Originally Posted by L8quilter
Wow! I'm in trouble. I am making a baby pinwheel for my DIL's 1st baby. I mixed batiks and other cottons and then have a batik for the backing. I think I hear the quilt police. Where can I hide? I haven't been quilting long and had never heard any of those batik "rules". I hope the quilt isn't all messed up. I did prewash and even used vinegar to set the colors. I guess it will be a lesson learned.
you are not in trouble. you have prewashed both fabrics ahead of time so the shrinkage is out of the cotton as well. You can mix both cottons and batiks and they look fabulous. I have used all different fabrics for the backing, not sheets or muslin though not good in my opinion, even minkie which quilts nice. It all depends on what you want to quilt thru. The nice thing is the quilt will wear better because of the batik fabric in it. You are going good.