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I made a king mariner's compass quilt with batiks and it came out so beautiful! Your quilt is too!
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Yeah, I'm a batik addict as well, I fully acknowledge it! :D
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Oh yes, I love, love, love Batiks, too. I just finished a queen-sized top made of mostly batiks in the Montana Cartwheel pattern. I call it Wild Thing. I'll try to get a post up of it, but I just had to say how much I admire the beautiful batik quilts each of you has posted.
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I have seen batiks in the catalog -when you buy the fabric in difference colors are the designs in the dye the same? And what are bali fabrics. I must be missing something not using these fabrics. What would be a good pattern for my firsr batik>
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Hi. My name is Quilting Nonnie and I'm a Batik Addict. (Hi Quilting Nonnie) LOL
Here's one I made for my son who likes batiks and blue. I loved it so much I made one for myself. The pattern is Gumballs and you can buy it at Stitchin' Heaven. I taught a class on this quilt. And now, as I think of it, I have one pattern that was left over. If you would like the pattern, just PM me. First one gets the pattern free, postage included. Offer ends January 29 @ 7 p.m. EST. (That's just so people don't keep PM-ing me! I'm sure it will be gone in a few minutes!) Paul Plays the Blues [ATTACH=CONFIG]150444[/ATTACH] |
Thats a pretty quilt! I love the blues.
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All of your Batik quilts are SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Originally Posted by qltnmom
Here are a couple more that I've made recently.
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Originally Posted by Quilting Nonnie
Hi. My name is Quilting Nonnie and I'm a Batik Addict. (Hi Quilting Nonnie) LOL
Here's one I made for my son who likes batiks and blue. I loved it so much I made one for myself. The pattern is Gumballs and you can buy it at Stitchin' Heaven. I taught a class on this quilt. And now, as I think of it, I have one pattern that was left over. If you would like the pattern, just PM me. First one gets the pattern free, postage included. Offer ends January 29 @ 7 p.m. EST. (That's just so people don't keep PM-ing me! I'm sure it will be gone in a few minutes!) |
No, it was a pattern by Deb Luttrell of Stitch' Heaven, a quilt shop in Quitman, TX. Isn't it great?
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Cute.
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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.
Wacky Jacky Google Wacky Jackys and go to the Inspirations section. You can see some close ups shots. |
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?
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Originally Posted by Roseann
All of your Batik quilts are SO BEAUTIFUL!!!
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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.
I had to start up my own company selling Batiks just so I could afford to keep up my Batik Habit. Wacky Jacky |
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!!
Wacky Jacky |
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.
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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. |
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.
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That's one cute quilt...great job :-D :-D :-D
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I admit it...I am a batik addict! Love your quilt
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Are the batiks in Connecting Threads and Keepsake Quilting catalogs good batiks? it sounds like you have to be careful about buying them. JoAnn's is really my only local store for quilting fabric and has some batiks.
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Originally Posted by ruthrec
I, too, love batiks. The colors are so vibrant and each quilt is different. The quilt shown here is totally batik. There are 22 different fabrics in this quilt and the colors make the design. The pattern is the basic log cabin. So easy to do and looks so complicated.
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Originally Posted by hikingquilter
I have been in love with batiks for years. I gravitate toward them whenever I'm in a fabric store. I drool, I fondle, I buy. I've made several quilts using only batiks or batiks and a solid. I am working on another now. All of the quilts shown in this thread are absolutely beautiful!
Wacky Jacky |
Originally Posted by Minnisewta
I hope this worked, here are 2 of my latest quilts
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-93128-1.htm I can't seem to look at anything but Batiks. It's like no other fabrics are in the quilt shops. Your quilt is just "Beautiful" ,a true work of art. Thanks for sharing! Are you from Australia? |
Originally Posted by Cdrlinda
I also love Batiks. I am a new quilter and sewer. I have trouble distinguishing the right side of fabric from the wrong side. Any suggestions?
Wacky Jacky |
Originally Posted by Dkm
I love batiks and this is a laugh....I hate to cut them up. They are the best to work with when doing stain glass projects. Anytime that I have a project with the raw edge effect I always use them.
Wacky Jacky |
Originally Posted by Ardelle Coult
I am a huge fan of batik and use it most of the time. What book is this pattern from? Love it, thanks for sharing.
Wacky Jacky |
Originally Posted by Lynn Luker
I have been slowly collecting batiks for the past few months. I'm considering doing a D9P with them. I thought if I did a black center (which would be cut in fourths) it would help unify as I have a wide variety of colors. I showed my fabrics to a non quilter, and she got a very funny look on her face. Will this end up being too wild? Do I need to stick with just a few colors? I have some deep tones and also a couple very lights...Any suggestions? I love looking at all your batik quilts!
Art comes from the heart. Don't fear other people's judgement. A non-quilter will not understand so don't put too much effort into trying to please them. Just do your quilt and post it in here were people understand and can truley appreeciate it. Wacky Jacky |
Originally Posted by mortinarose
Lee & Mary your quilts are beautiful. I love batiks also and have been collecting them a little at a time for a quilt.
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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.
The other possibility is that you may have purchased Batiks made in India rather than Bali. Bali batiks are definitely the best way to go. Much more superior. Wacky Jacky |
Beautiful...
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Darlaine
The batiks from Connecting Threads & Keepsake are very good quality. I've also used the ones from Joann's but our Joann's here doesn't have much of a selection. |
I am always drawn to batiks. They are so interesting in their patterns. I made a star type lap quilt with quite a few batiks. I have a picture of it at home I will try to post.
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I love Batiks sooo much that I started my own company that only sells batiks.
Plus it gives me an excuse to go to Bali to replenish stock. Jacky |
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