need help
 

I was given a layer cake package as a gift. It contains 20 of the palest batiks I have seen. They are very pretty but what do I do with them? Anyone suggest a pattern? What color background would make them stand out?

Jackie

Can you post a pic? Makes it easier to visualize.

Why not make a quilted jacket out of them?

I've never posted a picture before. Any tips?

Could you use some of them with some darker shades of batik and do a 10 min block quilt?

Tips for posting a picture....I figured some computer whiz would have already answered this by now, but I promise you that if I can do it, you can. You need to start with a picture on your computer...or is that IN your computer? Anyway...instead of clicking on "Post Quick Reply" at the bottom of this page, click on "Go Advanced." There will be a spot to click on "Manage Attachments." Do that. Then a box will appear in the top left hand corner.

It will say "choose file to upload." Do that. Then click on "Upload." Once a number appears in the box, punch on "Close Window."

That should do it. I promise, if I can do it, you surely can. I would like to see your squares. I don't have any suggestions at the moment, but I could have, ya never know. :)

Dina

I had some like that. Made a rag quilt with orange flannel filling. Thenorange on the fringes really perked up the batiks.

pale batiks seem to be the latest thing. i have seen them here and there around the web and at my lqs. i would just use them where i would use white or light fabrics in quilts.

I would match them up with the complimentary or coordinating color and do a block that only needs two fabrics. Then put them all together in a quilt making it look scrappy but coordinating. There are many star blocks that only need two colors.

Sounds like great fabrics to use in baby quilts as well

thanks great instructions...no wonder I couldnt get pics to post

picture of light batiks
 

Hope this works. Thanks for the help. This should be a picture of the light batiks in question. Very pretty, but I must have a brain freeze because I can't think of how I want to use them.

Ohhhh Pretty :) I would agree with the others and pair them up with a darker batik and do a two fabric block out of them and make a scrappy batik quilt :)

I am not sure if you have batiks in your stash, but I would pair each pale batik with its matching dark sibling and make a two fabric block like Magic Squares...so pale purple with dark purple, pale blue with navy blue etc.

those are so pretty, just soft lovely colors.

I like them! If you're at all into that faded country chic look, these would be lovely just as is. Maybe even a simple strip quilt would look lovely.

How about paring all the "like" colors together and making a quilt that fades one color into another?
This could be something like using a jelly roll OR a star pattern.

they are really pretty!!

We did a simple 4 patch with some light batiks like this and then made them into a strip alternated with a deeper richer verrsion of a color that is in the blocks. Then made an interesting border

missouri star quilt has a good tut on chevron quilt using layer cakes. You could use the pale batik as the "white" rows.

Well, I've been saving Lecien's BOM. The light batiks would be gorgeous for the background of this quilt; however, the pattern calls for 1" finished squares and I'm still contemplating. But, the idea is there.

http://www.lecienusa.com/media/uploa...Tiles_web3.pdf

Dina, thanks so much for the directions! Very helpful.

Yes, what Tartan said. Mix them with some other darker ones and pick a pattern you like.

Oh, I just saw the picture and thought of something. How about a stained glass quilt? They should look great with black accent lines.

Missouri Star quilt company has a tut on Double Slice Layer quilt. I am getting ready to do that one but because all your fabric is pastel it might not show up. I like looking through their list of how to do tutorials for new ideas.

Oooh, I like this idea... put them in rows according to color and possibly make simple strips at a diagonal, or 4 diagonals that meet in the center. Or even a single log cabin that works around, blending the colors inwards.

I saw a quilt on a TV show where the designer used pale batiks.She used them as in a rainbow.Soft yellow to green to blue etc She did this in any quilt that needed a off white or neutral fabric as the main fabric.Her quilts ranged from period to modern .She said what was neat about it was you never had to worry about running out of back ground fabric.

Pale Batiks
 

I have done this with batiks - I used the dark siblings for each pale - it really turns out nice. The colors really complimented each other. Try placing some darks in with your pales to see if you like the way they work together. Let us see what you come up with....

Those are really gorgeous fabrics. Now that you know how to post pictures, you can post the finished quilt!

Those are marvelous. I would pair them with darker batiks, unless you do want a pale quilt/baby something. For me, the easy choice would be something like my "Melons in the Batik Patch"

Oops, I can't get my pix to upload.

I have it posted under:
Another UFO completed! If you search under Melons in the Batik Patch, you will see it.

Why not scan through the video tutorials on Missouri Star Quilting. Jenny has some on Layer Cakes and her directions are great!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.missouriquiltco.com/

Jackie,
They would look wonderful as part of a log cabin block. Here's the link to the Log cabin quilt I made.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719DlMMXA
Sharon

See Jenny's tutorial for a chevron quilt at Missouri Quilt Co. You will need some darker colors to make it pop. froggyintexas

WOW those are beautiful. If you can't figure out what to do with them, send them my way....just kidding. I would pair with same color only darker batiks.

Using your layer cake for the light logs and finding dark batiks for the dark logs would make into a gorgeous log cabin quilt.

jenny on missouri star quilt co just uploaded a chevron quilt made with layer cakes and plain layer you should check it out

sorry froggy didnt see your answer nice quilt though huh