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Absolutely, best advice I got when I started quilting is that there are no rules to quilting. I have used batiks along with blenders and solids, whatever floats your boat. Remember, it's your quilt and you make your own rules.
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I've mixed batiks with other type fabric and it looks fine. If you like it, it works!
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I was told not to mix at a QS I visited on vacation... I don't listen so I mix!
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Since batiks tend to lose a bit of excess dye, do pre-wash them so they don't share where they shouldn't. Mix away!! Historically, crazy quilts are a total mix of fabrics, so the quilt police don't have a thread to hang you with!
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Originally Posted by LAQUITA
(Post 6789395)
Dear Quilt Police... Teheheh.
I am very new to the use of batiks but love them. I am about to venture out on my first use with them (finally' I've been collecting them forever) bit don't have enough colors to coordinate with a certain color theme I am trying to stay in. So my question is this, is it 'proper' to add solids and blenders to the mix when using batiks? Thanks for the help. |
Originally Posted by LAQUITA
(Post 6789395)
Dear Quilt Police... Teheheh.
I am very new to the use of batiks but love them. I am about to venture out on my first use with them (finally' I've been collecting them forever) bit don't have enough colors to coordinate with a certain color theme I am trying to stay in. So my question is this, is it 'proper' to add solids and blenders to the mix when using batiks? Thanks for the help. |
Prewash, just because you're mixing fabrics that might lose dye or shrink at slightly different rates.
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