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Batik Gems
29 Dazzling Quilt Projects

Author: Laurie Shifrin
Pages: 95
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: C & T Publishing
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4E30201
Weight: 0.95 lb
20% off: $22.36
MSRP: $27.95

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Open a Treasure Chest of Batik Quilts

These quilts celebrate everything that's glorious about batiks - the rich colors, the exotic prints, and the dramatic effects you can get with easy patterns. Laurie makes it easy to create your own masterpiece with complete how-to instructions and lots of tips on fabrics, tools and techniques.

• Make 29 vibrant batik quilts in colors that span the rainbow and sizes ranging from crib to king.
• Find out all about batiks - how they are made, how to care for them and how to pair them beautifully with other quilting fabrics.
• Learn to make scrappy batik quilts in color combinations that really work.

About the Author

Although she enjoyed her former career as a professional violinist, this phase of Laurie Shifrin's life has been the most creative and rewarding. She feels fortunate to live in the lush Pacific Northwest, where her love for colors and textures found in nature is constantly fed and nurtured.

Laurie has authored two previous books on using batiks, but this is her first with C & T Publishing. Being a published author has opened up the world of international teaching. Laurie regularly travels around the United States and Canada to share her enthusiasm and love for batiks and her no-nonsense quilting tips. Her appearance on the television show Simply Quilts with Alex Andersen is still shown in reruns.

Many quilters know Laurie from her many years as manager of the wonderful Seattle quilt shop in The Beginning, which closed doors a few years ago. She continues as a technical editor for the The Beginning publications, including books and patterns.

Laurie's other quilting endeavors have led her to design the featured pattern for a batik kit from Timeless Treasures. She has contributed quilts to numerous books by other authors, including a recently released book on table runners. Laurie quilts and quilt designs are regularly featured by Hoffman, Island Batik and Princess Mirah Design at International Quilt Market.

Instruction Page

Batik: How-to

Batik Fabrics in Quilts

Hoffman Batik Watercolor Wraps in a Tube: 1895WW Collection
7" x 7" charm squares (40 pieces) 20 color variations per package

Hoffman Batik Watercolor Wraps in a Tube: 1895WW Collection
7" x 7" charm squares (40 pieces) 20 color variations per package

Charm Quilts: One-patch quilts or designs that use precut squares i.e. 7", 5" Nickel Quilts, 10" layer cake bundles & more

Out of Print

Quilt Savvy
One-Patch Scrap Quilts
by Pat Yamin

Scrap Quilts

Also see:

• Fat Quarters & Jelly Rolls
• Fabric Influenced Quilts
• Traditional Quilts

Lynne Edwards

Scrap & Sampler Quilts

Lynne Edwards'
New Sampler Quilt Book

Out of Print

Making Scrap Quilts
To Use It Up
by Lynne Edwards

Scrap Quilts by

Christiane Meunier

Evelyn Sloppy

Scrap & Fast Pieced Quilts