Latest on the Spice Market Batik

Here is the latest on the Spice Market Batik quilt I'm working on. It's going to be super large - bigger than my design wall.

This quilt is going to be beautiful when it's done, and I think it's coming together nicely.

I have one piece on the design wall placed backwards, but I'll just let you figure out which one it is. Do you see it?

Well, no worries, the quilt wasn't sewn together at this point. Thank goodness for design walls!

Cheers,

Dionne

A Sneak Peak of Spice Market...

Here is just a little peak at the Spice Market quilt blocks. I'm making this gigantic quilt, and because it isn't for my family or a gift (What I really mean to say is that I don't have a flexible schedule, flexible pattern or flexible fabrics).

So, of course I have had a few.... well, issues. Lets just leave it at that!

Anyhow, here is a really small look at some of the finished blocks.

Cheers,

Dionne

Progress on the Batik Spice Market

I mentioned earlier that I'm doing a commissioned quilt for a woman named Kristen in Seattle.

The pattern is called Spice Market and the whole thing is going to be done in some really spectacular batiks that she carefully chose at the local quilt shop.

I've only made a few really large quilts - less than a dozen, and never in Batiks!

I finished cutting out the fabric and I started on the sewing when I discovered that the half-square triangles, of which there are MANY, are a very odd size. I don't know why I didn't thoroughly read the pattern before I committed to a time frame.

So here I am marking each and every HST by hand before I am able to stitch it. Wow, that's time consuming.

I originally promised this quilt by the end of the summer, but it's been rather slow going so now I'm looking at something closer to the end of September.

Fortunately, Kristen was very understanding about the situation.

Of course my son reminded me this weekend that I promised to make him a Robot quilt for his new Big Boy bed ~ leave it to the kids to NEVER ever forget.

Cheers,

Dionne

Spice Market Batik Quilt

I started a quilt that I am making for a woman I work with.

The colors she chose are beautiful batiks. The Spice Market pattern uses thirteen fabric choices all in a very distinct placement, so this isn't going to be a quick chain sew quilt!

But the result will be stunning. I've actually already started to cut the fabrics, but I haven't had a chance to take the picture yet!

Cheers,

Dionne