"Galentine mug rugs" are the first assignment for the 2018 Island Batik Ambassadors.
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This is my second year as an ambassador, and I'm really looking forward to all the quilty projects to come! As an ambassador, Island Batik provides fabric for all my ambassador sewing projects. Just look at all the amazing stuff they sent for the first half of 2018! (There's even quite a bit of my favorite 50wt Aurifil and some Hobbs batting too!)
For the Galentine mug rugs, Island Batik sent five fat quarters. I chose the pinks and reds, then found some light colored neutrals in my stash from last year's fabrics. (Be sure to look back and see the Galentine mug rugs I made last year too!)
I started by pressing a 5" square of each of the four pink and red fabrics to a piece of Pellon 808 Craft Fuse.
Next I cut 2" hearts from the fabrics. (I just traced a heart and cut them out with scissors.)
I made mini quilt sandwiches using some of the pink or red fabric for backing, a scrap of Warm & Natural batting, and a light colored Island Batik fabric. Each was about 6" x 9". I didn't even pin baste them!
I laid the hearts on the quilt sandwich, and using my walking foot, I quilted one line through the center of each heart using 50wt Aurifil Light Sand #2000. I added more quilting lines, lifting the edges of the hearts as needed.
After quilting, I trimmed them up and machine bound them using 2 1/4" double fold binding.
I love that the hearts are 3-D and stand out from the background fabric!
I've already put these in the mail for my Galentines!
If you're interested in what the other Island Batik Ambassadors are making, you can check out their blogs. There are 45 ambassadors this year! Be sure to follow Island Batik on Facebook and Instagram to see the projects we all make too! (Edited October 2024 to remove inactive links)
Alison at Little Bunny Quilts
Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy
Anita at Quilt in a not-Shell
Anna at Ark Angel Creations
Anne at Sweetgrass Designs
Barbara at Bejeweled Quilts
Bea at BeaQuilter
Carole at Carole Lyles Shaw
Connie at Freemotion by the River
Connie at Kauffman Designs
Dione at Clever Chameleon
Geraldine at Living Water Quilter
Jackie at If These Threads Could Talk
Janet at Whispers of Yore
Jeanette at Inchworm Fabrics
Jen at Patterns by Jen
Jennifer at Curlicue Creations
Jennifer at Dizzy Quilter
Jennifer at Inquiring Quilter
Jessica at Desert Bloom Quilting
Joan at Moosestash Quilting
Joyce at heARTs Creations
Karen at Sew Karen-ly Created
Karen at The Quilt Rambler
Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing
Laura at Slice of Pi Quilts <--- That's me!
Leanne at Devoted Quilter
Mania at Mania for Quilts
Maryellen at Mary Mack Made Mine
Michelle at Creative Blonde
Myra at Busy Hands Quilts
Nancy at Masterpiece Quilting
Pamela at PamelaQuilts
Sally at Sally Manke
Sandra at MMM Quilts
Sarah at Sarah Goer Quilts
Sharon at Yellow Cat Quilt Designs
Sherry at Powered by Quilting
Stephanie at Steph Jacobson
Teri at Lizard Creek Quilts
Tina at Quilting Affection Designs
Toby at Gateway Quilts & Stuff
Turid at Den Syende Himmel
Vicki at Vicki's Crafts & Quilting
I have one more Island Batik project to make this month - so be sure to watch for that soon!
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I like that each one is unique. The 3D effect is lovely, too!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! What a great creative idea.
ReplyDeleteI love dimensional things in quilting, so your hearts really make me smile!! Great mug rugs!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, love the 3D hearts!
ReplyDeleteHappy Galentine's Day!!! Super cute mug rugs and super fast, too!
ReplyDeleteThese are so darling!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, I love the flappy hearts!
ReplyDeleteso cute
ReplyDeletePretty project. Thanks for the list of ambassadors. The video is not working to show all the wonderful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteSuch little cuties.
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous! When hubby and I were first dating, I made him a huge heart, with layers of smaller hearts, all stapled in the center. Folding back the heart half revealed a note under each. Someday it would be fun to do that in fabric!
ReplyDeleteI like that 3D effect. It makes them a little more fun.
ReplyDeleteLaura, I'm loving all your Galentine's Day minis--and not just because I love Leslie Knope and Parks and Recreation :) Quick question--is there any link to making the hearts in the Island Ambassadors Galentine's Day visual you've got near the top? I'm smitten with that heart with the cross stitching along the edge. Thanks for all the great inspiration you share with us!
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