Batik pros and cons
#71
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Originally Posted by pieces
Maybe its just a personal thing. (?) I make scrappy quilts mostly, and when I tried to incorporate some batik scraps they just didn't seem to blend in.
#73
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Originally Posted by gramsielu
Thanks for the info. I just started quilting in Feb. 2010 and just bought some batik fabric. What is Retayne and where can I get it?
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#74
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Spokane,WA
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This has been a great conversation. I love the colors of batiks. Since I very new at this I was having question that were coming up in my mind. I didn't know if the material was treated different than other cottens. Prewash, mixing and all the thing that you great people have answered here for me.
Thanks I have just bought some batik material off the internet, but haven't started anything I now know what things I should do to start and what to expect when sewing.
Thanks I have just bought some batik material off the internet, but haven't started anything I now know what things I should do to start and what to expect when sewing.
#75
I even love to applique with batiks. I am doing one now and all I have left to do are the borders. The center is finished and it has a WOW factor that is off the charts. I will post pics when it is all done. (Only have 14 flowers, stems and leaves with small dots to finish up) Probably another 40 or 50 hours is all. lol
#76
Originally Posted by squeakie
i love all the advice i am starting a quilt for my granddaughter and it is all batiks and will be appliqued elephants...yes..batik elephants!!
OK, back to the subject. I LOVE batiks too. They make the most beautiful flowers, leaves, and everything else 'painterly.' There is just nothing else like them. SO pretty. I used them on nautical star pattern...bright pattern "exploding" on background like space (dark blue with lights). Kinda like, "Let there be light" or at least was what I was trying to capture...best as could.
#77
I got an email of the MOST batiks I've ever seen from "Seawatch." One thing I do NOT need is more fabric...but since everyone here is discussing batiks seemed like I should tell you what I got in 'the mail.' I've know nothing whatsoever about the company, never ordered from them in my life. I don't even know how they knew my email address...but they certainly have a load of batiks, all I know.
#78
I have become a batik-o-holic. I love batiks. I do find they run if not treated properly before using. i use a very sharp, very thin needle. I've machine quilted a king size quilt on my Janome 6600 and have not had a problem with the thread breaking. I've got three batik projects I can't wait to start.
#79
Originally Posted by mamaw
Does anyone have any input on working with batik fabrics? I am going to be attempting it sometime soon, and I am aware that they are tightly woven fabrics and should use a sharp needle. Any advice is welcome.
#80
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Baileys Prairie, Texas
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I have just started using batiks. I like the way they work, but like all fabrics, I wash (rinse) all my fabrics before I start. I do like using them for backing on my baby quilts, but you really have to look around to find them in my local. Many stores will have a few bolts, but I am getting ready to start a quilt using 10 different fabrics and I thought I was going to poop out before I found all the colors I needed. I guess I'll start figureing the price of a tank of gas in the quilt cost!!!
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