August Hot Stuff Island Batik Ambassador Challenge with Oliso

In January the Island Batik Ambassadors each received an adorable  M3PRO Project iron from Oliso as part of the Ambassador program.  Oliso is one of the sponsors of the Island Batik Ambassador program.  They also sent an iron carry bag that is made of a thick wool so that you can put your hot iron in it to take to and from classes.  The case is a gray color and this month our challenge was to decorate the case.   What fun!

I debated awhile how to decorate this case.  Most bags I decorate before the bag is  assembled.  This case is also made of a very thick wool that would be challenging to sew through. It would require hand stitching if embellishments were to be sewn on. I decided to do fusible applique with Steam a Seam 2 Lite which adhered very well with the wool.  I used a variety of bright Island Batik fabrics to make little circle flowers and leaves.

I decorated each side a bit different with the circular flowers.  Flowers and leaves trail down the top.

The back has a little opening that zips closed to secure the iron and it has a flower also.

This was a quick and fun project.

I want to add a few things about the Oliso M3 PRO iron.  I really like the size of this smaller sized iron.  I mostlly make smaller projects and this is a great size.  It is light weight and has a nice long cord.  The iron also has steam which some people will appreciate.  I never use steam, so that's not important to me.  

The iron comes with a handy Solemate that you can rest the iron on and also allows you to hang the iron if you want to get it out of the way.  The Solemate coordinates with the color of the iron which is fun.

My FAVORITE thing about this iron is the little light it has at the point of the iron.  This is just fantastic!  I think all irons should have lights!

Oh- another fun thing about this iron is that it comes in six different colors!  The colors are Aqua, Pistachio, Coral, Raspberry, Turquoise and Butterscotch.  The hardest thing about buying this iron might be deciding which color to get!

My iron is pistachio.

I hope you check out this great little iron and also the carry bag that comes separately. 

Many thanks to Island Batik and Oliso for providing products for this project thru the Island Batik Ambassador program.