I was given a bali pops batik jelly roll but haven't had a chance to use it yet. I bought a piece of batik (without realising) to put in a bargello. It looks great but I found even though it was cut straight it seemed to skew a bit. I cut a couple of new pieces but then discovered if I sewed it in as normal it was fine.
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After reading how much people liked them -I looked at the few JoAnn's carried and wasn't impressed. Since there aren't any lqs here. I visited one in Amarillo looked at theirs talked to the shop owners - decided probably not for me - I love bold colors.
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I love batiks...........that is mostly what I quilt with....my sister-in-law does not like batiks...she say they look unfinished....so when she finds a batik she sented it to me and I send her "non- batik".
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I love batiks. The colors are so beautiful and they are hand finished, which means a lot to me. I agree they are more difficult to sew on the binding, but not enough to stop me from loving them.
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Thanks so much Weezie. Great ideas!
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I don't care for batiks either.
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I am not very fond of batiks either. A few of the batik quilts I have seen here are pretty, but on the whole, I just really don't get it!
I am SO not fond of them, I didn't even know that they are a stiff fabric. I guess that I have never even felt moved enough by a batik to touch or feel it. |
I'm with you. Some Batiks have snuk into my stash but I haven't used them yet. (Is snuk a word?)
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Color, color, color. The majority of them look good enough to eat!
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You must have the best looking kitchen around.
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At first I was not drawn to batiks...especially the ones that have what I call imprints/stamping on them (like fern leaves or whatever). I do love the ones that look like watercolors what I call the old fashioned batiks. There are so many ways to use them to create many different effects in quilting. Being such a traditional quilter it did take me awhile to warm up to them but once I did there was no looking back.
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This is a quilt in progress for my son and his fiance.
All batiks - in progress [ATTACH=CONFIG]166552[/ATTACH] |
Originally Posted by puck116
This is a quilt in progress for my son and his fiance.
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I LOVE batiks - the colors and patterns just make me feel good!
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i agree that they can be "muddy", you have to be careful (unless this is the look you're after) to choose clear colors. i love them, though. i like how "tight" they are, helps me keep the stretch factor down.
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I finished a quick quilt this week-end made up in batiks and wanted to share. You can find it at http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-102648-1.htm
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Originally Posted by jdiane318
I wasn't a fan of batiks until I saw a quilt with the Tonga line of batiks, that hooked me in to give them a chance. I like how the colors blend and create different looks depending on how you look at them. You can take 5" blocks and make the coolest twister blankets ever and no two ever be the same. You can cut a batik into pieces and not find the same color, it creates a unique perspective of color.
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