The Island Batik challenge (and blog hop) for June 2022 is New York Beauty.


I received the collection Winter Sky. Designed by Kathy Engle, it should be available in stores now. 



I turned to EQ8 and started designing playing.  I started with a basic/traditional layout.

Traditional New York Beauty?

It looks like something I have seen before. Although it was pretty, it could use a little more imagination. Back to EQ8. After several iterations, here is the final design.


Modern Interpretation of NYB

Done playing, it was time to get serious. Schmetz Microtex Needles 70/10 and Aurifil 40wt ...

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