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

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Posted Sep 25, 2020

Another week of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop is over and we have only two projects left to show you – please check our Facebook and Instagram pages on Monday as we reveal them! Meanwhile, we put together a recap of everything you have seen in the last five days of this fun hop! We want to thank our team of Ambassadors for working hard on their awesome bags, our amazing sponsor ByAnnie.com, who provided everything necessary for this Blog Hop to happen and other great industry partners whose products were also used this month – Aurifil and Schmetz Needles! Make sure to read this post till the end to see what prizes we set aside for the FINAL giveaway!

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

Nouveau Soul by Kathy Engle
Peacock Galore by Claudia Pfeil
Sunset Plumes by Kathy Engle
Urbanization by Kathy Engle for Kari Nichols of Quilting Renditions

Back At Ya 2.1 by Sandra Walker of mmm! quilts (+ BONUS GIVEAWAY!)

It’s a Cinch by Carolina Asmussen of Carolina Asmussen Designs (+ BONUS GIVEAWAY!)

Back At Ya 2.1 by Jennifer Fulton of The Inquiring Quilter (+ BONUS GIVEAWAY!)

In Control by Jennifer Strauser of Dizzy Quilter

Round Trip Duffle by Pamela Boatright of PamelaQuilts (+BONUS GIVEAWAY!)

Round Trip Duffle by Maryellen McAuliffe of Mary Mack Made Mine (+ BONUS GIVEAWAY!)

Contain Yourself by Denise Looney of For the Love of Geese

Got Your Back 2.1 by Megan Best of Bestquilter

Out and About by Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Creations

That’s it for today! We hope you enjoyed all the fun projects above! Let us know which ones you will definitely make in the comments below!

If you love the collections featured in this Blog Hop so far, look for them in your local quilt shops! Please, visit the store locator on our website to see which shops around you carry our fabric.

For the final giveaway and as a celebration of the finale of the amazing It’s in the Bag Blog Hop, we want to give THREE (yes, three!) people a chance to win some amazing Island Batik fabric! This time, they are one Fat Quarter bundle of all the 20 gorgeous batiks from the Peacock Galore collection, designed by the internationally renowned, award-winning quilter from Germany, Claudia Pfeil, and TWO Fat Quarter bundles of the whole William’s Garden collection, designed for our friends at Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design by Kathy Engle! Wow!!!

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To enter, follow the Rafflecopter prompts above! This giveaway ends on October 2nd at 11:59 pm PDT. Two random winners will be notified on October, 3rd and announced on our Facebook page on October, 6th. 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 Nouveau Soul or Urbanization collections by visiting End of Week Two 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

Island Batik Ambassadors: https://islandbatik.com/2020-ambassadors

Island Batik Designers: https://islandbatik.com/designers

Check our Facebook and Instagram pages on Monday for more projects from Island Batik Ambassadors on Week Four of It’s in the Bag Blog Hop!

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I find quilt patterns in books, on blogs, and in magazines. Often they are a jumping off point for me–inspiring me to think about how blocks come together, or how shapes interact. But when I see something that I want to make exactly as I see it, I am quick to pay for it if it is in that type of venue, as a thank you to someone else for having done the math, if nothing else.

I’ve been loving all these bags and the fabrics are gorgeous!!!

I usually find quilt patterns from various blogs when I see something I love, otherwise I just get my graph paper and wing it!

I usually design my own quilt patterns. Sometimes I see a block that looks like it has a lot of possibilities so I draft it in EQ and play.

I find quilt patterns through blogs and social media most often but also in magazines.

I find 99% of my quilt patterns online and I love it when they are digital and I can get them right away. Thanks for this chance! So many gorgeous bags!!

I find them reading blogs, or magazines or make them up in my head!

I find quilt patterns all over the place, mostly on blogs, but also in magazines and other places.

I accidentally find them when I’m creating in EQ8 sometimes! Mostly blogs and Instagram.

I find quilt patterns through quilting friends, my local quilt stores, blogs, on line shops and magazines!

Books, internet, and magazines, mostly. I got brave one time and made my own creation. It was fun, but I usually am making a quilt for someone, and on time restraints.

I have really enjoyed this blog hop! I usually find my patterns on line, but if I see a project that I really like, I will try to figure out how to make it without a pattern. Thanks!

I find patterns on blogs, my friends and magazines.

I find free quilt patterns on blogs, fabric manufacturers websites, and social media.

I find patterns on Instagram, blogs, and from other members of my quilt group.

I finds most of my patterns at independent quilt shops. What a great blog hop and great designers with great projects

I find patterns on blogs as well as the quilt magazines I subscribe to. I also buy an occasional quilt book that has patterns I think I might like to make.

I find a lot of inspiration in blogs, and make a pattern to fit the pictures I see.

I find patterns usually in books paper printed patterns. Enjoy your day! 🍁🌾🍂

I usually find quilt patterns on blogs or at quilt shops. Thanks for the beautiful blog hop!

All the creations are so
lovely and useful. I really
love the first one.
Carla from Utah

I don’t quilt but I get
my sewing patterns
on line and at Joann.
Carla from Utah

I find quilt patterns mainly in quilting magazines I subscribe too. My cousin also is continually on the lookout for quilting books in thrift shops and gives them to me.

I have certain designers I follow, like Eleanor Burns, Bonnie Hunter and Edyta Sitar, Wendy Shepherd, among others, but I also write and design my own patterns (and thanks for helping to make that happen).

Generally I design my own patterns. Inspiration is found all around me for color combinations, shapes, and proportions. Inspiration also comes from seeing what other quilters have created. Pretty much the only times I have used an existing pattern has been when taking a class to learn new techniques.

I’m new to quilting ideas! The Batiks with ByAnnie patterns are so inspiring and I’m about to start my 1st bag

These fabrics are so luscious! They make my imagination soar.

I find quilt patterns from following so many blogs ,facebook,Facebook, and fabric shops.I am a new quilter, some of this is so overwhelming, but I love it! These fabrics and bags are gorgeous!

I find quilt patterns on lots of blogs and via direct emails from various companies on the internet. Such beautiful bags everyone made!

I inherited a bunch of books from my Mom, but mostly blogs/the internet.

I find a lot of my quilt patterns on blogs that I follow. Also, I love to look on Pinterest and there are so many free patterns available there. Thank you for the awesome Blog Hop and for the wonderful giveaways.

Quilt books, blogs, IG, MQG, and Annie’s Patterns, of course!

I find most patterns online. I prefer pdf’s to download.

I find quilt patterns online.

There are so many sources for patterns! I’ve bought them from quilt shops, downloaded free ones from blogs and fabric websites, and I’ve designed my own with EQ.

I find patterns everywhere! Social media has been my best source.

I find patterns in books, magazines, and online. I love seeing quilts on blogs, then finding the patterns to purchase and make my own.

I follow Island Batik on facebook.

I find my patterns on line, in magazines, and in books.

I find patterns everywhere. Magazines, books, designers, blogs, Pinterest, fabric shops, fabric companies are so generous. I wish I could design my own but that hasn’t worked for me.

I get quilt patterns from blogs that I follow and occasionally books.

I find a lot of my fall patterns in magazines and on blogs. There is sew much inspiration to be found in both places.

I find patterns in books and on the internet as well as at my favourite quilt stores. Thanks

I buy patterns at local quilts shops and online. I also enjoy using the patterns found in the very many wonderful magazines that are available.

I find my quilt patterns on blogs that I follow and fall in love with! Sometimes I find them on Pinterest, too, where I keep board filled with favorites.
duchick at mchsi dot com

I find patterns thru Blogs I love..and my collections lol..and my quilty Daughter! 🙂

Mostly I find patterns through friends. These fabrics are all gorgeous!

I find most of my inspiration on Pinterest.

Beautiful fabrics!

I find quilt patterns in my “library” of quilting books, from magazines and on-line.

I find quilt patterns on blogs, websites, books in my library or my Guild library or I design my own!

I get them everywhere!

I find quilt patterns in books and online.

Working on Christmas present. I have a few peeps on my list I only use batiks for because they so love them…

Batiks are always my favorite to work with….And I can never have too many great bags either!

Quilt designs float through my head constantly. Inspiration is everywhere! 🙂

Great fabric

Great fabric would be fun to use

I find patterns on Instagram or by designers who I found on Instagram.

I tend to make my own patterns. sometimes i will pick up one or 2 from my LQS, if it’s really special. but usually i only pick up a pattern if it’s got things like applique.