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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts

That quilt is fabulous!! You really know how to use batiks to make them even more beautiful! I'm also a batik addict. I'm working on a Bento Box for my son at the moment. Will post pics one of these days.

Please do post your pics. I can't wait to see them

Wacky Jacky

Google Wacky Jackys and go to the Inspirations section. You can see some close ups shots.

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Originally Posted by Quilting Nonnie

No, it was a pattern by Deb Luttrell of Stitch' Heaven, a quilt shop in Quitman, TX. Isn't it great?

It's fantasic. I truely wish I could design like that

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Originally Posted by Roseann

All of your Batik quilts are SO BEAUTIFUL!!!

Thank you so much. You are too Kind

Wacky Jacky

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Originally Posted by SWChick

Have you seen the batiks from SWDecretives. I think the line of batiks is called Land of Enchantment. My problem with them is that I go in after some fat quarters and love the designs so much I wind up only getting 2 of the batiks but 5 yards of each.

hahaha... that is so funny. I have the same problem.

I had to start up my own company selling Batiks just so I could afford to keep up my Batik Habit.

Wacky Jacky

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Originally Posted by bjdemir

I also love Batiks. I am doing a BOM "Batik Stars", has 13 large stars and the sashing is all small stars. Going to be a beauty I think. Will be giving it to my DGD. Also have a mystery batik I did last year on my bed. It is mine!!

Please post a pic. I can't wait to see it.

Wacky Jacky

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Originally Posted by mayday

I like batiks but when I washed fabric was v disappointed as it went v flat and dead looking, split rail patt.

It's very important to buy the right quality fabric. You can never tell at the store front.

PM me and I'll give you a great source.

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Originally Posted by Wunder-Mar

(1) "Celtic Sea Spirals" (28x28) - I made this as a sample for a Celtic Applique class that I taught. I have yet to quilt and bind it since I plan to teach the class again soon and students need to see the back of the quilt top to see what's what sometimes. I'll echo quilt in rayon variegated thread. The fabrics came from leftovers and "failed auditions" for the "Stained Glass Braid" quilt (#3 below).

(2) "Category 1 Miami - A Small Storm at Sea" (24x24) - I made this for the "Quilting Natural Florida II" Exhibit, which was a joint effort of my quilt guild and the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) Museum of Naturasl History.

(3) "Stained Glass Braid" (70x93) - I made this in a workshop taught by Jane Hardy Miller, author of French Braid Quilts. No, I didn't follow the rules but made a quilt I really, really liked. I do an "honest" French Braid quilt with proper gradation another time.

They are truely lovely. Where do you source your material?

I started going there for fabric to make some western shirts and became an addict. Took a quilting class call SW techniques that taught. 14 techniues in a 6 block wall hanging. Had never quilted before. At the end of the class I joined 4 of thrie BOMs. HAVE STARTED ALL BUT HAVE FINISHED NONE, found 1 class didn't make me good. I started working on one block at a time, doing 2 the same and 2 mirrored adding sashing and borders and had a SW baby quilt. I wish I had been taking pictures. I soon found when I went to craft shows I was the only one doing SW baby quilts. I quess when I have done all the blocks from the 4 Boms into baby quilts I will be brave enough to do the quits as they were meant to be. I find my coyote and my buffals are the first to go followd by the fetish bear. That's the bear with the heart arrow through the body of the bear. They keep telling me a the shop I need to stop buying as a sewer and start buying as a quilt.

That's one cute quilt...great job :-D :-D :-D