Batik or not to Batik that is the question!!
#21
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Originally Posted by debbieumphress
Why is it hard to hand quilt with batiks? I hand quilt and just finished a bargello in batiks. Please give me a clue. I noticed two people said no to batik for hand quilting
#22
Oh just go ahead and try them once, You'll find you may or may not like them, but at least you'll have tried!! (LOL......Hee hee...we'll have her hooked...one try and that 'll be it...wink, wink...we'll have her addicted like the rest of us)
#23
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batiks are so beautiful,but I hand quilt so dont use them. Also the fabric lies well with applique as they dont ravel,but alas they are hard to get a needle thru. Only very small areas are in batiks in my quilts. Jolo
#24
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Shibori - the fusible web problem may be due to the brand (manufacturer or company) of batiks you have purchased. The major brands don't have this problem in my experience - I make bags/totes frequently and use fusible fleece with the batiks often instead of batting for structure.
The batiks with a more limp and lighter weight feel to them seem to be made without good standards even though they may still be priced in the high range! Although their patterns may be appealing, I choose not to purchase them. Hope this helps you not give up on batiks!
The batiks with a more limp and lighter weight feel to them seem to be made without good standards even though they may still be priced in the high range! Although their patterns may be appealing, I choose not to purchase them. Hope this helps you not give up on batiks!
#25
Originally Posted by momto4
I have never really gotten into batiks, but lately there are just some extremely beautiful ones and I think I may need to reconsider! Here is one I found today...and I think it has opened the door to batiks for me
http://www.christaquilts.com/index.p...ducts_id=11739
That would make one stunning quilt!
http://www.christaquilts.com/index.p...ducts_id=11739
That would make one stunning quilt!
#26
I would love nothing better than to get my stash down to nothing but batiks, wouldn't that be something. I would never leave my sewing room but even worse I would never make anything. I love them so much I hate to cut into them. I started collecting them yrs ago, I think I still have the very first piece and it has yet to be cut. Ohh I hope my hubby never finds out about my love affair lol.
Rita
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#28
I think I have that one :lol:
My batik stash grows slowly, I add to it when on sale, cann't live without it, leftover from another project.
Sometimes a batik is the perfect inner border on a quilt that otherwise has no other batiks in it.
Go for it!! :-o
My batik stash grows slowly, I add to it when on sale, cann't live without it, leftover from another project.
Sometimes a batik is the perfect inner border on a quilt that otherwise has no other batiks in it.
Go for it!! :-o
#29
Originally Posted by debbieumphress
Why is it hard to hand quilt with batiks? I hand quilt and just finished a bargello in batiks. Please give me a clue. I noticed two people said no to batik for hand quilting
#30
Batiks are Wonderful they have a very interesting History and are Wonderful to peice, I would ask an expert about Hand Quilting though, Batiks are so tightly woven that I believe hand quilting would be a Nice Challenge :)
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