Batik Beauties: 18 Stunning Quilts

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Summary: Great Batik Quilt design source
Review: 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.

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Summary: Inspirational Batiks
Review: Do you drool over breathtakingly beautiful batiks? Are you drawn to classic patchwork patterns that allow the beauty of the fabric to shine? Finally, a book that inspires through the use of timeless patchwork with thoughtful direction and gorgeous batiks! These patterns are simple and can be easily adapted to nonbatik fabrics. Ms. Shifrin has a real eye for color and value, and it shows in the gorgeous quilts displayed on the pages of this book. The straightforward explanations of the batik process and the fabrics produced are both informative and helpful. Go ahead, now you can confidently create your own stunning batik beauties!

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Summary: Breathtaking Batiks
Review: Do you drool over breathtakingly beautiful batiks? Are you drawn to classic patchwork patterns that allow the beauty of the fabric to shine? Finally, a book that inspires through the use of timeless patchwork with thoughtful direction and gorgeous batiks! These patterns are simple and can be easily adapted to nonbatik fabrics. Ms. Shifrin has a real eye for color and value, and it shows in the gorgeous quilts displayed on the pages of this book. The straightforward explanations of the batik process and the fabrics produced are both informative and helpful. Go ahead, now you can confidently create your own stunning batik beauties!

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Summary: Amazing and wonderful!
Review: 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!

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Summary: Excellent patterns for any fabric
Review: 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.

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Summary: Excellent patterns for any fabric
Review: 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.

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Summary: Wonderful Book with lots of eye candy
Review: The book contains lots of information on Batiks and many beautiful pictures. I took a class by Laurie Shifrin, we did the "Behind the Shadows" quilt from the book, page 54. Not only is she a great author, but in person is very friendly and always ready to offer encouragement. She will be releasing a new book sometime this winter. I got a sneak preview during a trunk show and believe me the color and fabric combinations are eye-catching. The only complaint I have with the book is that it doesn't contain the block sizes.

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Summary: Wonderful Book with lots of eye candy
Review: The book contains lots of information on Batiks and many beautiful pictures. I took a class by Laurie Shifrin, we did the "Behind the Shadows" quilt from the book, page 54. Not only is she a great author, but in person is very friendly and always ready to offer encouragement. She will be releasing a new book sometime this winter. I got a sneak preview during a trunk show and believe me the color and fabric combinations are eye-catching. The only complaint I have with the book is that it doesn't contain the block sizes.

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Summary: Inspired and boldly beautiful
Review: The exotic world of batiks opens up with Ms. Shifrin's dynamic use of these vibrantly alive fabrics. Her innovative patterns and creative vision are an inspiration to quilters of all skills and backgrounds. It's apparent that batiks are her passion as every page is brimming with their rich colors. The designs cover the range from traditional to contemporary. This book is the first of its kind, and it presents an invaluable resource for quilters every where on how to incorporate the exotic and alluring nature of batiks into their treasured heirlooms. The instructions are clear, thorough, and include an abundance of helpful hints to make each project a pleasure. It's certainly one of the must have books in my quilting library, and I know it's going to be a source of creative motivation for many years to come. If you don't quilt, you'll want to start with this book. There's no better book to begin a lifetime love affair with batiks. --C. Mills

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Summary: Inspirational Batiks
Review: This book is both informative and insirational! If you have never known what to do with your collection of batiks, this book will inspire you. If you have not collected batiks, you will now! The color and graphics are beautiful. The directions are clear and easy to follow. A must have for any quilter's library.