Chinese Indigo
Centerpiece, Borders and Corners

Chinese Indigo designs were done in batik dating back to the Sui Dynasty (AD581-618). Though Batik is more generally associated with India and the Far and Middle East, it is thought that the art probably developed in China and spread through the other areas. Batik using Indigo cloth is still being done in the Guizhou Province. I have found examples of bed cloths, table cloths, clothing, personal items such as handbags – the designs are appropriate decoration for just about any project. And though white and Indigo are the traditional colors, they can of course be done in many different ways!

This set is designed to make a large center panel for your project, or a large embroidery to be used as is for smaller projects. You will receive some designs that are mirror images to make it easy to complete the project, but these are not included in the design count at the bottom of this page. You also receive both regular and Quilt in the Hoop borders and corners to create a larger center panel or to use with the other sets in this series.

There are 5 sets in this series.In addition to this set, Quilt Blocks 1 and Quilt Blocks II are designed to maximize the size of your hoop. With the two sets you will have 24 different designs and enough variety for even a large quilt. The other two sets in this series are Quilt in the Hoop versions: QIH Quilt Blocks 1 and QIH Quilt Blocks II.