Teen

Do you see an issue with this? I have a batik fabric that is the perfect color for a quilt. It's a coppery color that is hard to match and would be awesome but I'm worried about mixing even tho it's cotton too.
If ok, Should I pre wash? Thank you for your insight and knowledge...

AliKat

No, I just finished a cotton top with batik back with batik binding. It's beautiful. The only difficulty is with making my hand needle go through the batik as that is slightly harder to do ... esp with arthritis. but, wouldn't change it.

dunster

I prewash everything. But if I didn't, I would still prewash batiks. Most of them are fine, but once a while you get one that really bleeds. As far as mixing it with the quilting cottons, it's fine. As AliKat says, it may be harder to sew the binding on if you do it by hand.

SusieQOH

I think it sounds like a great idea. I don't pre-wash much but batiks are the exception. I always wash them.

QuiltE

Why Not?? ... I just finished a wall hanging this weekend of regular quilting cottons.
The binding is a tonal batik.

Similarly, there is no reason why you cannot mix quilting cottons and batiks in a quilt top too.

.........and yes, I am another committed pre-washer!
When I bring fabric home, it goes directly to the laundry room,
before it joins the stash or gets used in a project.

Tartan

If it's the right colour, I would use it. If you plan on hand sewing the binding to the back, I would wash it first so it needles easier.

Mariposa

I'd use it, but would pre-wash the fabric.

maryb119

I mix batiks and prints all the time. If I like them together....then I use them together. Batiks are cotton fabrics too. I prewash batiks. I have had some of the dyes run and I don't want any surprises when a quilt is finished.

Faintly Artistic

I hand quilt with batiks all the time. The key to sewing them is to use a very thin needle. My favorite needles are from the Thimblelady, long, thin and sharp. Other needles feel like trying to sew with a stick.

Teen

Thank you for your guidance. I'm washing the batik fabric as we speak. I have thin needles, too, but not probably what was recommended. I'll give it a shot and see. Thanks so much, again!!