I'm starting to plan my first bargello quilt using a pattern from Eileen Wright's Twist & Turns Bargello book. My question is if I want to use batiks, does it look ok to mix in non-batiks or are they so much their own style you wouldn't mix-n-match? I'd love opinions. Thanks!

I have mixed batiks with quilting cottons and it has looked great

eileen wright is a member on this quilt board. she popped in one day and said if anyone has questions on quilts from her book, send her a pm and she will be glad to assist. her board name is eileensquilting.

but you can mix batiks with other fabrics.

I've seen bargellos with batiks and regular cottons mixed in that look beautiful! I think the color flow is the most important thing. Don't forget to come back and show us what you choose!

I have always felt that if you find a fabric that you like and it works for you GO FOR IT

lots of people mix batiks with other fabrics- just make sure you pre-wash the batiks- even if you don't normally pre-wash-
batiks are 'hand-dyes' and pretty much always have excess dye in them that needs to be washed out before using- otherwise they WILL bleed/run in your finished project

I just finished one with batiks and cottons and it looks great. As long as the colors flow the way you want, mixing works!

I used anything that had the right color values I needed. Back when I did my first one, I had never heard of batiks

Why not. There are no quilt police here. I have mixed them and love the outcome.

My personal preference is to use a combination of batiks, blenders and tone on tones that seem to just flow from one to the next.