Here’s what Island Batik told us about this challenge:

• Project Type: Quilt
• Size: Lap or larger
• Fabric: Must use Summer 2025 fabric bundle
• Must use as many collection SKUs as possible
• Technique: Traditionally pieced and any other technique you want to include – applique, foundation pieced if applicable. Must use a minimum of 5 different blocks in your quilt
  • Four Patch Quilt Block 
  • Nine Patch Quilt Block
  • Half Square Triangle Block
  • Quarter Square Triangle Block
  • Friendship Star Block
  • Flying Geese Quilt Block
  • Variable Star Quilt Block
  • Ohio Star Quilt Block
  • Nine Patch Chain Quilt Block
  • Pinwheel Mosaic Quilt Block

I received a “Surprise” package that contained my Summer ’25 bundle. I hadn’t looked it up, so it was a total surprise to me when I opened it!

Here’s what I found when I opened the Surprise bundle:

Isn’t it gorgeous?? This collection is Garden Gate (a Kate Colleran original) and the 2 yard accompanying fabrics are Sparkles-Multi Pink Yellow and Gravel-Purple Regal, both from the collection.

I planned the quilt in EQ8. The blocks I chose to make: All of them are 9″ square, except for the 9 patch that finishes at 3″ square.

• Friendship Star
• Pinwheel Mosaic (paper pieced)
• Pinwheel (paper pieced)
• Friendship Star Variation
• Double Pinwheel Whirls (paper pieced)
• Ohio Star
• Ohio Star Variation (paper pieced)
• 9 patch

along with a tiny 9 patch as corner stones:

And yes, there was an “Opps” block … I wasn’t following the colours on the paper piecing … this was suppose to be a pinwheel in the centre …

Here’s a picture of the layout on the design wall before I had all the blocks made:

When I paper pieced, I printed out one set templates for each block and re-used them. I paper piece without sewing on the papers.

Quilting in progress on my domestic machine (Janome M7).

And without further rambling, here is the finished quilt:

And closeups of the custom quilting of each block:

Quilt Stats:

• Size: 62″ x 87″
• Fabric: Island Batik: Garden Gate (a Kate Colleran original) and Solid White
• Hobbs Batting: 80/20 Bleached
• Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
  • Piecing: #2600 (Dove Grey)
  • Binding: #4225 (Eggplant)
• Silly Moon Rulers: Rocket, Beanie, Drop, and Cheesie
• Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
• Oliso Iron

Thank you!

Thank you to the generosity of Island Batik and Industry partners! They have supplied the products for free as my role as an Island Batik Ambassador! Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, Oliso Iron

Island Batik Ambassadors

Visit the other Island Batik Ambassadors to see what they made this month:

• Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
• Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting
• Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts Studio
• Tina Dillard – Quilting Affection Designs

• Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany
• Kimberly Flannagan – Kimberly Quilts
• Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts

• Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts
• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
• Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
• Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery

• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
• Susan Michaels – Dragonfly Fiberart Patterns
• Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
• Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique

• Gail Sheppard – you are HERE!!!
• Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
• Solomae Stoycoff – Cuddle Cat Quiltworks Blog
• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
• Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail