Batik Block Swap-Sign ups close June 30, 2010
05-17-2010, 12:08 PM
#312
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: small town in Oregon
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Black really makes the applique stand out . . and I know it is difficult to find a batik black that doesn't have a lot of colored splashes on it. I say go for it!
Will you be joining us Saturday for our quilting board get together? Hope so :)
Will you be joining us Saturday for our quilting board get together? Hope so :)
05-17-2010, 01:20 PM
#313
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Muscatine, Iowa by way of West Virginia, Washington State, and Montana
Posts: 1,130
Originally Posted by Feathers
Hi Everyone:
At our quilt group this month we learned how to do a reverse applique which I'm having a ton of fun with. My question?
I am signed up for the Batik exchange so want to make sure I do what I'm suppose to do as this is the first swap I've done. My question:
I would LOVE to do a reverse applique block with the batik but I could not find plain or even marbled black batik in any of the stores I shopped in to find the batik fabrics I'm using. I went to every WalMart within 100 miles from us, I went to quilt shops (3), JoAnn Fabrics, Fabricland and Mill Ends Fabric store but none of them had the black so I decided to use just plain black cotton. Would you Batik lovers feel cheated if I made my blocks with this black cotton? I can find another pattern to make my Batik blocks using all Batik but I love this reverse applique and I love the blocks, too. Please be honest in your opinion so I can decide what I will do. Thank you so much.
At our quilt group this month we learned how to do a reverse applique which I'm having a ton of fun with. My question?
I am signed up for the Batik exchange so want to make sure I do what I'm suppose to do as this is the first swap I've done. My question:
I would LOVE to do a reverse applique block with the batik but I could not find plain or even marbled black batik in any of the stores I shopped in to find the batik fabrics I'm using. I went to every WalMart within 100 miles from us, I went to quilt shops (3), JoAnn Fabrics, Fabricland and Mill Ends Fabric store but none of them had the black so I decided to use just plain black cotton. Would you Batik lovers feel cheated if I made my blocks with this black cotton? I can find another pattern to make my Batik blocks using all Batik but I love this reverse applique and I love the blocks, too. Please be honest in your opinion so I can decide what I will do. Thank you so much.
05-17-2010, 03:47 PM
#315
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Ridge, Illinois
Posts: 79
Originally Posted by Feathers
Hi Everyone:
At our quilt group this month we learned how to do a reverse applique which I'm having a ton of fun with. My question?
I am signed up for the Batik exchange so want to make sure I do what I'm suppose to do as this is the first swap I've done. My question:
I would LOVE to do a reverse applique block with the batik but I could not find plain or even marbled black batik in any of the stores I shopped in to find the batik fabrics I'm using. I went to every WalMart within 100 miles from us, I went to quilt shops (3), JoAnn Fabrics, Fabricland and Mill Ends Fabric store but none of them had the black so I decided to use just plain black cotton. Would you Batik lovers feel cheated if I made my blocks with this black cotton? I can find another pattern to make my Batik blocks using all Batik but I love this reverse applique and I love the blocks, too. Please be honest in your opinion so I can decide what I will do. Thank you so much.
At our quilt group this month we learned how to do a reverse applique which I'm having a ton of fun with. My question?
I am signed up for the Batik exchange so want to make sure I do what I'm suppose to do as this is the first swap I've done. My question:
I would LOVE to do a reverse applique block with the batik but I could not find plain or even marbled black batik in any of the stores I shopped in to find the batik fabrics I'm using. I went to every WalMart within 100 miles from us, I went to quilt shops (3), JoAnn Fabrics, Fabricland and Mill Ends Fabric store but none of them had the black so I decided to use just plain black cotton. Would you Batik lovers feel cheated if I made my blocks with this black cotton? I can find another pattern to make my Batik blocks using all Batik but I love this reverse applique and I love the blocks, too. Please be honest in your opinion so I can decide what I will do. Thank you so much.
Claudia Paula
05-17-2010, 04:32 PM
#317
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 3,007
Originally Posted by quiltingnonie
Black really makes the applique stand out . . and I know it is difficult to find a batik black that doesn't have a lot of colored splashes on it. I say go for it!
Will you be joining us Saturday for our quilting board get together? Hope so :)
Will you be joining us Saturday for our quilting board get together? Hope so :)
Yes, I'll be at the Open House this week end...Can't wait.
Thank you all for your opinions, compliments and input. I just love this technique and would really like to do these blocks for the batik exchange. I'm going to try and order some black batik if I can find some.
05-17-2010, 09:08 PM
#318
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Muscatine, Iowa by way of West Virginia, Washington State, and Montana
Posts: 1,130
Dagny, I am not sure, but are you the one taking care of the batik swap now? If so, I'm ready for your address. Could you please PM me? Thanks bunches. :-)
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