Go with the batiks...much more fluid looking and it's now easy to find 'reads as soild' batiks so you get the best of both worlds. Black and gray batiks are now pretty easy to find, too. A welcome change in my opinion. Your quilt sounds awesome!
One thing to consider if you're thinking of mixing solids and batiks together is the difference in thread count of each of them. Batiks have a very high thread count while most solids are much lower. The result of combining them in one quilt can look much like mixing silk and burlap.
Last edited by ghostrider; 11-13-2014 at 06:04 AM.