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Island Batik Sock Hop Blog Hop - Pinwheels!!!!
I think I've been pretty up front about my obsession with batiks. Hi, I'm Tammy, and I'm a batik fanatic....Saturday Night FeverAnd of course I LOVE Island Batiks - their fabrics are just luscious!...
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Ok - shamefaced - I have to admit I have been MORE than lax in posting lately. However, I do have a good excuse. At least, that's the story I'm sticking to! And to make up for it, there are some super...
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Blog Hop Bonanza
April 12, 2015Spring, Already?Hello! Just dropping by to let you know about what's going on with Tamarinis!Where did the time go? That seems to be my constant question? It seems like last week I...
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Little Gems Blog Hop
Connie Kaufman, author of the wonderful new book Little Gems, invited the Island Batik ambassadors to stitch up projects from her book for a blog hop, and of course we said "Yes, please!"FYI - not only...
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Using Precuts: A Shoo Fly Tutorial
FabriQuilt asked me to work with their precuts (yes, please!) and work up a tutorial - and I was not only honored, but thrilled to get to work with some yummy fabrics. Who wouldn't be, right?!I got to...
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What I Learned at Quilt Market - Or How Exposure IS a Good Thing!
So….this spring I decided NOT to have a booth at Quilt Market, and kismet - an opportunity to work in QuiltWoman.com’s booth at market sprang up! It was meant to be, right? Of course!As a (ahem)...
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My Favortie Thing (in the quilting studio, that is.....)
Let's face it - as a quilter, our studio, sewing room, sewing space, sewing table.....wherever it is you sew....is not only a place we spend a great deal of time, but is also our Happy Place. The...
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Summer Waters - A QuiltWoman.com Blog Hop
QuiltWoman.com is featuring her first ever blog hop, showcasing seven different designers. So pour a fresh cuppa, curl up in front of the computer (under the fan - whew, it's been hot out there!), and...
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Summer in the County with Island Batik - A Pillow Cover Tutorial
Welcome to my portion of Summer in the County Blog Hop with Island Batik! As many of you may already be aware, I'm a bit of an Island Batik fanatic - so getting to come up with a new project...
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You Can Quilt Blog Hop
I was thrilled - and honored - to be included in Marlene Oddie's blog hop celebrating the release of her new book with AQS, You Can Quilt. She planned it out so well, sending out reminders, scheduling...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Island Batik Style!
If you are just joining the Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blog Hop with all of the fabulously talented Island Batik Ambassadors, welcome! And if you've been hopping already, I'm so glad you hopped on...
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Still Traveling with Island Batik on the Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blog Hop
Welcome back! I hope your blog travels have been fun, and you've seen lots of wonderful eye candy!This round, we are visiting our Dutch neighbors, and taking a look at a fresh take on an old favorite...
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A Stop in the Countryside on the Planes, Trains and Automobiles Blog Hop
Welcome back again. The Island Batik Ambassadors have certainly been globe trotting! On this, the last stop for Tamarinis, I thought a nice pieceful (ha ha - get the pun....pieceful instead of...
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Tamarinis Gets A New Look
Exciting news - for me, that is! Tamarinis is getting a new look. That's right - the ol' side eye gal is going away. I must say I am going to miss the gal. I personally loved her sassy attitude,...
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10 Steps to A Great Quilting Project
I love quilting. I love choosing fabrics for a project. I love stitching up strips, blocks, triangles, and seeing the (almost) magic that happens when two fabrics come together in perfect harmony. I...
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Playful Paper Piecing (and the postcard trick) - with Island Batiks
One of the joys of being an Island Batik Ambassador is the (totally unnecessary) excuse to constantly play with batiks - and this month's challenge is no different. I LOVE paper piecing - and...
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It's Party Time with Purple Moose Designs!
That's right - you read correctly! It's parrrrrtttaaaaa time! With a purple moose. Not just any moose, but THE purple moose, Terri Sontra.What's a party? Any time you get together with good friends...
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Island Batiks' Seaside Summer Blog Hop
The fabo folks at Island Batik have done it yet again (how DO they do it?!), and have brought us drool worthy collections of fabrics. My favorite? Hmmmm.....so hard to choose. But, no surprise, I'm...
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Fresh From Quilt Market - New Tamarinis Patterns
Like many in the quilting industry, I'm fresh back from Quilt Market and reeling from all of the fabulous quilts, projects, tools and threads I saw there! And I actually took some time to look at the...
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2017 - The Best (Quilting) Year Yet - and Organizing your Quilting Space
Welcome to 2017! And I plan to make it the best quilting year yet! How about you? What are your grand plans for the year 2017??? Inquiring minds DO want to know! If you subscribe to my newsletter, I...
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