The Island Batik Ambassadors are using the Accuquilt die called North Carolina Star to make their projects this month. And they are using Island Batik fabric of course. I look forward to seeing how they mix their projects up using this die. Links to the other Ambassador’s blogs may be found at the bottom of this post.
For my fabric selection, I dug into my Island Batik stash and selected some bright and fun fall colors. Island Batik fabrics may be found at your local quilt shop that carries Island Batik, such as Fabric Smart in St. Petersburg FL. You may also find them online at www.fabric-smart.com or call them at 727-914-8850. Another online option for you to shop for this fabric would be Hancocks of Paducah: Hancocks of Paducah
Orange, yellow and black are definitely a fall palate, but sometimes there are dark purples. I threw in the white and teal for some accent colors. This is a very bright and cheery palette, but still says fall is in the air.
The table runner I made, is a large table runner- 20″ x 56.” The orange and yellow borders really highlight the beautiful fall batik colors. The quilting of this table runner was done by Kim Jenkins-Pein of Sunshine Quilts from Tampa, Florida. Didn’t she do a nice job?
I designed the table runner pattern in Electric Quilt 8. This is a rendering of the pattern in EQ8. You can see that the block has a large number of pieces.
The Accuquilt North Carolina Star die makes it super easy to cut out all the shapes that are needed to make one block.
This photo shows what the die looks like. You can see that it has the shapes clearly labeled. You may cut 6 layers of fabric at one time. If you carefully lay out your fabrics, you can get all the pieces needed for one block in one pass of the cutting machine.
Here are all of the pieces cut and laid out to make one black. You can see that the corners have been clipped on some of the pieces and this means that there will be no dog ears to trim after the pieces have been sewn together.
In order to sew this block together, I organize the pieces into quadrants and then sew those sections together first.
Then I laid those sewn sections out in a traditional block layout and then sew those sections together. If you would like to see me using the Accuquilt cutter and a die, I have a video on my You/Tube Channel at “Blue Bear Quilts.” Here is a link to the YouTube video where you can watch: https://youtu.be/EuNLrvuZn7s If you like the video, please be sure to like it, share it with your friends and subscribe so you don’t miss any upcoming videos.
Here is the block all sewn together. Because there are so many pieces, you have to sew them carefully and press flat so that the center does not buckle.
Here I am with the finished runner. I hope you like it.
The supplies I used to make this project were provided by:
Island Batik Miscellaneous batik fabrics.
Aurifil 50 wt Thread- Black
Schmetz 70/10 Quilting needle
Hobbs Batting Hobbs Premium Cotton/Poly Batting
Accuquilt North Carolina Star
If you are on TikTok, be sure to check out the video I have posted about the table runner. (Look for Blue Bear Quilts)
Also, please follow me on Instagram (Blue Bear Quilts) as that is where I occasionally have giveaways.
Blue Bear hopes you like this fall table runner. Please let him know how much you love it by writing to him in the comments!
The other amazing Island Batik Ambassadors are also posting their October projects. Check out their projects by clicking on the links next to their names to be directed to their blog posts.
Emily Leachman, The Darling Dogwood
Sarah Pitcher, Pitcher’s Boutique
Claudia Porter, Create with Claudia
Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs
Elita Sharpe, Busy Needle Quilting
Reed Johnson, Blue Bear Quilts Thanks for stopping by!
Suzy Webster, Websterquilt
Preeti Harris, Sew Preeti Quilts
Renee Atkinson, Pink Tulip Quilting
Denise Looney, For the Love of Geese
Gail Sheppard, Quilting Gail
Anorina Morris, Samelia’s Mum
Sandra Starley, Textile Time Travels
Susan Deshensky, Lady Blue Quilts
Randi Jones, Randi’s Roost
Brittany Fisher, Bobbin with Brittany
Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Victoria Johnson, Forever Quilting for You
Mania Hatziioannidi, Mania for Quilts
Lana Russel, Lana Quilts
Pamela Boatright, Pamela Quilts
Jennifer Thomas, Curlicue Creations
Maryellen McAuliffe, Mary Mack Made Mine
Leah Malasky, Quilted Delights
Connie Kauffman, Kauffman Designs
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