MIXING FABRICS
07-03-2011, 12:59 PM
#41
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If it is a color that blends with the quilt, why not use it. I bought a lavender quilt kit and for the ribbon border they chose a mottled moda print, I took it out and used a beautiful purple batik that really set the quilt. The rest of the quilt was in traditional prints.
07-03-2011, 02:42 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
Absolutely!! Only one small word of advise. If the pieces you are going to work with are very small (1") then will have to pay very close attention to your 1/4" seam allowances. You could have a slightly different 1/4" allowance when you match batik to batik, batik to reg cotton, and reg cotton to reg cotton.
If the pieces are larger you won't notice as much.
If the pieces are larger you won't notice as much.
07-03-2011, 03:33 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by Grammashel
I watched a program with Edyta Sitar, who makes fantastic quilts and she mixes them all the time. If she can do it, that makes it OK in my book.
07-03-2011, 03:40 PM
#49
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If it fits - Mix!!
Quilting is all about bits and pieces. There are few rules, and for the few that do exist there are quilters that will give you several exceptions to each and every one of those rules.
Quilting is all about bits and pieces. There are few rules, and for the few that do exist there are quilters that will give you several exceptions to each and every one of those rules.
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