About Me!
Hi, I’m Patti Oakley and I own Batiks by Design. This all started when I attended an AQS Show in Paducah in 2006 and took a class with Kimberly Einmo. I used some blue traditional batik fabrics that I had purchased in Jakarta, Indonesia when I lived there in the late 90′s. Everyone in the class was amazed with the fabrics and wondered if they could be purchased here in the States. I didn’t know. Fortunately, my husband had returned to Jakarta and my daughter, Kristen, and I were planning to visit him for 2 months that summer. I visited Tanah Abang, one of the large textile markets in Jakarta while I was there, and purchased some fabrics to try my hand at selling them online. Well, I went live with my website in October of 2006 and slowly quilters, sewers, designers, and others have been finding my site and these wonderful traditional batik design fabrics. Thank you to all of you who have purchased fabrics from me online and at quilt shows. I love working with my customers and I believe that by selling these to you we are helping to keep the Indonesian designs alive!