I finally feel like I have my sewing mojo back! This is another quilt I made for our 16 x 24 challenge to show the ladies that you can piece something as well as applique.
To make it a little different I made the blocks into rectangles instead of squares. The quilting on the blocks are straight lines and some crazy lines in the borders.
I am not a huge fan of batiks (probably the only one in the world) but had some on hand and decided they would be attention getters. The colors are very saturated and bright.
I even gave it a pretty back!
I decided to just make a clean sweep of my sewing table and am going to give these scraps away. There are big pieces and small pieces, squares and rectangles and everything else in between.
Leave a comment, become a follower, if you aren't already and I will draw a name on Tuesday July 3. Everyone is welcome to enter just be sure that I have your email or I will have to pick another name!
Kelly
You aren't the only one who isn't crazy about batiks...they aren't my favorite either, but i have to say...that stack you have there has some mighty pretty colors!
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My quilting teacher mentioned just this week that she doesn't like batiks - so you are not al one! I like your quilt, I like batiks and I like bright colours.
ReplyDeletei love batiks!! and the more neon the color the better :) i wonder why some quilters don't like them?
ReplyDeletethat's a pretty stack of fabrics you got there, they need to come live with me!
shannon
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Lovely, fun scraps, I could do some fun things with them. Thanky ou for offering the giveaway. I follow via email.
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Oh my gosh. This is right up my alley. I have made a quilt almost exclusively of friends "throwaway" batik scraps. Just have to sew down the binding before I post pix! These are gorgeous!
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They get little muddy for me. Clear colors and textures is what I like.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is pretty. I like the rectangles.
I like your batiks--sometimes I (shh--don't tell) put mine in the washer with a little bleach and it tones them down a bit....or even tea dye them to take that edginess off.....but mostly I buy pastelly ones...have a great 4th Julierose
ReplyDeletemy name is Barbara and I LOVE batiks LOL - thanks for the chance to play with your scraps - your quilt is too precious
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Not fan or batiks? that's ok, I know there are people who don't like chocolate too...haha. I don't like berries and get laughed at all the time because of it. Thanks for your lovely blog, always a pleasure!
ReplyDeleteI like this quilt and I especially like the quilting. I've always loved Batiks! I'd be happy to take those scraps off your hands!
ReplyDeleteI love batiks, and find that batik scraps are such fun to work with! I like the rectangles quilt - especially the bright pallette!
ReplyDeletei am a follower and love scraps thanks for the giveaway
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job Kelly! Wow - your mojo came back in multiples. Batiks are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! Looks like your mojo is back in full force!
ReplyDeleteScraps...I love them all! Thanks for the chance! (I follow via the sidebar links on my blog)
Obrigada pela chance,só trabalho com sucatas.
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I low scraps sooooooopp much!
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone! I'm not a batik fan either. I love your quilt, though, very pretty. Makes me wish I had some batiks to play with! Hint, hint...not to blatant was it?? Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I love batiks and I think your quilt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower and I loooooove batiks! Thanks for the chance. Even if they are just scraps, I 'm sure I could find uses for them!
ReplyDeleteI love batiks....all that glorious colour. Please pick me
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I love batiks....all that glorious colour. Please pick me
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Your little quilt looks much bigger, it's hard to tell the scale of quilts in photos sometimes. Maybe it's because your quilt has the oomph of a bigger quilt, it really is fabulous!! I'm not a huge fan of using batiks but I like seeing how other people use them.
ReplyDeleteOh my word, I LOVE batiks!!! Thank you for the chance! Your quilt is darling, so fun. I love your other work too, I peeked around. Like you, I love to quilt, garden, and cook. Definitely not enough hours in the day to squeeze everything in, but it is fun to try. :) pmooie@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt and I love batiks too! thanks for the giveaway. I follow in g. reader.
ReplyDeleteI love the rectangles that you used and love batiks!
ReplyDeleteOoo, pick me! I LOVE batiks, although I haven't actually made much with them. But I have plans in mind for a couple of quilts, at least.
ReplyDeleteYou batik quilt looks great! Bright, happy colors and fun wonky log cabins! Great job, especially since you were kind of working outside your comfort zone.
I absolutely LOVE batiks! They are my favorite fabrics. Would love to add your scraps to mine. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI only recently found your blog...and now I am a follower.
ReplyDeleteyour new mojo quilt looks great! you inspire all of us. this is a beautiful fabric grouping and I love adopting fabric!
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The little batik quilt is cute!
ReplyDeleteGlad your mojo is back.
(I am looking for the info on the quilt show. If I can't find it the chair for the next show has it and she is a friend of mine so I weill get it this week).
Love the batik quilt!
ReplyDeleteI still have a bag that was given me, so share the scraps with someone else. Nice give away Kelly!
We're alike! I'm not much for batiks either, though I do have some and have sewn with them. I recently gave away all my scrappy pieces too! So glad I commented too late to win these! LOL
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