the final design and the ability to choose my fabrics based on the design!

Great fabrics

Yes I have participated in a few block of the month programs but have kind of stopped as i find that I tend to stop partway through and have actually only finished two on time. Now that we are having to stay home more I am working on getting the rest of them finished.
I think all the bags are beautiful especially made with batiks!

I love all the bags so far.

I love batik bags. These are gorgeous. Thanks

I don’t like “block of the month” programs, because it is always guaranteed that one or more of the blocks won’t be to my taste. I’m at the point where I only want to sew things I love!

This hop has given me some great ideas on patterns and color combos. Thank you for the inspiration!

I do participate in BOMs but haven’t always been able to complete them. This year I chose colors and fabrics with particular people in mind. At the end I hope to have beautiful quilts to gift them. Each block usually goes pretty quickly and then back to whatever project I’m working on.

Love seeing all the bags the ambassadors made! The Lemon Grass fabric is wonderful!