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02-25-2011, 01:24 AM

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I know I saw someone post a link for a site online for batik fabrics, but for the life of me I cant find it now...Just got my book in the mail today and boy am I ready to do some serious shopping.....HELP who orders on line and gets good prices for great fabric?

Hancocks of Paducha has lots of batick on sale for $5 to $6 a yard. You do have to buy a yard of each choice. Try fat quarters or fat 8ths from Connecting threads. Have fun shopping.

Trish, the minimum quantity at Hancocks of P is half a yard - but for this quilt, you wouldn't need that really, so fat quarters or eighths would give you more choices for your cash.

02-25-2011, 05:30 AM

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Try Batiks.com or batiksgalore.com...they both have lots! I love the batiks that change color from side to side...it seems to me that you get lots more variation for your money.

02-25-2011, 06:47 AM

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Speaking of batiks, I got this yesterday from Favorite Fabrics. The picture doesn't do it justice, it is gorgeous! Sure hope I can find some place in this quilt for some of it.

Batik Fabric from Favorite Fabrics

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02-25-2011, 07:21 AM

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Oooh, Judy, that is a beautiful batik. I see you want to make room for it!

02-25-2011, 08:59 AM

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Judy that's just gorgeous.

02-25-2011, 09:37 AM

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That's delish!

02-25-2011, 03:00 PM

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Roxanne posted a thread here on the board that gives a link for appliqueing a heart shape that you all might find useful:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-103014-1.htm

I don't use a straw needle, as I find them too long for me, I use a quilting (no 11) needle, and I still manage to bend them. Also, I use a regular machine thread in the needle, but you will all find what will work best for you - at least it will be nice for you to watch a video, rather than trying to follow my pics.

02-25-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

I don't use a straw needle, as I find them too long for me, I use a quilting (no 11) needle, and I still manage to bend them. Also, I use a regular machine thread in the needle, but you will all find what will work best for you - at least it will be nice for you to watch a video, rather than trying to follow my pics.

Lesley, I saw an ad for thread at Connecting Threads but it was a lot of thread on the spools. What weight of thread do you use and how many different colors do you think we will need?

02-26-2011, 02:04 AM

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Warning! International lurker here! :shock:

I have just spent the last two evenings reading this thread from page 1 and trying to convince myself that I am not going to join in. ;-)

But if that was true I suppose I wouldn't be posting a comment, would I?