Made in Scraps

Welcome to the Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blog Hop by the Island Batik Ambassadors! I am honored to be an Island Batik Ambassador. The hop started on February 15 and goes until March 4.



Today is my day to show you the absolutely lovely French Roasted collection by Kathy Engle, so grab your passports and come with me to Paris where we can have coffee at a French café. Please bring your coat for it is a chilly 42 degrees F.


To enjoy our stay at a Paris Café fully, you must understand the rules of the café culture.

Sitting and sipping is the point.
Smoking is prohibited
To call the waiter, say Monsieur!

Sit, sip and enjoy! 





The pattern for the coffee cup blocks can be found at Connecting Threads. I added 2 1/2" sashing and  cornerstones. 
The French Roasted collection is available now, check with your favorite quilt shop.

I also made a table runner for a blog hop back in October which I also used the French Roasted collection. You can find the post about this table runner here …

Yesterday was the first day of the Birthday Floss Exchange Facebook group SAL. 
We will be stitching a Charting Creations design called "Big Eyed Owl Silhoutte" 
Isn't it cute! 
I will be posting my progress here! 
Time to start stitching! 
Christine

It is time for the small SAL check in for January. 

You can join this SAL hosted by Heather at Stitching Lotus.
I enjoy seeing what others have stitched this month.
Next month's check in is Thursday, February 25. 
Happy Stitching! 
Christine 

Keep Stitching!
Christine 

Happy Monday! Welcome to the You Can Quilt Blog Hop! Skill Builder Set 5 Wonky Blocks



I am so happy to be part of the You Can Quilt Blog Hop that is to introduce everyone to a fantastic new book written by Marlene Oddie (a fellow Island Batik Ambassador) and Leila Gardunia called You Can Quilt - Building Skills for Beginners. You can find the book at Shopaqs.com or on Marlene's Blog.


I volunteered to make the 3 blocks from Skill Builder 5, Wonky Blocks.
I used gorgeous earth tone Island Batik fabrics from the Fall/Winter 15 Collection called French Roasted to make my blocks. These fabrics will be presented at market so this is a sneak peak.

These blocks were very fun to make. I have never made wonky blocks before and being somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to my quilting it was an interesting process. The directions were so easy to follow, they were clear, well written and the illustrations were perfect, The blocks came together quickly.

Wonky Long Cabin Block
Wonky S…

And the winner is ......
Janie

My winner was picked by Random.org.
Janie won three beautiful Island Batik fat quarters. They are gorgeous! I hope she enjoys them as much as I do sending them to her. 



Thanks again to Island Batik and the other Ambassadors for making this such a fantastic blog hop! 
Thank you for visiting! 
Christine