A Flower Basket Quilt: Batik & Wool
A flower basket quilt design filled with colorful flower dot shapes made from embellished appliqué batik and hand-dyed wool. Journal Entry: September 18, 2020. Well, I missed a goal of finishing my second flower basket quilt by the International Dot Day, September 15. A day of celebrating creativity, courage and collaboration seemed like the perfect target for introducing my latest Pretty Pots flower basket design Panier de Points (translation: Basket of Dots). Instead of rushing the project, I let my energies concentrate on enjoying the process. I love finishing with hand appliqué, embroidery and adding embellishment the most. Handwork feeds my spirit, calms my soul and…
Batik Quilt Fabric with Wool to Dye For
It’s all about the quilt’s fabric chosen for this flower basket: batiks and wool in a quilt design inspired by Banyan Batiks’ Dot Necessities. Journal Entry: August 30, 2020. The fabric I used in my latest Pretty Pots flower basket design for Organically GrammaTM, Panier de Points (translation: Basket of Dots) is the focus of this quilt. I had a Make-Me-Now moment when Karen Gibbs, Design Director for Northcott’s Banyan Batiks, showed me Color Me Banyan Dot Necessities, a Banyan Batiks Studio collection. The wheels started turning as my imagination conjured up the image of a project—batiks…and wool…in a Pretty Pot, of course! Why Batik and Wool?…