Faith, Folklore, and Friends

Well, of course , I'm not going on a trip without visiting some quilt shops or fabric stores.  On St. Kitts, we went to the Caribelle Batik factory and store. There was a tour through the small factory where ladies spread hot wax in patterns on fabric to be dyed.  It was hot, it was crowded, and I decided I would just buy mine already made.  It was very interesting to watch, however. It was too crowded for me to make pictures of the process.  After being shown all the steps required to make batik, their gift shop prices seemed very reasonable. Caribelle Batik is surrounded by beautiful gardens.  Pictures will be posted next time.

We had a good night of making quilt blocks this week. Parsley wasn't able to come because of a meeting, but Sage, Rosemary,  Thyme, and I had a very productive and fun night. Every week we talk about different ways to use scrap blocks in quilts.  This quilt was planned around some fabulous batik fabric I found.  There is a batik scrap sewn across the middle of the block, with black and white scraps on both sides.  Then it is sashed with the same fabric, and it makes a good -looking quilt. It is backed with black and white polka-dot fabric. Cutting fabric into strings is a good way to use up some really ugly fabric.  I had some 3 Stooges fabric in black and white (what was I thinking?) that had been laying on the shelf a long time.  I cut it up to use in this quilt, and I think it looks just fine.  If you look closely, you might be able to see their heads. I don't throw any fabric away, not even the very ugly. This class is made poss...