Size: Queen
- Width: 93 ½"
- Length: 112 ½"
Stitching: Excellent to superior average of 7-8 stitches per inch.
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton fabrics; batting is 100% polyester fiberfill.
Piecing: Very good.
Description of photos:
- Featured photo of entire bed
- Close-up of overall design
- Close-up of star
- Three of four fabric designs shown in detailed view
- 1st view of stitching shows excellent 7 to superior 8 stitches per inch
- 2nd view of stitching shows excellent 7 to superior 8 stitches per inch
- Close-up of Sash and Wide Border Fabric. Binding is the original blue used in the center of the Star and the center in the Irish Chain.
- Back of quilt is off white
about batik fabrics
Batiks have been with us for over 2,000 years. They are believed to have migrated from the Asian continent to the Malay Archipelago. That region has made them the most famous, particularly the islands forming Indonesia, although batik is also found in Polynesia, India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. Wax is applied to the area of the fabric that the artisan does not want to dye. After the first dye is applied, the artisan boils the fabric to rid it of the wax. Then the process is repeated again with a new design and color. The use of batiks in quilting is relatively new to the Amish, but they have been long used in Hawaiian and other quilting.
