My Daughter In Law bought some batiks several years ago and asked me to make her a quilt with them. At the time I did not know what batiks were, but being the good MIL I agreed. I did not like anything about them, mostly because I hand pieced and hand quilted the project. Now, I love them. The colors are beautiful, that is what draws me to them. I actually made her another quilt for Christmas this last year but that one was done on the sewing machine. It turned out beautiful. I chose a pattern with large pieces to show off the colors and it also went together pretty fast. When your gift list includes several quilts, you have to chose patterns that go together quick. So, I guess I'm a convert.