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https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-neighborhood-of-polka-dotted-roofs.html The Darling Dogwood: The Neighborhood of Polka-Dotted Roofs Have you seen Cheryl Brickey's recent book Just One Charm Pack ? As the title promises, the quilts in the book can be made with a charm pac... the darling dogwoodneighborhoodpolkadottedroofs https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-omg-snowflake.html The Darling Dogwood: August OMG: Snowflake I started the Jelly Snowflake mystery quilt along with the Fat Quarter Shop in July, but I have not finished it. I made the first two bloc... the darling dogwoodaugustomgsnowflake https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2016/12/bright-butterflies-for-baby-june.html The Darling Dogwood: Bright Butterflies for Baby June All year, I've been making butterfly blocks as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The block is one I adapted slightly from the Summer 201... the darling dogwoodfor babybrightbutterfliesjune https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2016/12/i-spy-finished-quilt.html The Darling Dogwood: I Spy a finished quilt! For close to a year now, I've been working on an I Spy quilt for my niece. I asked her parents (my brother and sister-in-law) if I could ma... the darling dogwoodspyfinishedquilt https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2023/08/bonus-summer-unboxing.html The Darling Dogwood: Bonus Summer Unboxing When Island Batik sent out our July Ambassador boxes, the Summer precuts and some of the solid yardage wasn't available yet, so we got a bon... the darling dogwoodbonussummerunboxing https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2015/08/finished-dogwood-weekend.html The Darling Dogwood: Finished! Dogwood Weekend This one has been untouched for about 2 years, so I'm really glad to mark it off my list! The pattern is Happy Weekender from the Moda... the darling dogwoodfinishedweekend https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/11/robots.html The Darling Dogwood: Robots! I finished my Robot quilt! This was my third donation finish for the month, and I needed all three to make my November OMG with Patty of El... the darling dogwoodrobots https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2016/01/omg-january.html The Darling Dogwood: OMG! January Since it happens to be the last day of the month, I think I'll do a January wrap up. Here's what I was able to accomplish this month. Fir... the darling dogwoodomgjanuary https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2025/08/hot-stuff-with-island-batik.html The Darling Dogwood: Hot Stuff with Island Batik This month's Island Batik challenge is little different. In January, each ambassador was sent an Oliso M3Pro mini iron and a felt carrying... the darling dogwoodhot stuffislandbatik https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2021/07/island-batik-ambassador-unboxing-2.html The Darling Dogwood: Island Batik Ambassador Unboxing #2 There are a lot of really awesome things about being an Island Batik Ambassador: the monthly challenges and the creativity they inspire, the... the darling dogwoodisland batik ambassadorunboxing https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/04/caught-up-with-twist.html The Darling Dogwood: Caught up with the Twist I love doing the Scrap Dance Mystery quilt series with Carole of From My Carolina Home . I waited a while to start the current mystery, Scr... the darling dogwoodcaught uptwist https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2015/07/ The Darling Dogwood: July 2015 the darling dogwoodjuly https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/10/funky-flower-thread-painting-with.html The Darling Dogwood: Funky Flower--Thread Painting with Aurifil & Island Batik October's Island Batik challenge is Thread Painting with Aurifil. I always think of thread painting as closely related to free motion quilti... the darling dogwoodflower threadfunky https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2019/01/phd-in-2018.html The Darling Dogwood: PhD in 2018 In 2018, Gail from Quilting Gail hosted a PhD program (Projects Half Done) to encourage completion of UFOs and trying to prevent creating m... the darling dogwoodphd https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2025/09/crazy-petals.html The Darling Dogwood: Crazy Petals This month, Island Batik (under parent company Lumin Fabrics ) and Aurifil have teamed up to ask ambassadors to create a project using craz... the darling dogwoodcrazypetals https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-ultimate-purple-island-batik-quilt.html The Darling Dogwood: The Ultimate Purple Island Batik Quilt Welcome to the final Island Batik ambassador challenge of the year! This month, it's up to us! We each got to make whatever we wanted feat... the darling dogwoodisland batikultimatepurplequilt https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/10/stitch-reference.html The Darling Dogwood: Stitch Reference Most of the time, I use straight stitch on my machine. I also satin stitch or blanket stitch when I applique. I zigzag from time to time. ... the darling dogwoodstitchreference https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2016/10/superman.html The Darling Dogwood: Superman! Munchkin seems to be particularly found of superheros these days. I had a book called Playful Hoodies out from the library. It's instru... the darling dogwoodsuperman https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/06/whale-trio-second-island-batik-finish.html The Darling Dogwood: Whale Trio - A Second Island Batik finish This month's Island Batik ambassador challenge is Ambassador's Choice. Any pattern, any Island Batik fabric, any size. It didn't even have ... the darling dogwoodisland batikwhaletriosecond https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2026/04/ The Darling Dogwood: April 2026 the darling dogwoodapril https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2021/01/round-robin-round-1-piano-keys.html The Darling Dogwood: Round Robin Round #1--Piano Keys It's week two and border one of the Stay At Home Round Robin, the mastermind of Gail of Quilting Gail and co-hosted by a small group of blo... the darling dogwoodround robinpianokeys https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2019/03/february-and-march-bee-blocks.html The Darling Dogwood: February and March Bee Blocks This is my fourth year in Stash Bee and I still love the excitement of finding out what block I'll be making on the first of each month. Qu... the darling dogwoodfebruarymarchbeeblocks https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/05/sunset-radiance.html The Darling Dogwood: Sunset Radiance I've seen the quilts from the annual quilt along hosted by Sandra of mmm! Quilts for the last several years, but never joined in. This yea... the darling dogwoodsunsetradiance https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2016/09/penguin-pillow.html The Darling Dogwood: Penguin Pillow Ever since our first visit to a zoo in February, my son has loved penguins. Other animals have since entered his heart as well, but penguin... the darling dogwoodpenguinpillow https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/10/october-omg.html The Darling Dogwood: October OMG Another month, another monthly goal! Today we put together our new couches. I like them quite a bit but they need more throw pillows. I w... the darling dogwoodoctoberomg https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/10/buffalo-companion.html The Darling Dogwood: Buffalo Companion A few weeks ago, I showed Buffalo Explorer , a donation quilt I made for my guild's 2020 philanthropy project. I had more of that blue anim... the darling dogwoodbuffalocompanion https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2022/02/busy-city-row-by-row-blog-hop-plus.html The Darling Dogwood: Busy City - Row by Row blog hop (plus giveaway!) Welcome to my stop on Island Batik's Row by Row blog hop! Our challenge was to create a row by row quilt, with the following prompt: Row b... the darling dogwoodby blogbusycity https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2018/01/growth-chat-doing-double-duty.html The Darling Dogwood: Growth Chart doing double duty One of my favorite projects that isn't a quilt in the traditional sense is the growth chart I made for my son . Last year I made one for my... the darling dogwoodgrowth chartdoubleduty https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2025/10/berry-flare.html The Darling Dogwood: Berry Flare Welcome to my stop on the Berry Crush blog hop! Berry Crush is a signature fabric collection for my friend Jennifer Thomas of Curlicue Crea... the darling dogwoodberryflare https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/11/giraffe-pillow.html The Darling Dogwood: Giraffe Pillow Well, I'm a day too late to get credit on my October One Monthly Goal, but my giraffe pillow is now done! I'm quite pleased with him and he... the darling dogwoodgiraffepillow https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2021/06/ The Darling Dogwood: June 2021 the darling dogwoodjune https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2023/07/island-batik-upboxing-2.html The Darling Dogwood: Island Batik Upboxing #2 Twice a year, Island Batik Ambassadors receive shipments of their ambassador boxes. This is always a very, very exciting day because the bo... the darling dogwoodisland batik https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2018/01/january-recap.html The Darling Dogwood: January recap I added some monthly tracking to my quilting routine this year. Inspired by Kate at Life in Pieces , the first is to track how many days I ... the darling dogwoodjanuaryrecap https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2019/09/panda-for-pal.html The Darling Dogwood: Panda for a pal My closest work friend, Tracy, loves pandas. She asked me about a year ago if I would make her a small panda quilt to hang on the wall. I ... the darling dogwoodpandapal https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2024/08/cock-doodle-doo.html The Darling Dogwood: Cock-a-Doodle-Doo! For our August challenge, Island Batik asked the ambassadors to make a mini quilt. I enjoy mini quilts as they are a great way to try out n... the darling dogwoodcockdoodle https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2020/05/ultimate-home-decor-blog-hop.html The Darling Dogwood: Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop (plus giveaways!) I'm so excited that it's finally my day to show you what I made with my surprise Winter collection. Keep in mind, my ambassador box arrived... the darling dogwoodhome decor blogultimatehopplus https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2023/06/ The Darling Dogwood: June 2023 the darling dogwoodjune https://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com/2018/12/ The Darling Dogwood: December 2018 the darling dogwooddecember