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I saw this on the Midnight Quilt Show with Angela Walters. I wanted to try it so I purchased the material last Saturday at the Northwest Quilt Expo in Portland, Oregon. I finished it yesterday. It took me 2 day. Of course it still has to be quilted and finished. It is kind of wild and different but I like it. It is made from Batiks.

First Bargello! Awesomely fun quilt to make. The design is so fun!

I was going through my stash and found some batik strip pieces, a whole bunch of them, sewn together in 2s and 6-1/2" long! I realized that by sewing a third strip onto these, I'd have a perfect Fence rail block! But I didn't just want plain Fence rails, so I sewed a cornerstone on each to make the Good Night Irene pattern. Just as I finished sewing 80 cornerstones on, Jenny came out with the tutorial for the Fence rail star! I love that block but only had 10 Fence rails left, so I was able to make one star. I used it as a part of the backing. Quilted it using feathers, which I am getting better at!

This is my third quilt...i just started quilting 8 months ago...I used the binding tool, some jellyroll strips and did stitch in the ditch for quilting....

This quilt was made especially for a friend struggling with mental illness. The fabric is Batik, created using a centuries old technique allowing for artistic freedom as patterns are applied by actual drawing or stamping, rather than by weaving with thread. Each piece is truly unique with characteristics all it's own. Like Schrader. Browns and Copper represent the Earth, the Blues and Ivory represent water and sky. I wanted to reflect the warmth and power of the sun, the calm and soothing sound of the waves with my free motion quilting designs.