October Island Batik Challenge

This month's challenge with Island Batik's Brand Ambassador Program is a partnership with fellow Utahn Annie Unrein of ByAnnie.com. I picked the Room With a View pattern and paired it with 3 different new Island Batik Collections including the Flower Pot Collection by Jennifer Fulton to create 3 cool containers. *It was pretty scary but I managed to get one completely finished in time for Halloween photo with friends. Stay tuned for the other two.

From our partner By Annie -I received the Room With A View box/container pattern and this generous kit with everything needed to create 3 boxes: Annie's own's Soft and Stable stabilizer, Annie's mesh, and her beautiful zippers, and Vinyl (for box windows). And Island Batik sent 3 sets of fabulous fabrics - Geometrica and Geometric Symphony by Jerry Khiev and Flower Pot by Jennifer Fulton. 

 3 Containers - small 8 1/2", medium 10 1/2", large 12 1/2"

Sandra Starley 2024

Room With A View Pattern ByAnnie 

Fabrics by Island Batik: Flower Pot by Inquiring Quilter

Piecing Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Quilting Thread: Aurifil #50 weight

Needle: Schmetz Quilting Needles  

 

                                Pieced and quilted by Sandra Starley 

I quilted all the main fabrics and lids, bases to add stability. 

***Fabrics provided by Island Batik, pattern - vinyl -zippers- mesh from By Annie, thread by Aurifil, needles by Schmetz and Smart Iron by Oliso. ***

 I found the ByAnnie pattern to be extremely user-friendly and generally easy to follow*.  I made handles and sewed on vinyl, zippers, and mesh, etc. - things outside my regular quilt skills. It is always good to work your brain and learn new things.

*There were a few very tricky steps. . .  thank goodness, the pattern included a coupon for a fabulous BONUS; an "Add-On Video Tutorial". This is a series of videos that show you how to create the containers. Annie demos a section of the pattern on the video and then you do that step on your own box and then come back for the next step.  Annie shares lots of great tips to make the process doable. 

One more bonus - the pattern includes instructions for 3 different sized/shaped containers. What a cool pattern! Thanks Annie!

To see more awesome bags and containers from By Annie, visit my fellow 2024 Island Batik Brand Ambassadors for the What's in Your Bag Challenge:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting

Megan Best - BestQuilter
Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts
Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts
Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

Jane Hauprich ~ Stitch By Stitch Custom Quilting
Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts

Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You
Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs

Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River

Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

Julia Schweri ~ Inflorescence Designs
Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail

Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt