Back to School with Island Batik!

I love this time of year!  When I was growing up I was always happy to start school again and see all of my friends, buy new school supplies, and make and buy new clothes for school. During my mom years, I looked forward to being able to start spending more time sewing and working on new projects while the kids were in school. Now that my kids are grown, I look forward to the fall weather, seeing pictures of my grandkids ready to start their school year and this year, the Island Batik Blog hop!

Starting today we have a full 4 weeks of great blog posts showing you all the great collections that are now on their way to your local quilt shops!  There are fabulous prizes - big bundles from Island Batik and each blogger will have a giveaway as well.  

Today's featured fabric is Beaujolais.  Make sure you visit FunThreads Designs and Quilting Affection Designs to see the beautiful projects they made with this collection.  Hop over to the Island Batik blog to enter for the big prize giveaways:   Back to School Blog Hop.  My turn isn't for a few weeks, but I can't wait to show you what I made!

Here is the schedule for the month - make sure you go to the various designers blogs and tell them how much you like their projects - it's always a wonderful thing to get comments on our posts!

WEEK 1

Monday, September 4 – Beaujolais
Quilting Affection Designs • FunThreads Designs

Tuesday, September 5 – Country Dozen
Cheryl Lynch Quilts • Inspired Layers

Wednesday, September 6 – Bonsai
Little Bunny Quilts

Thursday, September 7 – Sakura
Masterpiece Quilting

Friday, September 8 – Empress Garden
Dessert Bloom Quilting • Slice of Pi Quilts

WEEK 2

Monday, September 11 – Fresh Pick’ins
KISSed Quilts

Tuesday, September 12 – Lotus Blooms
Kathys Kwilts and More

Wednesday, September 13 – Olivera
Joan Kawano • Vicki’s Crafts and Quilting

Thursday, September 14 – Rise & Shine
Den Syende Himmel • Sally’s Quilting Corner

Friday, September 15 – Diner Days
Ark Angel Creations • Karen Overton

WEEK 3

Monday, September 18 – Seas the Day
KISSed Quilts • Whispers of Yore

Tuesday, September 19 – Vineyard
The Inquiring Quilter • Inchworm Fabrics

Wednesday, September 20 – Abalone
PamelaQuilts • Yellow Cat Quilts

Thursday, September 21 – Batiks Go Retro
Adventures in Applique and Quilting

Friday, September 22 – Captain’s Anchor
Purrfect Spots Designs • Beaquilter

WEEK 4

Monday, September 25 – Cherry Berry
Freemotion by the River • Mary Mack Made Mine

Tuesday, September 26 – Lobster Bake
Seams to be Sew

Wednesday, September 27 – Solstice
Bejeweled Quilts • heARTs Creations

Thursday, September 28 – Sour Apple
Seams Like a Dream • Kauffman Designs

Friday, September 29 – Zen
Lizard Creek Quilting • Quilt’n Party