hey I'm a new quilter. I have mostly boutiques in my quilt but I was wondering if I can mix some stamped pattern type cloth into the quilt. I think it looks ok, but not too sure since I'm new to this. Is it going to look really funny? Thanks! And if you have any pictures of mixed quilts please send me a link.

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Hello and welcome from Minnesota!
Do you mean batiks?
If you like the looks of it, you can do whatever you like!
Show us a picture and see what everyone on the board thinks! That might help you in making a decision.

I mix fabrics all the time. My avatar is a combination of batiks and woven prints. I just sent a quilt off to my LAQ that had woven prints, knit minkee and brushed flannel. When I get it back I plan to add a satin binding. If it looks good - and you like it, go for it - it's your creation!

Oh, and BTW - Welcome from Wisconsin :D

welcome!

I always do when using Batix welcome from Michigan

I mix them all the time! Welcome from Kentucky!

Welcome from In. I also mix fabrics. I am working on a quilt that has 3 diff. types of fabric.

Hi from Western Australia. Its your quilt, what do you think? Show us a picture!!

I've mixed fabrics for quilts before. I use people's clothing to make memory quits for others. They contain all types of fabrics.

Greetings from California. I would recommend that your fabrics should be of similar weight. If some are too thin, you can secure them to a heavier interfacing and stabilize the pieces. It is also important that the different fabrics handle well in the wash. As long as those factors are met - go for it. Your quilt, your design, your rules!

Hello from the mountains of East Tennessee!

Hello from the mountains of East Tennessee!

Welcome from Kansas/Germany! Edyta Sitar is a desinger for Moda but has a website: www.laundrybasketquilts.com She mixes fabrics all the time...really beautiful stuff. :) Good luck!

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here. I mix fabrics all the time. Lay them out and see if you like the combos and then go for it.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!

Welcome from Michigan.:)

Hello, and another Michigan welcome!

Welcome from sunny Deltona,Florida, lots of good people to help and give great ideas.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

welcome! Repeat to self "there are no rules in quilting...there are no rules in quilting" You can do what you want!!

What they said! And welcome to the board from western Nevada!

welcome from se TX

Welcome from Oklahoma!

Welcome! I have even mixed textures in my baby quilts, so I guess anything goes as long as you like it!

I mix it all. I like them better that way. There are quilts I mix Civil War, Hawaiian, batik, 1930, contemporary. whatever I like. I am sure there are people who do not care for it but if you like it it is all that matters.
Welcome!

Welcome!

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D

Quilting is all about what makes you happy. If you like it then go for it.

Hi and welcome from NE Ohio.

G'day from Australia

Hey thanks everyone! I am using a confetti white background and mostly Batiks (sorry I didn't know how to spell it but now I do). I'll post up the picture when I'm done with it. It's still fairly new. Again thanks for welcoming me and all the nice inputs.

batiks tend to bleed-so i would be sure to pre-wash them- but you can mix anything you want- the only thing i ever worry about is whether or not they can be laundered together- as long as they all can be washed- they all can be used in my book

I'm making a scrappy quilt right now that has cotton, flannel, corduroy, sparkly Christmas fabric, batiks...

If you like it, use it! (Unless it is going to fall apart, or shrink, or bleed uncontrollably.)

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D
Quilts that are going to be washed and used a lot, I am more careful mixing fabrics. Wall hangings, quilts that aren't used often, I would mix just about anything.

Welcome from Minnesota and happy quilting.