Category Archives: Beaded Blocks and Borders

Beaded Blocks and Borders Batik 21

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

I started this series simply so that the beads looked a little like they were scrappy fabrics, but still added several Batik fabrics to get what I wanted. I like the variation of background fabrics too.

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Beaded Blocks and Borders Batik 20

Posted on June 3, 2016 by

Love it! Batik fabrics are perfect for the ‘beads’ in these designs … the changing colours are gentler than in most prints and add dimension to the beads. Hand dyes are also great.

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Beaded Blocks and Borders in Batik 19

Posted on March 7, 2016 by

Lots of little scraps from a scrap basket will make this … if they are coordinated colours, so much the better.  

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Beaded Blocks and Borders in Batik 18

Posted on August 23, 2015 by

Interesting. I like the change of background fabric in the border.

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Beaded Blocks and Borders 15

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

Neat and tidy … and space for quilting.

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Beaded Blocks and Borders 16

Posted on June 27, 2015 by

Love  it … and with the knowledge I have gained over the last week or so, I would use a zigzag machine stitch … or do buttonhole by hand. The quilt top which taught me this lesson should be bordered … Continue reading →

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Beaded Blocks and Borders in Batik 15

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

Like it very much! ******** Today is the last day I will be accepting comments for freebies, for tomorrow I will be sending freebies to all those who have left a comment on each virtual quilt. After Pompeii 41 … … Continue reading →

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Beaded Blocks and Borders 14

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

  Very pretty and dainty. First day of spring in Australia. Looks like being a wet day! The various shades of gold and yellow wattle (acacias) are starting to look a bit brown around the edges … the date on … Continue reading →

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Beaded Blocks and Borders 13

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

  More beads. If I seem a little distant at the moment it is because I am a little distance from hone … about a 6 hour road trip. Have been to quilt shops, a quilters retreat, caught up with … Continue reading →

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Beaded Blocks and Borders 12 and Giveaway 3

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

Yet another design using just one little shape … basically you can draw a heap of lines on a quilt top and place the shapes along the lines. I have only used scraps on the real items I have made … Continue reading →

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