I have so MANY, MANY things that I like to do. Just ask my husband 
.
I tend to create lists upon lists and I dream up even more things in my sleep. I like to be busy.
But I also like things calm and organized.
I usually go like a whirlwind and then when I can’t focus anymore I have to stop and reorganize.
So that brings me to these.
These are beautiful batik swatches.
In the fabric world these are considered “old”.
But they are not, they are timeless and absolutely gorgeous!
But because 95.5% of the sewing that I do is for my business, I don’t have a lot of time to make things for personal use.
Meaning that if I make a quilt I need to make a pattern and that pattern will be sold to shops and the shop owners will want to know which fabric to order and they won’t be able to order the fabric and there you go.
I have a whole bunch of “current” swatches that I must choose from for my current projects.
And these are so lovely they need a home.
I decided that one of you must own them and use them and love them.
As I looked through them I am tempted to keep some of them back for myself. I thought that I could cut 10″ square from each of them and use my new SMUP ruler. That would be a plan. A good one.
But remember, I have lists upon lists of things to do. Sigh.
AND I am getting fabric this week for a quilt that must be completed BEFORE Christmas.
I will be giving these away to one of you lucky commenters.
Just leave a comment and maybe even mention what you might do with it.
Frame it, give to a charity, make a scrap quilt, add to stash, make hair ribbons, a doggy bed??
The drawing will be random and not based upon your plans, I’m just curious. And one more thing, unfortunately, because of the weight of this, I will only be able to ship this to somebody in the US.
Good luck! Drawing on Saturday sometime so that the winner receives this by Christmas.
Elisa
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I’d give it to my coblogger who is super-crafty.
It took me a minute to figure out what a coblogger is. LOL!
Oh they would look so pretty in something for spring, like a nice wall hanging!!
Patti
And their are fall colors too – it is harder to part with those.
OH MY! What a great giveaway! I’d have to be selfish and keep them. I’d have to make a quilt just for myself with them. Oh yeah! That would be my plan. Thanks for the chance to win ‘em!
I don’t blame you, you could consider it a present to yourself.
I would mack a beautiful quilt from this and donate it for an auction that supports the homeless,the less fortunate, soldiers relief fund,or to a battered womans shelter
Lots of good ideas Sara.
I love scrappy quilts, so they’d be put to good use!!
You could put the SMUP to good use (hint)
Would love to have this fabric and would put it to good use. I am part of a quilting ministry that make quilts and then give them away to various organizations. Always looking for more fabric to supply our quilting ministry.
Thanks for entering Joanne and for your generosity.
I would love to use them for a batik jacket.
Oh a jacket, good idea! You could make quite a few with these, there is more fabric here than you think
I’m think a cute little quilt. I’m thinking a special friend would like it. Thanks.
Just so you all know, there are over 100 pieces of fabric here, some almost as big as a fat quarter so you better start planning a few projects
They would be given a lovely home here in my stash and used in future scrappy quilts.
They are good stash builders for sure.
I would likely make small purses–walkabout bags. Or other small projects. But I am also assembling fabrics that will go to the women in Iraq in the spring and some for little dresses to go to Africa in that same time frame.
Batiks have long been a favorite. I am eager to do some landscape representations with fabric and batiks are often painterly enough for that!
Hi Willa, your link doesn’t work
repost if it you want. I like ALL of your ideas – but don’t don’t need any more LOL.
OOOOO beautiful batiks! Doggy blanket? NO WAY! Those have to be used by someone who will appreciate and love them… ME !!!
I would LOVE to have these and make MYSELF a beautiful scrappy batik quilt for my OWN bed … I never have made myself a quilt… everything I make I give away, except for a couple cute chicken wall hangings… SEW I would LOVE to SEW for myself!
I would request a photo of the finished project
Beautiful fabric swatches. I’d certainly have fun making a purse with them, but I also think I could use these in a tropical theme wallhanging I’m collecting fabrics for.
SewCalGal
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A purse or many purses would be great!
Ohhhh, they are lovely indeed? I am thinking I would use them in a traditional pattern, maybe a log cabin. It is exquisite in my mind! Good luck
A log cabin would be a great choice.
I would love to make a quilt for a friend who is having a rough time. I love batiks and I know she will too!
That is very sweet of you!
I would make a quilt for donation to a children’s hospital.
Hi Ruth, what a blessing that would be.
I would make a scrap quilt==have the perfect pattern. We give quilts to a homeless shelter which has a rehabilitation program. The graduates are able to go out into the world with job skills. They need things to make their homes “homey”, and so–the gift quilts.
Hi Jane, Do share your perfect pattern
Those are beautimous! I wonder what a batik Dresden would look like? Anything made with those would be awesome.
Gorgeous I’m sure!
First I’d pet them for a while. Then I’d put them in my stash with the other batiks until I think of the perfect project for them. I’m sure I had a batik project idea in the not too far distant past but it has escaped. It will come back to me one of these days. Actually, I do have a batik project that has fabrics cut and could probably benfit from some lighter colors.
Pet them,.. stash, what must other’s think
I am making Meadow Breeze by Pat Sloan with batiks, I think I would add a few more borders with more needleturn applique. These swatches would be perfect for that!
Take care, Leslie
I think that would be great.
First, I would need to see them. I do not know what a batik fabric looks like, as I inherited my stash from my mother-in-law.
Thank you for your generosity.
Emilie, Batiks are lovely and you must try them sometime. They are hand stamped and dyed and make beautiful quilts and jackets and other projects.
I would use them to make small receiving quilts, and donate to the battered women’s shelter here in my town.
Thank you for offering to send them along. You’re very generous!
Thanks Rachel, you are the generous one
It will definitely find it’s way into a quilt. I’ve been wanting to make one for me, haven’t yet and I want it to be batiks.
All I ask for is a picture – however long it takes.
Hi ; what a fabulous giveaway ! I’d make some blankets to donate for kids / babies or purses or , hmmmmm. Thanks for the chance to WIN ! Merry Christmas !
mickey76@mchsi.com
Thank you Mickey, you too!
Oh Elisa! I would love to win these! Batiks are my very favorite thing in the world. I’m not sure what I’d do with it. I am planning to make at least one Priority Alzheimer’s quilt. They’d be nice for that. Hmm…
Thanks for the contest!
Hi Kelly! Glad you are all moved in. You are one busy gal!
I have never worked with batiks before. I would make a sweet quilt with them. And give it as a gift. I don’t know who though. Thanks for the opportunity!
Oh my, I shall make it my goal to make everybody fall in love with batiks!
I would (will!) make a baby quilt for one of several work colleagues about to have a baby. And I would enjoy every minute of it – using such beautiful fabric.
The power of positive thinking!
My friend, Masayo, and I would have absolutely NO trouble coming up with ways to use these. She and I are ‘scrapaholics’ from way back. I have one of your patterns that would be just great for these.
How nice to have a friend to share and quilt with.
I would love to give these a home, and make a scrappy quilt – lovely! Thanks for the chance!
I would use them in my pattern called Cracked Ice.
I owe a gift to a friend. I have a lovely pattern for a bargello style butterfly quilt that I want to make for her, and these batiks would be perfect for it. Thank you for the giveaway.
I would carefully place them in my stash and open the door to the stash each day to look at them. Then I would sigh contentedly.
What can’t you do with batiks!!!!! I need to make a quilt for my niece, one for my bf and one for me. Take your pick.
Oh! I love batiks. Those are beautiful – I can see why they would be hard to part with.
I think your idea of cutting 10″ squares and using your SMUP ruler would be on the top of my list. I’ve watch your video and have been wanting to try that technique. It’s always fun to learn new tricks.
Thanks for the great giveaway. Happy Holidays.
Those colours are wonderful, I can see tham easily becoming some type of arainbow quilt. Poor you to not be able to sew for yourself. I know what it’s like. When I became an English teacher, I no longer had anytime to read what I wanted to read…
I could really lose some sleep thinking about the projects for these beautiful batiks.
I would probably make my sister a quilt….she has been my mentor…we call her the QUEEN….
what a beautiful quilt those would make …just gorgeous colors !
What wonderful giveaway. I love these fabrics. I’m seeing them in strips/strings. Thanks for offering these Elisa.
Wow!! Would I LOVE to OWN those batiks! They are beautiful and it happens that I’m collecting some bright blues and greens and any pretty batik for a quilt with a 3-D design. They look perfect for what I have in mind! Thanks for the chance to win!!! Happy Day
Oooh, these are so pretty! I would start by making something for our new house, then see where the fabric takes me.
What will I do with them….hmmmm….I would love them and give them a good home and show them to all my friends, post them on my blog until I could find the right pattern….grin
After I pat the fabric for a while, I’d like to make a table runner or a wall hanging. I wish I had 48 hours in my day because I want to make so many things and there never seems to be enough time.
I am getting ready to start an applique quilt and these would really help, really.
I would put them into 10″ squares as you suggested. I’d either make a quilt or maybe a table runner. Probably give it as a gift to someone, donate, etc. I don’t have any batiks, but I think they are gorgeous.
I’d like to stroke them for a while, then I think I would use some in a quilt using the melon block templates. I REALLY like youe show using those templates, SOOOO many possibilites. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I know they are no longer considered in but adore batiks. I think they are so pretty. I would make a quilt!
I would make a gift for a friend who needs a boost. Something with a water theme.
I’ve just seen a Batik quilt last Sunday at a local Quiltshow and it inspired me to make one myself. With native patterns it would look gorgious
I would use them to make one of your patterns of course!! Turtle party or something with my rainbow templates. Thanks for the giveaway
I’d share it with my new quilty friends! And I’d make something gorgeous with it!
I would make something using my new Crazy Curves Continues Book and Templates. I did a wallhanging for a group challenge that turned out really cool and would love to try another one. Happy Holidays to all.
i’d probably do just as you have. drool, dream and love them! LOL
i am going to make a fat quarter jacket with my daughter over the holidays … batik would be perfect!
I know exactly what I will use them for. I want to make the quilt you have on the wall behind your videos on the square m up ruler. Great give away.
I am crazy about circles so I would probably use this luscious material in a wall hanging, pillow, runner.Thanks for a chance to hold these beautiful fabrics. =!=
I think I would probably make a scrap quilt. I’m a new quilter and it would be wonderful to have this fabric!
Elisa, what a generous gift. I recently ordered the SMUP ruler based on your video and would probably use it on this fabric. I have several of your drunkards path books and templates and am currently working on a quilt for a friend using blackberry fabric and batik as well as embroideried squares of woodland creatures with blackberries and blackberry brambles. Your quilts are so inspiring. I just drool over them. Merry Christmas
I would love to make a matching purse for myself and my daughter!!
Happy Holidays!
Batiks are so great to use in scrappy quilts, they blend so beautifully and look yummy. If you check my blog, you’ll see how far I’ve gone with my Crazy Curves — now that I think of it, that’s a week old — oops almost two weeks old. I’ve rearranged and rearranged and will begin putting the blocks together today at my stitch-in.
I would use the fabric to make either a Tropical or Circle dance quilt. I love your templates and need to make another quilt using them real soon!
Aren’t you the sweetest person for sharing. I love samples, and I love batiks – my favorites. How would I use them? Well, I love to do applique and samples are great to use for that; also they would be used in miscellaneous blocks for charity quilts; and some would be set aside to use in a New York Beauty quilt that is on my ‘to do’ list. I know NYB’s are not on the fore front of quilting these days, but I love them and still want to make one, so I have been collecting batiks to use.
I’ve purchased your templates in several sizes and could not decide which fabric to start on.These batiks would be a great start-might even get it done by valentines.Happy holidays!Susan
I am starting a new batik layer cake swap on my favorite quilty forum and I was looking for patterns using scrappy squares and somehow found my way to your blog … and then I reallized that you are the same designer who has helped me make pretty quilts using your wonderful curved templates. Thank You!!! I am going to be looking for your new SMUP ruler … looks very useful! Oh … what would I do with those pretty swatches you are so gererously sharing? … I’d share them with my swapping friends, of course …
Oooooohhhhh pretty!! One of my goals for the coming year is to make a batik quilt (hopefully for myself – but we shall see where it ends up LOL) and these would be a HUGE help, as I don’t have much of a batik fabric stash!!
Oh please, oh please let it be me! I LOVE batiks and I would use these to make a beautiful quilt! Thanks for the opportunity to win!=)
I make lap quilts for nursing homes, ill children and cancer patients and I would love to put these to good use in some of those quilts.. my Christmas deliver quilts can be seen at nanbon44.blogspot.com
I’m always looking for a good deal on NICE fabric as I make a lot of charity quilts for a battered women’s shelter and preemie quilts for Kaiser Preemie Ward in San Diego, CA.
Hugs, Suzy
I have some new books that feature making blocks from such pieces. Was wondering where could get fabrics to try the blocks for donation lap quilts. It would be wonderful if could win. I love batiks. Thanks for the opportunity. mlwright29 (at) hotmail (dot) com