batiks

Made this block today (it's called King's Highway) as part of a block swap in batiks and black - it's an 18 block and I did it as a tester - I like it, except I don't really like having two different blues (at least not in those positions) - I think it would be better with a different colour as the other cross, as the pink diagonal really dominates.

Archive 2007-02-01 katelnorth 2007

Made this block today (it's called King's Highway) as part of a block swap in batiks and black - it's an 18 block and I did it as a tester - I like it, except I don't really like having two different blues (at least not in those positions) - I think it would be better with a different colour as the other cross, as the pink diagonal really dominates.

A little sewing katelnorth 2007

Sophie Theallet Toucan dress from Sophie Theallet A tropical and very retro breeze is blowing through the spring collections this season, from '50s vacation prints to charming African batiks.

Here Comes the Sun 2011

Michael Kors seemed to have gone on safari, showing khaki, batiks, animal skins and men in kikois—an African cloth worn as a skirt.

The New Neutral: a Rainbow Christina Binkley 2011

Some personal favorites include Central Asian suzanis and ikats, Indonesian and West African batiks, Moroccan wedding blankets and American quilts.

10 Odd, Yet Essential, Elements of Style Deborah Needleman 2011

Printed Platforms Wedges in batiks, flower prints and embroidery lend a sunny touch to early-summer ensembles.

Tropical Kick 2011

THE AFRICAN ADVENTURE Explore the Serengeti or the Seychelles in style with safari-ready khaki and bright batiks

What to Wear There 2012

Even as I arrived at the Red Cross Center, I noticed that the boys were playing chess or reading and the young girls were sewing and working on batiks.

Nikki Stone: Look After Yourself, Look After One Another: A Lesson Learned from Charity 2010

And her deep laugh, her familiar little midwestern sayings, the way she loved to collect batiks and wear vibrant colors and talk and talk and talk.

Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010

It was a far different place than Jakarta, more traditional, less chaotic, Javanese dancers and open markets everywhere, overflowing with batiks and shadow puppets, street vendors selling their wares in three-legged carts.

Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010