Originally Posted by tnjacke
All of the batiks I have bought are cotton, and I have used them with other high quality quilt shop cottons with no problems. Some people that hand quilt have problems quilting batiks, but as a machine quilter it hasn't bothered me. Most batiks are woven tighter than some cotton which is the reason for the problem.
I say go for it.. it is your quilt and your rules....
I agree... batiks are a pain in the butt to hand quilt through, but if you are machine quilting you are singing! I have also mixed the both and it worked out great!