I’ve decided who I’m going to gift this scrappy little star quilt to so I thought I would get it ready to go to the long arm quilter. I have been toying with the idea of putting a border on it because it turned out just a little small. So I tried out some fabrics I had and landed on this gorgeous blue, red, fuchsia and orange batik. It’s such a gorgeous fabric and ties in with a lot of the scrappy batiks in the quilt.
It also ties in nicely with the dark blue and sunflower batik I bought for the back. I chose a bright yellow to be used for the binding. I love a binding with a nice pop of color!
Here’s a look at what the binding will look like.
I messaged my quilter a week or so ago and she is actually keeping quite busy during the shutdown. She has saved a slot for my two quilts. All I need to do now to have this one ready is to get the back pieced.
For the quilting design, I’m thinking of something floral and curvy, maybe with a golden thread. I have time to ruminate on it as this is planned for a holiday gift.
I love all those beautiful colors!!!
Thanks! It’s definitely colorful!
Love it!!! The border fabric is awesome and a great idea using the yellow for binding, you have done it again! š
thank you! I think the border actually improved the quilt! And that yellow binding… makes the hair on teh back of my neck stand up… in a good way!
That border fabric was meant for that quilt. You hardly even notice that it is a border it incorporates so well.
Thanks Wanda! I had originally bought that border fabric for a binding, before I decided I wanted to add a border. It’s really a pretty piece of fabric… prettier all cut up, actually. I’m pretty happy with how it looks as a border.
I would love this pattern!
This blog post shows the pattern at the top. I bought it at one of my local quilt stores a couple of years ago. You can probably find it with a google search. https://agilejack1.com/2019/11/21/scrappy-batik-stars/
You have an amazing sense of color. Well done.
Thanks! This was literally made from all scraps. A friend of mine had made one for herself and gave me some of her scraps too. It really makes an interesting quilt when there are so many different fabrics.
Stunning! LOVE this!
thanks! It’s a fun pattern to make. I made one out of Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics too. Likely I’ll make it again some day.
Anne