Introduction

Quiltmaker Magazine and Robert Kaufman Fabrics invite you to take your favorite past or current Quiltmaker pattern and give it an original interpretation, remade entirely in Artisan Batiks. Enter for a chance to be featured in Quiltmaker Magazine and a nationwide traveling exhibit, AND for a chance to win lots of fabulous prizes from our elite sponsors, including a sewing machine, sewing storage, iron, fabric, stencils, patterns, thread, software and notions!

Quilts can be from any past issue of Quiltmaker Magazine, reinterpreted by you, and must be made using Artisan Batiks fabrics by Lunn Studios for Robert Kaufman. Any fabrics from any Artisan Batiks collection can be used. To view the entire range, click here. To find a store near you, search our "Where to Buy" section.

Quilts will be judged on creativity and originality, so unleash your inner artist, and let the fabrics lead the way to your winning quilt entry!

For complete contest rules and entry form, click here.

A Personal Note from Lunn Studios:
We invite you to come play with our newest batiks. We have designed them to empower all Traditional and Contemporary quilters to Achieve Their Artistic Visions. Hundreds of our Javanese friends loving hands made these batiks, and we are excited to see what our Quiltmaking friends will make from them.

These one-of-a-kind Artisan Batiks are produced on the island of Java in Indonesia by skilled dye masters. Lunn Studios is working directly with the dyers in Java in developing new looks and different styles of fabrics in keeping with their ongoing commitment to providing what is missing in the fabric market.

Each yard of these sumptuous fabrics is unique. The fabric is hand-stamped and then hand-painted multiple times, with many different pairs of hands working on every yard. Most of the work is done outside, so the weather greatly influences the results. Due to this specialized hand-process, there is a consistency to color and pattern, while maintaining subtle color variations that are so important to this traditional technique. Click here for more information.

Batik Remix ‘08 Prize Details

First Place:
• Jem Platinum 760 sewing machine from Janome
• An authentic copper cap (pronounced "chop") from the Lunn Studios' personal collection.
• Assorted notions from Wright’s
• An assortment of Quiltmaker quilting stencils valuing approximately $50 retail from StenSource International, Inc.
• “Bonnie’s Reel” iron-on appliqué from The Creative Iron
• $300 (retail value) Superior Threads gift certificate
• $200 (retail value) Electric Quilt Company gift certificate
• Assorted patterns valuing approximately $200 retail from Quiltmaker Magazine
• 50yds of assorted fabric from Robert Kaufman

Second Place:
• Quilting storage unit from Horn of America
• Assorted notions from Wright’s
• $40 of assorted Quiltmaker quilting stencils from StenSource
• “Autumn Gate” appliqué from The Creative Iron
• $200 Superior Threads gift certificate
• $150 Electric Quilt Company gift certificate
• $150 of assorted patterns from Quiltmaker Magazine
• 30yds of assorted fabric from Robert Kaufman

Third Place:
• TG800 iron from Oliso
• Assorted notions from Wright’s
• $25 of assorted Quiltmaker quilting stencils from StenSource
• “Nativity Banner” appliqué from The Creative Iron
• $100 Superior Threads gift certificate
• $75 Electric Quilt Company gift certificate
• $75 of assorted patterns from Quiltmaker Magazine
• 20yds of assorted fabric from Robert Kaufman

Honorable Mention:
• Assorted notions from Wright’s
• $25 of assorted Quiltmaker quilting stencils from StenSource
• “Nativity Banner” appliqué from The Creative Iron
• $50 Electric Quilt Company gift certificate
• $50 of assorted patterns from Quiltmaker Magazine
• 15yds of assorted fabric from Robert Kaufman

Curator’s Choice:
• Assorted notions from Wright’s
• $25 of assorted Quiltmaker quilting stencils from StenSource
• “Nativity Banner” appliqué from The Creative Iron
• $25 Electric Quilt Company gift certificate
• $25 of assorted patterns from Quiltmaker Magazine
• 15yds of assorted fabric from Robert Kaufman

Batik Remix ’08 Exhibit Information
The curator for this contest will be quilting artist and author Margrit Hall. Approximately 20-25 entries will be selected for a traveling exhibition through November of 2009. A complete list of the selected entries will be posted here once the selection process has concluded and the winners have been notified. A detailed calendar of the exhibition will also be posted as soon as possible.