Orange Batiks search

[songbird857]

Meghan, what does the top look like? Maybe we all can help you brainstorm a pieced backing in case you dont find your orange... How much more fabric do you need? Also, who is the maker?

[Meghan Plamondon]

The top is a Garden Twist pattern , using a green for the trellis, and different assortment os pale Batiks for the fillers. I have edged the outside with a darker blue Batiks in triangles, with a softer blue outside that. I will bind it with the dark blue. I will try to upload a pic, but from my Ipad, it will be upside down. I find the top busy with all of the colors, but since it is for my brother and his wife, who are very artistic people, they love lots of colors. i have added a pic of a banded Lemoyne star that I made out of the scraps to maybe add to the backing to break it up.

[songbird857]

Do you have any leftover blocks? You could incorporate them into the back. Also, i think that dark blue (if you have more) would look awesome with the orange on the back!

[lmanna]

See if this site has it, or a close match

Batiks Etcetera & Sew What Fabrics

Wow...I don't even like batiks but I love some of those. Maybe I have been converted. Thank you for posting this link....I think 😊

[Cat n bull]

OMG! What have you done??? I promised myself to limit my fabric intake. I will not order any more fabric. And then, THEN YOU post this link!

I stand here today and freely admit that I am totally addicted to batiks.

Sorry!

I do LOVE batiks!

[Vonnie]

Since the top has many batiks in it, why not do rows of various batiks for the back? Maybe 10 inch strips across.

For my brothers log cabin, I pieced a giant nine patch for the back.

[RiverMomm]

This store is halfway between Montreal and Sherbrooke. Is it close enough to you to visit to see if they have your fabric? I have never been there but have ordered from them in the past and was pleased. I don't see your fabric online but it looks like a couple orange batiks that might blend.

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[SandraC]

I have seen the fabric at my local shop. Send a picture to Home and Janet should be able to help you. Do you know the manufacturer? Not all the fabrics are on their site. She had thousands of batiks. Hope you have success. We are located in Cumming, GA.

[Meghan Plamondon]

Thanks everyone for your help. RiverMomm: you really shouldnt have sent me the link to chez Helene! I didnt know about that store. It is a bit far from me, but , next weekend the DH is away for a seminar the entire weekend, and I just found out how I am going to keep myself busy! They have a very nice selection of good fabric and their prices are good also! My credit card might be taking a big hit next weekend! Lol, but you only live once!
Today I drove down to Vermont and bought a blue, in a different pattern than my quilt, but it complements it really well. I needed six yards! I am going to do a 20 inch border all around the outside of the backing and put the orange in the middle. I will still use my two big banded Lemoyne stars- they are too nice not to. It was my DH that gave me that idea! Who would have thought it! Maybe I will get him to sew one day! ( he might even be better than me!)
So thanks again everyone for all of your help and encouragement. I will be washing my new fabric in the morning and get that quilt going, because next weekend I' m going shopping again,lol.

[Annav]

OMG! What have you done??? I promised myself to limit my fabric intake. I will not order any more fabric. And then, THEN YOU post this link!

I stand here today and freely admit that I am totally addicted to batiks.

I live 25 minutes from this place and it is absolutely AWESOME. They have one room that is nothing but batik, and then you walk into another room and there are more, and you go upstairs to the sale room and there are more still. And the staff are wonderful too. They have wide backing fabric in batik, although I don't recall any oranges l...those are limited. But I know they have a huge selection of oranges in regular widths. I cannot remember the last time I got out of that store in under an hour loll... just so much to look at. I was there this past weekend and my husband called to check on me to make sure I was ok. Haha.