MIXING FABRICS
#25
it's okay to mix ALL fabrics....your choice! And odd? Nope...don't think so at all. The best piece of advice I ever got on choosing fabrics is not use all the same hues.....need a good mix - otherwise, your pattern will get lost. Didn't quite know what that meant until I started to look at kits sold online - and finally got it.
Love the batiks - and to throw in more traditional fabric - hey, go for it!!!!
Love the batiks - and to throw in more traditional fabric - hey, go for it!!!!
#28
I mixed batiks with traditional fabric in my Labyrinth Quilt (posted on 4/26/11) and was very pleased with the outcome. The outer border and opposing points on the star in the middle is the traditional fabric. I think what worked were the colors being very close and the traditional fabric almost reading as a batik when looking thru a reducing glass.
#29
Originally Posted by sandpat
Yup, the more, the merrier! I do it all the time and have no problems with it (although, I'm a pre-washer type)
I wash everything as it comes into the house so I never have to worry about it or stop to wash if I am mixing things..
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