Batik scrap quilts

One of my goals this year has been to use up some of the 2.5" batik strips I cut last year. In May I completed "Hypnotic", a 72" x 72" beauty (if I do say so myself!) for Stephen and Kailey's wedding. I blogged about it here. Then in November I finished piecing a gorgeous 98" x 98" top (if I do say so again!) for my sister, Debbie. I blogged about Debbie's quilt here. This top is currently with a friend waiting to be quilted so it won't make it off the UFO list this year. As the year is…

I finished this quilt top a number of months ago. I didn’t really have a plan for who the quilt would go to, so wasn’t in a hurry to get it quilted. So now it’s done, and I love i…

Batiks...so many colors, so many designs! You've fallen in love with our new batik collections, and now it's time to fall in love with a quilt pattern to use them in. Check out some of our favorites below! Color Block by Carolina Squirrel Purchase the quilt pattern here. Cotton Candy by Janet Page Kessler Download the free quilt pattern here. Bali Boxes by Janet Page Kessler Download the free quilt pattern here. Parrot Haven by Janet Page Kessler Download the free quilt pattern here. Purple…

Hi, all! It's been a hot minute since I posted about my scrappy endeavors, but since I hadn't had much time to work on anything scrappy, I didn't have anything interest to share. But today I have a flimsy finished!! Here's what it looked like Tuesday night when I shared it with my sewing sisters at church. But it was still a hair small for what we needed. Here's a close-up shot - I took it on an angle and it looks really different here! I found a beautiful green Modernist print by Joel…

Next project started is this Omigosh! quilt designed by Susan H Garman. I'm using all fabrics from my stash so I rummaged around and ...

I machine pieced this quilt on my Bernina 240. I quilted this quilt on my Janome QMP-18 long arm. Finished size: 65" x 68"

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Finish #2 for January. I finished the hand stitching last night on the binding of this batik Bento Box quilt. It is 56.5" x 80". There isn't a pattern for this version. I just used measurements that I wanted to make the blocks. Here is a mini tutorial on the way I assembled the blocks. I bought the batik that I used for backing on sale a few years ago. Finish #3 for January. I finished the machine stitched binding on this batik Trip Around the World last night too. It has 120 different…

My Batik Rectangles quilt is done and on its way to Quilts of Compassion! I used gray thread for the quilting. The pantograph is called Yarn Tangle. I used this lavender for the binding because I h…

I finished piecing the two batik tops. Both are 40 by 48 inches. Here’s the first. And the second. I’m really not a big fan of purple, but I was given this fabric and it works well with…

Watch Valerie's tutorial, available to subscribers, at www.justhands-on.tv/videos/workshops/article-1345/rainbow...

10 tips for quilting with batik fabric. Batiks are great for quilting, but not everyone is familiar with them. Find out more about these beautiful fabrics.

Glen and Angela brought this lovely batik star quilt. Glen does the piecing but they work together for design decisions. They chose the "Glamourous" pantograph and I think it adds some nice movement to the top. Using sheets for backing fabric sometimes gets a bad reputation at times. Overall I haven't found them to be a problem if they are washed and pressed and they aren't a super high or super low thread count. This taupe sheet quilted up perfectly on the back.

Learn how to quilt with easy patterns that teach you the basics! Each of these quilts is simple to assemble, uses basic shapes, and is something you can be proud to display in your home or give as a gift.

Scrappy batik quilt from Women of the West quilt show 2017.

I machine pieced this quilt on my Bernina 240. I quilted this quilt on my Janome QMP-18 long arm. Finished size: 65" x 68"

I got a lot done on this scrappy batik 16-patch tonight. I worked until almost 6:30 tonight, which is odd for a Friday night. It’s a pretty busy time. So I didn’t have a lot of time. Bu…

Batiks...so many colors, so many designs! You've fallen in love with our new batik collections , and now it's time to fall in love with a q...

I've made a quilt with this pattern before and it turned out so beautiful that I just had to do it again. The first one was made with the most boring of all the colors in my batik stash.... brown, grey, gold, black, a little dark blue. Not that they were ugly, just not as bright as the others. It's for my son and I didn't want it to look girlie. This time it's bright and cheery colors. Aqua, blue, green, magenta, purple. First thing first..... cut fabric into 2.5 inch strips. Celebrate the…