Originally Posted by
kbishburg
Hahaha just got back from Alaska. First stop was Skagway. Wouldn't you know there was an absolutely divine quilt shop there. best thing is that DH really loved all the batik fabrics and asked if HE could pick some out! I think he did a good job. Now to design a quilt. Any thoughts??
I kitty sat for my next door neighbor about four years ago when she went to visit her brother and she brought me back a whole bunch of batik fabrics with the Alaskan designs on them. Absolutely gorgeous. The fabric feels sooooo good and the colors are so vibrant as are in your fabrics. Actually, I have some of them. They are so lovely. I used some of the fabric in a sampler quilt I made for the same neighbor in which she could identify with the fabrics and remember the trip she took to see her brother.
I just happen to love sampler quilts and I put them in a lot of the blocks that I make. The colors match together so nice. If'n I had more Alaskan batik, I would make a table runner or a table cloth. Napkins also, if you bought enough fabric. A pillow cover would be nice and also a bag.
My mom made a bag a few years back (she's in Heaven now) and it was all done in batik. I got the bag for my sewing and it is gorgeous. That's another idea. Get out the cup of coffee and look at and feel the batik. It is such a rich feeling.
Mom taught me how to feel the fabric. Better than a glass of Tawny Port!! Edie