Yes, definitely you can use the metallic and glitter fabrics.
Though not all are created equal.
My experience has been that some look just as good after washing/drying as when purchased.
I've had some where the glitter and metallics either disappear totally or partially with washing/drying.
Some lose their glitter just with handling.
The irony (to me) is that I have had different things happen with the same line of fabrics.
Another, that I love, the glitter bits melt with an iron ... I really should get rid of it!
But I keep hoping that sometime I will have a non-ironing project to use it in.
As if, that will happen, for me the one who presses at every step of the process!
For those that are wondering, I am thinking this is the pattern that
Evy mentioned ...
https://www.fabriccafe.com/Stepping-...91421-free.htm