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Can you mix these?

Old 01-09-2014, 07:35 AM
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I was wondering, if one can mix brush cotton with cotton. I'm making a quilt for my brother and I want my sashing to be light and can't find a brush cotton in a light enough color...Do you think it would be ok...The blocks are a nine patch in brush cotton and the sashing would be in cotton.
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Old 01-09-2014, 07:36 AM
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It will be fine....no one will notice unless you tell them............
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Old 01-09-2014, 07:38 AM
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It's not like you're going to put it in a contest. If your brother is like most men, they will look at the whole quilt and won't police the details. Go for it, he'll think it was suppose to be.
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:00 AM
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As far as anyone else knows, it's just another design element.
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:15 AM
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And my favorite answer.... "and once it's quilted it will be less noticeable!" That answer works for many questions!! haha!
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:22 AM
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Thanks everyone. Figured it would be ok, just wondered if one would shrink differently, but once quilted don't think it will much matter....onward and upward lol
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You're the artist who created this quilt - and as the artist, you can do as you please! That's the beauty of being a quilter.
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:27 AM
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As long as you wash/preshrink fabrics, you can mix anything you want.
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Old 01-09-2014, 09:31 AM
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I agree with all of the above.
Your quilt - your way.
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