Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador Unboxing ~ July 2025

 Hello everyone!  Welcome to my Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) second shipment unboxing.  Please watch my video above to see what I received in my two big boxes!  I'll be using these fabrics, thread, batting, and soon to arrive bag pattern to make my projects for the second half of 2025.  See below for photos and descriptions of my box contents for more info and a closer look.

Disclaimer:  The products shown in this post were given to me by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and industry sponsors.

Everlasting collection, designed by Jerry Khiev.  This will be in shops in September.  Coordinating fabrics are Dandelion - Pink Raspberry and Lily Florals - Red Shell.

SS25 Spring Foundations 1/2 yard cuts bundle.

Fabrics from left to right:  Azalea, Pink Solid Batik, Orange Solid Batik, Chartreuse, 

Wheat Leaves-Latte, Bubbles Hole-Leaf.

Aurifil thread 50wt.

Left to right:  Pink 3660, Lt. Green 2880, Gold 2134, Dk. Green 2892

Surprise package ~ to be used in the November blog hop.  

SS25 Summer Foundations Bundle, 1/2 yard cuts.

Left to right:  Red Solid Batik, Yellow Solid Batik, Dandelion-Plum, Paisley Dot-Orange, Sunset, Bumblebee.

Opulent Orange 10" squares precut

Tantalizing Teal 2-1/2" strips precut

Three packages of Stash Builders.  

4 yard cuts of solid Black, White, and Dk. Gray

6 yard cut of Muslin

Sunset 10" squares precut with Pastry and Ocean coordinating yardage

Fabrics from the Fossil Fern collection for my ByAnnie bag.  

Left to right:  Geode-Multi Green Purple, Fossil Fern-Leaf-Teal, Iron Pyrite Cluster-Purple

Hobbs Queen size Poly Down Premium Polyester Batting

Hobbs Queen Size Heirloom Fusible Cotton Batting

Hobbs Queen Size Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton Batting

Hobbs Tuscany Collection Throw Size Supreme 100% Unbleached Cotton

My favorite batting!

Hobbs Tuscany Collection Throw Size Cotton Wool Blend Batting

Here's a pic of all of it together.  My ByAnnie bag pattern and another precut are still on the way.  I'll show you when they arrive.  Thank you so much for watching my unboxing.  I hope you will follow me here and also on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @curlicuecreations.  You can find my patterns, fabric, and more in my Etsy shop at Curlicue Creations Etsy.  Thank you for your support.

Please visit my fellow Ambassadors and see what they got in their July boxes.  Here's the list:

• 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’s Quilts
• Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
• Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts
• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
• Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt
• Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
• Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
• Susan Michaels ~ Dragonfly Fiberart
• Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
• Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
• Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
• Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
• Solomae Stoycoff ~ Cuddle Cat Quiltworks
• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations (You are here)

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today,

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Be My Neighbor Quilt and Pattern

Hello!  Welcome to my neighborhood.  This is the Be My Neighbor quilt.  It's one of my newest patterns, available now in the Curlicue Creations Etsy shop and select quilt shops around the U.S.A.

This is one of the five quilts I made to support my signature fabric collection, Sunlit Garden.  This fabric is so bright and pretty!  I love the reds, blues, greens, and white and the pretty flower designs by Jerry Khiev.  It's an Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) collection.

I've always loved house quilts and I've made a few of them over the years.  Isn't this blue house block lovely?  Do you see how it uses four different blue fabrics from the Sunlit Garden collection?

Here are some of the blocks up on my design wall as I was putting the quilt top together.  It was fun to design and stitch the red, green, blue, and rainbow house blocks.

Quilting the Be My Neighbor quilt was a joy as well.  It is fun for me to make quilts with different colors in the blocks.  I quilted a loopy meander in an allover design with a light green thread.

Be My Neighbor

Quilt Stats:

Quilt Size:  52" x 66"

Fabric:  Sunlit Garden by Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics)

Batting:  Hobbs Cotton

Thread:  Aurifil

Needles:  Schmetz

Designed in EQ8

The Be My Neighbor pattern is available in select quilt shops across the USA.  It can also be purchased in the Curlicue Creations Etsy Shop as either a PDF instant download pattern (so you can start sewing right away!) or a paper pattern (I will send it to you via snail mail).

Click here to purchase a PDF instant download Be My Neighbor pattern.

Click here to purchase a paper pattern for the Be My Neighbor quilt.

If you sew a Be My Neighbor quilt, please share a pic with me on Instagram @curlicuecreations.  

I would love to see your quilt!

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today.

Jennifer Thomas

Curlicue Creations

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Fleur Flamingo Stuffed Toy

Hello there!  This is my Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador project for June, Fleur the Flamingo.

Disclaimer:  The products used to make this project were given to me by Lumin Fabrics and Industry Partners.

This month the Ambassadors got to pick out a Funky Friends Factory pattern and sew the critter of their choice.  How fun!  I've sewn a few of these patterns in the past and they are always fun to make.

This time around I chose Fleur the Flamingo.  What a cutie!  I live near the beach and I thought he would fit well with my tropical beachy decor, plus I love pink.  

I pulled a variety of pink fabrics from Meadow Hues, a signature collection for Claudia Porter, designed by Jerry Khiev for Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics).  I pulled six pinks, but ended up using four of them, plus some Island Batik solid black.

Other items from our industry partners that I used on this project included:

                                         

               Simply Stuffing from Hobbs Batting                                Schmetz Needles

                                   

                         Oliso Project Iron in Raspberry                         Pink Aurifil thread 

These are the wings.  As I sewed them, I thought they could also be dragon wings.  Then I thought how the flamingo is a little bit similar to a dragon, with the flying, the bright colors, and body style.  A fire breathing flamingo might be fun...or slightly terrifying.

Legs.

Pinning and sewing the feet.

And voila!  Fleur the Flamingo, hanging out in the quilt studio.  This project went together quickly and smoothly.  I did pattern prep, cutting, and all of the sewing the first day.  On day two I finished the stuffing and hand sewed the opening closed.  He came out pretty cute!  Then I took lots of photos.  That was fun, too.

On my side porch, enjoying a little sunshine.

Exploring a basket.  "Mermaid Kisses and Starfish Wishes"

He flew up high to investigate this shelf.  The legs are so fun and poseable!

Next he moved on to my front porch to try out my favorite chair.

Fleur flew over to my palm tree for a perch.

Then we walked to the end of my road to take a quick pic with the street sign.  I love living on Pink Lane.

Fleur was fascinated with this flamingo stepping stone.

He also enjoyed hanging out with this garden friend.

He checked out the broken shell garden for a bit.  It was too pointy! Ouch!

And ended the morning on this patio chair.  I think Fleur is going to live in the quilt studio along with Axl Axlotyl and Lloyd Llama.

Please visit my fellow ambassadors all month long to see what Funky Friends Factory patterns they are making. Here's the list:

• 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’s Quilts
• Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
• Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
• Kim Jamieson-Hirst ~ Chatterbox Quilts
• Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
• Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt
• Connie Kresin Campbell ~ Freemotion by the River
• Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
• Denise Looney ~ A Quiltery
• Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
• Susan Michaels ~ Dragonfly Fiberart
• Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
• Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
• Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
• Carol Stanek ~ Stitch with Color
• Solomae Stoycoff ~ Cuddle Cat Quiltworks
• Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations (You are here)

Be Creative ~ Sew Something Beautiful Today!

Jennifer Thomas 

Curlicue Creations

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