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!!!
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Thanks! It’s definitely colorful!
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Love it!!! The border fabric is awesome and a great idea using the yellow for binding, you have done it again! 🙂
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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!
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That border fabric was meant for that quilt. You hardly even notice that it is a border it incorporates so well.
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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.
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I would love this pattern!
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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/
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You have an amazing sense of color. Well done.
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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.
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