Batik Quilt Series
I have always loved bold colors. When batik fabrics first appeared in fabric stores, I was drawn to them. As my hand-dyeing skills improved my appreciation for batik fabric grew. In my batik quilt series I explore using batiks in a variety of ways. Some quilts are narrative. Others are geometric. And some almost feel like stained-glass windows.
"Batik I: Luna Yama" (46"x46") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson Bloomington, Indiana.
"Batik II: Columns and Rows" (40.5"x40.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson March 2005-January 2006 Bloomington, Indiana
"Batik III" (52.75"x68.75") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using batik fabrics collected since 1997. Inspired "Reversible Quilts Two at a Time" by Sharon Pederson. Machine pieced and hand quilted March 2005-Fall 2006, Bloomington, Indiana.
"Batik IV: Sassy Ferns" (25.5"x32.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson. Original design created in a workshop with Jane Sassaman March 2007. Completed August 2007 Bloomington, Indiana
"Batik V: Phases and Cycles" (34.75"x25.25") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson. Corner blocks are lino prints created as class example for Pinnacle School 8th and 9th grade project. The block represents the process of coming to end of the Pinnacle Phase of my life. Sunrise represents my sense of hope as I head off to new adventures and start a new phase of life. Life is full of phases and cycles. May 2012-September 17, 2012 Bloonington, Indiana
"Batik VI: Ripples" (54.25"x 49.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson Appliqued over years starting approximately 2006. Pieced September 2012. Hand quilted September 2012-October 2013. Bloomington, Indiana
"Batik VII: Envelopes" (54.5"x54.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson Appliqued over years starting approximately 2006. Assembled October 2012. Hand quilting completed June 2017 Bloomington, Indiana
"Batik VIII: Encircled" (14.5" x 14.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson inspired by the round chapel in St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Columbus, Indiana October 25, 2012- December 5, 2012 Bloomington, Indiana
"Batik IX: Abundant Phineas" (19.5" x 15.25") created by Hilary Cannon Anderson Hand-dyed and batiked fabric June-August 2017 (Click on image for the story behind this quilt)
"Batik X: Split, Spash, Loop" Designed and Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson, In collaboration with Erika January-December 17, 2020 in Bloomington, Indiana. Creating this quilt brightened my pandemic year. Click on the image to read about the creation of this quilt.