I have the first of my scrappy batiks mini quilts to show you today. All of these quilts are from the same stash of left over pieces from two other batik quilts. I sewed the pieces together, squared them into blocks and created some mini quilts.
The first finish was this set of placemats. I had some 4-1/2″ strips, so I cut them to 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″, stacked them, and sewed them together. To add a little change, I placed two of the strip units on end down the middle.
The backing and binding is the last of the backing fabric from a recent finish. I used scrap pieces of Warm & Natural batting for each placemat.
I quilted them with my usual straight line quilting, spaced about a half inch apart. For fun, I made the middle section a grid.
These were given to a friend last week when we met for coffee. She was delighted, having no idea that I was bringing them. The cool thing? She had just bought new dishes, and they matched perfectly. She was so excited.
The next mini is a small table topper. It measures about 16″ square.
This was the result of triangle strip sets that I pieced together. The backing and binding is the same as that used for the placemats. For this mini, I used a scrap piece of Hobbs 80/20 batting.
I decided to experiment and have some fun with the quilting.
Using this set of orange peel templates (which I’ve honestly used more for quilting templates than I have for orange peels), I traced around the peels to create this design. I decided to quilt it with 40 wt. Aurifil thread in Light Blue Grey (#2610).
The 40 wt thread makes the design stand out a bit more, which was both fun and a bit intimidating. These scrappy mini quilts are great for trying different weights of thread as I get more comfortable with quilting.
That’s it for Scrappy Batiks, Part 1. Part 2 will include a table runner, and another small mini, so far. I decided to take a break from the batiks while I think about how I want to quilt them.
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Happy Wednesday, all!
Wendy
Oooh I really like these. I have a small stash of batik scraps and was planning on making a pincushion from them. Now you have given me yet another idea. Which shall I choose?! Thanks for the inspiration
The placemats are just lovely. I’d love to make a set someday. And I’m so impressed with your quilting on the mini quilt! Have a great day, Mary.
I love the table topper and the quilting is beautiful!
These are nice! And your orange peel quilting is lovely —great use of those templates! Did you have to do very many thread breaks or did you work out a continuous plan?
Love these colors! Great use of the scraps. You did a great job on the orange peel quilting.
Isn’t is just the best when you give a gift that is both perfect and a surprise!
I really love those placemats, such a simple design but such pretty results! I noticed your orange peel quilting before the piecing, you rock girl!! So proud of you for jumping out of your box!!!!
How neat that your friend just bought dishes to match those pretty placemats. Love the color placement on both projects, and the quilting is wonderful. I’m loving the grid. Did you free motion or use your walking foot for the table topper? It looks pretty and professional!
I keep telling myself I should make placemats and never get around to it – nice colors
What a great treat for your friend and so serendipitous that she just bought new plates that coordinate! <3
Oh my gosh – I have tons of batik scraps and this sort of thing would be a fun use for them! More than that tho – I LOVE the orange peel design you quilted. It looks so precise – really beautiful Wendy!
I love those! Batiks are so perfect for table things as hardly a stain shows on them! Love your fancy quilting and surprising your friend with a serendiptious colorway!
What a great experiment! Love how you’re using up these batiks! And such a great way to experiment on quilting techniques. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
Hi Wendy! I love the fabrics that you put together for the placemats and how nice that they worked perfectly for your friend. It’s like it was meant to be. And your quilting looks fab on mini quilt. Great job! I love the look of orange peels but I also enjoy straight-line too. They both look smart. ~smile~ Roseanne
Those are really pretty, Wendy, and a great use of such pretty scraps! I love your orange peel quilting on the tabletopper – it looks great!
Awesome orange peel quilting, Wendy! I love how the placemats go with your friends new dishes!!!
Such fun finishes! I really like your quilting on the table topper, with the orange peels. Your placemats are nice; I’ve been thinking that I should make some placemats for our table.
Love these two projects with your batiks. Of course I love the colors. And you make it look so easy! I’ll have to remember, just cut the scraps and make something else right away. Do NOT let them sit and get lost. The quilting on each project is just beautiful. Can’t wait to see Part 2.
It’s wonderful to be able to make nice small items with leftover from a quilt!
Wendy your scrappy Batik projects are wonderful! I’m sure your friend was thrilled with her placemats, especially since they matched her new dishes. How perfect is that!
Lovely creations and out of scraps, so wonderful! I love the flower you made with your orange peel templates, and lol whatever works for templates (dinner plates, cups etc…) 🙂
Very nice use of scraps. And your quilting looks fabulous to me. How cool the placemats were so eagerly accepted.
I love the orange peel shape for the quilting, especially nested inside each other like that! Very fresh and fun 🙂
All your minis turned out beautifully. That table topper is really spectacular, the quilting is gorgeous. Congrats on getting the scraps out of the sewing room and into finished projects.