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I love batiks, love the interesting dimension they give to the finished product, oh and all the lovely colors!!
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I really like batiks, but I have a problem mixing them with prints in the same quilt. I prefer them by themselves. I don't like the way the texture doesn't seem to mesh with "regular" fabrics in the same quilt.
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Love them, love them, love them. Said it three times because once is not sufficient to post...what a crazy rule.
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I just finished piecing my first batik fabric top and love working with the material. I just posted a pic of it. Title is batik quilt. It is in the pictures section. I have wanted to work with them for a long time and now that I have, I love them even more. The colors are gorgeous and fabric is very stable. This is my best pieced quilt, lots of seams that accually match in Trip around the world! I love them.
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Originally Posted by vondae
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I never dreamed when I wrote this thread that it would get such a response. But, glad it did. Nice to hear each persons views on this subject. I must add, that I have seen many of your quilts made of batiks on this board and they are beautiful. I just can't seem to warm up to them. Who knows maybe someday they to will grow on me. I do love the 30's reproduction prints and some of the large prints. As many have said "TO EACH HIS OWN". I hope I didn't hurt anyones feelings by writing this. That was not my intent.
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When it's just a piece of fabric by itself, I don't like them. But when it's all the different colors in a quilt I like it.
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I have used batiks and loved them - but right now they are not appealing to me either - don't know why - can't say I won't ever use them again just not now.
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I LOVE Batiks and hardly sew anything but batiks!
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Originally Posted by vondae
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I know most of you are going to think I'm looney, but, I just do not like the batiks. I don't know why, they just are not my thing. Is there anyone else out there who shares my dislike of them or am I the only one? I read and see, how many of you use and rave about the batiks and I just can't get worked up about them. I have spent quite a lot of time in the fabric stores looking and touching them, hoping it was something I could overcome. Hope!!! SO,I was just wondering if I am in this boat alone or if others are sinking with me? Ha Ha.
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You are NOT alone! I don't like batiks - at least most of the time, I don't. I think it's because it irritates my double vision to look at them. And I am 'color challenged' so I don't see what those who love batiks see.
I did make one quilt top out of batiks for my grand nephew, though, and I love it. Am getting ready to quilt it in the next month or so. I made it from a set of jelly roll strips so I knew everything worked together. At least I think they work together. LQS wouldn't sell something that doesn't work well together, right? Not too worry, though, there are plenty of other fabrics out there for us! |
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