Island Batik and Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design have teamed up to make this blog hop possible! Welcome to my day!

Our directive for this challenge was to use the package of “secret” fabric from our first box, along with the Studio 180 Design tool we received and create a project. At least 30 units/blocks using this tool should be made, and also to use as many of the twenty fabrics in this line as possible to make our project. So here we go!! Are you ready for the fun?

My “secret” fabric package contained a new line of Island Batik which is shipping to stores soon. I received the gorgeous collection, Sorbet, designed for Island Batik by Claudia Pfeil of Claudia Pfeil Designs. These are such gorgeous fabrics! I also received two yards of a neutral, Parchment, and two yards of one of the fabrics to use as well. Island Batik neutrals and blenders are available year round from your favorite quilt store!

I received the Studio 180 Design tool, Corner Pop. This tool is approximately 9-1/2″ square and you can make twenty two size options from ¾” finished corners to 6″ finished corners in ¼” increments!! Is that not awesome?! The accuracy is fantastic! This tool is great for blocks which require corners to be cut off for new fabrics to be added, such as the snowball block. With one set of measurements you cut the corner off the block. The instructions with the tool help you to make the perfect cut for the size of corner you want to add.

You use the second set of measurements to trim the slightly oversized triangles you are adding to the block. This tool is very straight forward and easy to use. In addition to the great instructions that come with the tool, there are videos on exactly how to create your block/unit, along with many ideas, on the Studio 180 Design website.

I designed my quilt in EQ8. It’s so much fun to play in that program! Here is what I came up with.

We were to make at least 30 units/blocks with our tool. If I counted correctly, I have 65. There are two sizes of snowball blocks, signature blocks (the Corner Pop works great for those!), and the center medallion. I also used the Wing Clipper tool to create the four flying geese in the center medallion. And without further ado, here is my quilt, Boomerang! It was overcast and quite windy the day we went to the park for these photos! The “boomerangs” are made from the Parchment background fabric, though they look white in this photo.

I used my favorite thread for piecing, Aurifil of course, in a beige color, along with a Schmetz 80/12 needle. I love Schmetz needles. They are great for use with all fabrics, and especially batiks, in my opinion. But they are also great for embroidery and the Super Nonstick Needles are excellent for applique. Hobbs 80/20 Heirloom batting was used. The Heirloom Premium Cotton Blend is made from 80% long staple cotton fibers and 20% fine polyester. This combination of fibers creates a strong, long-wearing batt, is very easy to handle, and quilts wonderfully. I wish to thank Island Batik, Hobbs, Aurifil, and Schmetz, for generously providing the products to make this quilt. Oh, and I LOVE using my Prairie Spirit Alpaca pressing mat. It makes pressing blocks flat super easy! This quilt turned out to be approximately 80 x 80 inches, and I used 6 and 12 inch blocks.

This beautiful collection, Sorbet, will be shipping to stores soon. Here are some locations you can check in the not too distant future!

A Quilters Place-CA	Oakdale	CA
Quilter’s Quarters-AZ	Cottonwood	AZ
Bernina World-NC	Raleigh	NC
Bill Ellsworth Textiles	Prescott Valley	AZ
Boutique 4 Quilters	West Melbourne	FL
Calico Basket Quilt	Windham	ME
Cate’s Sew Modern-CT	Madison	CT
Cotton & Chocolate	SIMI VALLEY	CA
Country Roads Quilt Shop-WV	Morgan Town	WV
Creekside Quilts-OR	Gales Creek	OR
Deep Breath Designs	Tucson	AZ
Elfriede’s Fine Fabric	Boulder	CO
Fixin’ 2 Quilt	Caldwell	ID
Fluffy’s Quilt Patch	Canandaigua	NY
Foust Textiles-NC	King’s Mtn	NC
H. Kimura, Inc.	Kealakekua	HI
Heartfelt Quilt Shop	Spearfish	SD
Highland Quilts-OR	Athena	OR
Jackman’s Inc	St. Louis	MO
Jewel’s Fabric Stash-UT	Bountiful	UT
Keep Me in Stitches-Tampa	Clearwater	FL
Kiki’s Quilt Shack-CA	Fresno	CA
Love Me Sew DBA Paradise Sewing	Poway	CA
Middlebury Sew & Vac	Middlebury	Vt
My Favorite Quilt Store-TX	Humble	TX
Nine Patch Fabrics	Chantilly	VA
Ocean Wave Quilts	Eureka	CA
Options	Jacksonville	TX
People, Places, & Quilts	Summerville	SC
Piece by Piece Quilt Shop	Mt Dora	FL
Quilt Cove	Eagan	MN
Quilt Tree-AK	Anchorage	AK
Quilt With Passion	Oswego	NY
Quilted Threads	Henniker	NH
Quilter’s Attic-NY	Pine Bush	NY
Quilter’s Corner-NY	Ithaca	NY
Quilter’s Emporium-TX	Stafford	TX
Quiltex Inc	Orleans	ON
Ruth’s Stitchery	Colorado Springs	CO
Sandy Creek Quilts	Lodi	WI
Scheetz Sew Creative	Wellsboro	PA
SEW JERSEY-NJ	East Hanover	NJ
Sew Many Pieces-WI	Hubertus	WI
Sew Together Quilt Shop LLC	Albuquerque	NM
Sew Uptown-OK	Bartlesville	OK
Sewing Center Etc-AR	Conway	AR
Sierra Patchworks	Fernley	NV
Sylvia’s Quilt Depot-AK	Wasilla	AK
The Electric Needle	Madison	WI
The Fabric Patch-MI	Ironwood	MI
The Needle Workshop	Wausau	WI
The Stitching Place	Indianola	IA
Valley Fabrics-MA	North Hampton	MA
Whale’s Tail-AK	Ketchikan	AK
Will-n-Bee’z-OR	Salem	OR

Many thanks to Island Batik and their industry partners for providing the products to make this fun quilt!

Today, Jennifer of Curlicue Creations is also sharing her project using this same collection of fabrics. Be sure and check out her post today! Here is a list of all the ambassadors and their websites. I hope you will visit them all before the blog hop ends next week!

Be sure and head over to the Island Batik blog to enter the giveaway! They are giving away two fat quarter bundles, one of Sorbet, highlighted today, and one of Sea Cookies, which was introduced yesterday!Have a great rest of your week. Until next time…