bitter purl: batiks

August 16, 2010

batiks

it's funny how much you learn about your friends through their fabric stash. this whole time I thought steph and I had similar tastes. that is until I opened my july pollen8 package. I like prints. I like solids. batiks? not so much. she kept telling us how much she liked western and my dear friend was not lying. don't worry, I still love you steph.
I'll admit, I wasn't sure what to do with these. I mean, I got she wanted stars, but I wasn't really sure how to put them together. I just let the fabric sit on my desk, waiting for inspiration to strike. eventually I got over my hangups and made four blocks. I could have easily kept going, I love making stars. apparently, in my mind, batiks and paper piecing go together. Ijust hope these fit into steph's 'contemporary western' style.

Posted by bitter purl on August 16, 2010 4:44 PM | Permalink

Comments

I really like the swirly fabric in the last block. On anything else it would be too much, but I think you did a fantastic job with it.

Posted by: Virginia | August 16, 2010 5:52 PM

Will it all go into one quilt? It looks great!

Posted by: Siga | August 17, 2010 8:38 AM

Oooh. I do happen to love batiks, being a fiber dyer myself, and I have a predilection for all things Western/Cowboy/Santa Fe. I'm a Bohemian Hippie Cowgirl at heart, lol. My favorites are the second one with the mostly blue and red motif--very much a modern take on Western--and the last one that is all red. Very cool!

Posted by: Jeanne B. | August 17, 2010 4:31 PM

These are lovely. I think my favorite is the extra spiky star (the first block). I love how sharp that yellow is against all of the other colors.

Posted by: Seanna Lea | August 20, 2010 1:03 PM

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