Can I use cotton and batiks in the same quilt?
06-18-2009, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueChicken
Whew! Didn't want to break one of those "rules" ;-)
The colours are just perfect, and I can't find anything in the same cotton. The batiks feel a little bit thiner, but I don't think it's going to be noticeable.
The colours are just perfect, and I can't find anything in the same cotton. The batiks feel a little bit thiner, but I don't think it's going to be noticeable.
You should not have any problem mixing them, I hear that they play quite nicely together :D :D :D
06-18-2009, 11:17 PM
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LOL
You guys are the coolest!
I'm doing the pattern pam had, the lone star with no diamonds, so I want it to be perfect, of course. I'm absolutely in love with the colours I have, so would be devestated if it looked terrible because of the different fabrics.
You guys are the coolest!
I'm doing the pattern pam had, the lone star with no diamonds, so I want it to be perfect, of course. I'm absolutely in love with the colours I have, so would be devestated if it looked terrible because of the different fabrics.
06-18-2009, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Shelley
Yes. The quilt police don't know where we live........
06-19-2009, 01:36 AM
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Let's see....it's YOUR quilt, so why would anyone else care, right?
I say go for it....if you like it, that's all that counts.
If someone thinks you are wrong with mixing the 2, then they can just....bugger off!
Now,,,get it done so we can see!!!!
I say go for it....if you like it, that's all that counts.
If someone thinks you are wrong with mixing the 2, then they can just....bugger off!
Now,,,get it done so we can see!!!!
06-19-2009, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tnjacke
All of the batiks I have bought are cotton, and I have used them with other high quality quilt shop cottons with no problems. Some people that hand quilt have problems quilting batiks, but as a machine quilter it hasn't bothered me. Most batiks are woven tighter than some cotton which is the reason for the problem.
I say go for it.. it is your quilt and your rules....
I say go for it.. it is your quilt and your rules....
06-19-2009, 04:41 AM
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Prewash and dry them very thoroughly before you start cutting, because the cotton will shrink at a higher percentage than the batik. Because of the way batiks are produced, they will not shrink. Cottons will, and they will continue to have a small amount of residual shrinkage over the years.
Sorry if that sounds like a "rule", but I am assuming that you really don't want parts of your quilt to remain flat and smooth and other parts to shrink up.
Also, some of the batiks are heavily over-dyed. They may not fade at all in the wash, but they will bleed -- not just in that first wash where you can use a color-catcher, but also over time.
I prewash everything, but batik colors still bleed. I live in a fairly humid part of the country, and our red-and-white bed quilts show some of the results - even without additional washing, the edges of my white pieces are pink/red.
Believe it or not, the expensive batik fabrics bleed just as much or more than the cheap ones (especially the darker reds and greens,) which have been overdyed). Wash the heck out of them before you start.
Sorry if that sounds like a "rule", but I am assuming that you really don't want parts of your quilt to remain flat and smooth and other parts to shrink up.
Also, some of the batiks are heavily over-dyed. They may not fade at all in the wash, but they will bleed -- not just in that first wash where you can use a color-catcher, but also over time.
I prewash everything, but batik colors still bleed. I live in a fairly humid part of the country, and our red-and-white bed quilts show some of the results - even without additional washing, the edges of my white pieces are pink/red.
Believe it or not, the expensive batik fabrics bleed just as much or more than the cheap ones (especially the darker reds and greens,) which have been overdyed). Wash the heck out of them before you start.
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