Thursday, July 17, 2014

Batiks - Me?

If you have read my blog for awhile you may have noticed that I do not have a love of Batiks. It is not that I don't find them attractive, I have just never felt drawn to make a quilt out of them. Until now. After making some new pillows and a table runner for my new home I kept thinking that a new line of batik fabric from Laundry Basket Quilts by Edyta Sitar might look nice in my room. The line is called Snowbirds and after seeing the prints I realized that there was no aqua so I sorta let the idea drop. Then yesterday I was in my LQS and saw a charm pack of the batiks. Hmm, if I added some aqua it could work. And so I bought a few charm packs. Once I got home I checked my stash and realized that I did actually have a few pieces of aqua, teal and neutral batik and an idea started brewing. Off to another LQS to pick up a few more charm packs, get this they were $9.50 at one store and I bought the two they had, next store $12.00 each! Anyway, I also got a little more yardage including some from these me fabric line in case I want borders and was able to get several yards of the same teal that was in my stash.

So this is what I have, though only one charm pack is showing and you can see the fabric of the table runner that inspired me in the corner.

I am not sure exactly what I am doing with this yet but I have a few ideas. I think this is going to be a fun, design as I go project and it may end up very simple. These batiks are certainly out of my comfort zone yet they are somehow speaking to me. How strange!

 

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7 comments:

  1. Karen - Quilts...etc.July 17, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    that is a bit for charm packs when you think that just a couple years ago they were more like $6-8 -- I only get on sale now and can usually find the markdowns at Craftsy or other on line shops (I have no LQS)

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  2. moosecraftJuly 17, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    lol! It was Edyta Sitar that brought me over to (the dark side of) batiks! She mixes them so beautifully with cotton prints... have fun designing your new quilt!

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  3. audreyJuly 17, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    Batiks have their own unique charm. Yours are gorgeous colors!

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  4. KarenJuly 17, 2014 at 6:22 PM

    Edyta's batiks are gorgeous . Try adding a few prints too, they really play nice together.

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  5. sunnyJuly 17, 2014 at 7:43 PM

    I'm starting to warm up to batiks. Haven't actually used any, but they are getting prettier. Your colors are beautiful! Did I ever tell you that I bought your son's book?

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  6. BarbJuly 18, 2014 at 10:58 AM

    Oh....you are talking to one that love loves loves batiks, can't wait to see your completed projects.

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  7. DebraAugust 5, 2014 at 8:59 PM

    Your fabric selections are beautiful. Very nice for someone who supposedly doesn't use batiks! I have a batik addiction - you are off to a good start as a collector.

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