|
Originally Posted by burchquilts
(Post 5409904)
That is the cutest darned quilt I've ever seen! Were the frogs paper pieced? Darling! Adorable!
|
peckish that quilt is amazing love the colours to
|
I didn't know there was any reason not to, so other than carefully pre-washing the batik fabrics, I mix and match them with other quilting fabrics willy-nilly! I pre wash everything though so maybe that's why (so far) nothing seems to have gone awry. (knock on wood!)
|
Thank you SO much for all of your replies!!
Rubesgirl, Tashana, irishrose, sewnoma (and I think I've missed a bunch more, but): Thanks for the heads up with the bleeding. I'll be sure to keep that in mind. HilaryK8: Beautiful quilt! I love the colors. Thanks for the tips! auntpiggylpn: OMG, I love that quilt! The froggies are amazing! Wanna make me one? :p teehee Anna: Thanks for the tip re: flannel Peckish: Good to know about the 'easing'. Maybe because of their higher thread count? hmm... And that's a gorgeous quilt! rebecca: I love your siggie :) nygal: the last quilt I made, a baby quilt, was from one of Edita's books (sized down to crib size) and I love it. :) Sewnoma: lol. I thought I was the only one in this world who said "willy-nilly". love it! Thanks to everyone for their opinions, experiences and replies! I'm still on the fence about the fabrics I've picked...I'll have to think about it some more, but it definitely makes me feel good to know that it can be done! (mixing of the two fabric types, I mean.) |
Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
(Post 5407325)
I've done it before and will do it again! In this quilt all of the frogs and the green squares in the border are batiks. The background fabrics (yellows) and the dark purple in the borders is 100 % cotton. The backing is also 100% cotton. I washed my fabrics prior to piecing. The batiks do tend to bleed more and with that in mind, I washed them until there wasn't any bleeding. It was gifted to MIL and I don't think she has washed it herself. It lays on the back of her couch, she doesn't want to use it because she doesn't want it to get worn out!!!
|
I think combining is a great idea....Just be careful as all batiks are not created equal, some are stiffer than others, I think from some of the wax for the process, and I think thats whats makes them hard to quilt. Some will bleed, others wouldn't....so I would recommend pre-washing and using a color catcher for sure.
|
i have mixed both with no problems. i do recommend washing fabric before cutting. if you are using small pieces, tie them into a pillowcase to wash them and they won't ravel or get lost in the washer.
|
Originally Posted by Mummy Quilts
(Post 5410508)
auntpiggylpn: OMG, I love that quilt! The froggies are amazing! Wanna make me one? :p teehee ) I'm not in the mood to make another one!! But, I do have the pattern available if anyone is interested!!! |
Yes!! My only word of caution is with regard to your finished 1/4" seams. Given that some prints are fairly heavy (Asians for example) and Batiks are fairly thin ... the 1/4" I use on batik-to-batik and Asian-to-Asian is definitely different, and when I sew the two together I have to adjust again.
This will probably only present a problem if you are sewing small pieces. My avatar is a mix of batik and print and the smallest pieces are 1/4" square. Making sure that each strip set had a correct 1/4" finished seam allowance is absolutely necessary when working with pieces this small. |
Again, more fantastic replies! Thank you ladies. I am so glad I asked all of you :)
You're all making me feel a lot better about mixing it up! |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:29 AM. |