Originally Posted by rosemarie34
Pat,
I LOVE using batiks in everyone of my quilts (and I make A LOT of quilts)...first thing you should know is batiks MUST be washed before you sew them (unless it's going to be a wall hanging and won't get washing) because they will bleed, especially the darker colors...batiks will play with cottons very nicely so you shouldn't have a problem...as for wrinkling, it depends on the quality of your fabric...if you feel it's flimsy after you wash it, spray starch and iron it before you sew it...
Rosemarie
First, I want to say...what a beautiful quilt. Such a great job with the unique setting for the log cabin.
Secondly...I am very lazy and NEVER prewash anything...yes not even my batiks. So far, I have had nothing bleed, but, the darkest batik I have used is a deep purple or a dark blue(I tend to stay away from reds). I do, however, use colour catchers in my wash cycle. One of these days, I may get nailed and ruin a perfectly good quilt by not prewashing, but, so far, so good.