Batik Beauties: 18 Stunning Quilts [Paperback]

Laurie Shifrin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001 | Series: That Patchwork Place

Find a treasure chest of ideas for your batiks! Get inspired to play with the brilliant colors and dramatic motifs of batik fabrics with this visual feast of batik quilts. Then follow techniques and patterns that will give you the confidence to dive into your collection and stitch up rich, color-splashed quilts.

· Choose from 18 spectacular projects, from small wall quilts to full-size bed quilts, that showcase the vibrant hues and exotic designs of batik abrics

· Use simple-to-stitch shapes based on classic blocks and patterns, plus find tips for combining batiks with traditional quilting fabrics

· Learn about the ancient art form of batik, which uses a combination of waxes and dyes to make intricate patterns on fabric

· Enhance your quilts with a variety of exciting options for borders and settings that will dazzle the eye

Find the inspiration to start stitching your batiks today with this book of beautiful quilts for batik lovers and fabric lovers everywhere!

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About the Author

Several of Laurie Shifrin's original quilt designs have been published by the renowned Seattle quilt shop In The Beginning, where Laurie works as a retail manager. One of her original quilts was published in the That Patchwork Place book Quilting Your Memories. Fabric-loving quilters will relate to Laurie's impressive collection of over 1,200 batik fabrics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564773825
• ISBN-13: 978-1564773821
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Batik Quilt design source, November 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Batik Beauties: 18 Stunning Quilts (Paperback)

Batik Beauties lives up to its title. The gorgeous array of quilts will entice anyone who has a love of fabrics. Laurie Shifrin shows you in clear, easy steps how to combine luscious batiks to create a prize quilt, which not only does justice to the fabric, but is an eye-catcher either on the wall or the bed. This book can take the frustration out of creating a masterpiece as Ms. Shifrin, who has a special eye for combining color and pattern, categorizes the different batik designs and then guides you to create an effective combination. Her instructions are clearly written and well illustrated and she offers designs which appeal to a variety of tastes.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent patterns for any fabric, February 15, 2003

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Paige Peterson (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Batik Beauties: 18 Stunning Quilts (Paperback)

In this book, Laurie talks about the history of batiks and about how they are made today. She also talks about how to buy Batiks, and how to tell the real Batiks apart from the look-alikes. I also see instructions on caring and protecting your Batik fabric. However, not as much about this as I expected.
This book also has a lot of basic quiltmaking instructions. If this was the only book I owned, I would be able to finish a quilt right down to the binding. There's not too much on quilting patterns because she feels the batiks speak for themselves so the quilts don't need too much quilting.
I am not a person who likes the Batik fabrics, but I love the patterns in this book just using my fabrics. Most of the patterns are simple rotary cutting quilts using squares, rectangles and triangles. I did see a few quilts that use applique or a template.
The directions are simple to follow and well illustrated. Laurie has also rated each pattern by skill level. I'm a beginner, but with these directions, I feel I could successfully and easily complete every one.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and wonderful!, October 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Batik Beauties: 18 Stunning Quilts (Paperback)

I can't get over how wonderful this book is! It not only inspires the beginning quilter, but helps a more advanced quilter focus in a whole new direction. The color schemes are beautifully put together. I used the author's ideas and also set out on my own to pick out colors. I love the format of the book; how you can get right to the color coded pages, and the directions are crystal clear. Even if you are an experienced quilter, you will enjoy these directions. Thank you for a book well done!