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Big Star Braid in Island Batik Fabrics

August 17, 2019 by persimondreams 6 Comments

At the beginning of June I packed up my sewing machine and a collection of Island Batik fabrics and went to Blue Bar Quilts.  My good friend and fellow pattern designer, Sam Hunter, was in town to teach her “Big Star Braid” pattern.  I had remembered at the last moment that the Island Batik Challenge for August was “Star Light Star Bright” and figured this pattern would be perfect!

Big Star Braid Quilt in Island Batik Fabrics by Kim LapacekAs you can see in the photo above – I was right.  The Island Batik fabrics worked beautifully and I used the black solid Island Batik fabric for the background.

Big Star Braid wedges

The class itself was a blast.  It was great to see what fabrics everyone was using for their stars and we even got a picture of a bunch of different fabrics all together to make the center.   The possibilities for this pattern are truly endless. 

Big Star Braid Quilt in Island Batik Fabrics by Kim Lapacek

 Hobbs Batting had provided the Island Batik ambassadors with black 80/20 Heirloom batting and this was the perfect quilt to use it on.  Big Star Braid Quilt in Island Batik Fabrics by Kim LapacekKim Van Etten did the quilting on this for me (isn’t it amazing!?) and said the Hobbs was great to work with.  Big Star Braid Quilt in Island Batik Fabrics by Kim LapacekThe Big Star Braid quilt went together really fast and I’m thrilled with the lap size quilt I have now.

August Star Light Star Bright Challenge

This month Island Batik has two different challenges going on – one is the Star Light Star Bright Challenge and the second is the Beat the Heat Blog Round up!  The Beat the Heat Blog Round up features fabrics from the 2019 Spring line of Island Batiks and you’re not going to want to miss a thing … or the giveaways happening with the blog hop!Big Star Braid with Island Batik Fabrics by Kim Lapacek

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  1. Pennie says

    August 18, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Love this quilt Where can I get the pattern? Thx. Pennie. Pmaclean@wisc.edu

    Reply
    • persimondreams says

      August 20, 2019 at 9:25 am

      On Hunter’s Design Studio’s website – https://huntersdesignstudio.com/product/big-star-braid/

      Reply
  2. judy smith says

    August 18, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    i would go sit on and island and sew my heart away

    Reply
  3. Anita says

    August 19, 2019 at 11:25 am

    Your Big Star Braid quilt is gorgeous! Love the colors and the quilting!
    I have made a couple of Sam’s patterns before, and she does a great job with them. The last one I made was Churning Fourteen for the Island Batik Getaway Blog Hop in January this year.

    Reply
  4. Sally Manke says

    August 26, 2019 at 8:11 pm

    Love that solid black to showcase the pretty fabrics and giant star!

    Reply
  5. Evacare says

    September 26, 2019 at 10:56 pm

    love this quilt!!

    Reply

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