Very pretty quilts
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nice quilts
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Marbles mix well with batiks.
I have had a batik that even though it was washed bled when my quilt was washed. Luckily it only shows on the muslin backing. |
Yes and they turn out beautiful. I love your quilts auntpiggylpn, they are so beautiful.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1
(Post 5546011)
Definitely, pre-wash everything. Batiks (because of the high temps used) don't shrink, but frequently bleed. The regular cottons may shrink. It is best to get all the messy stuff over before the fabrics go into a quilt.
my LQS claims that batiks do not need to be prewash......... |
Originally Posted by mtkoldra
(Post 5547671)
but, would you wash bali pop strips? guess, only hand washing ???
my LQS claims that batiks do not need to be prewash......... |
As Rose Marie said, Marbles are good. And I would also suggest Fossil Ferns if you want a similar look to the batik without actually being batik.
Tho I would have no problem with mixing batik and non-batik fabrics - as long as I am happy with how the fabrics look together, then no problem! |
Yes, you can combine non-batik fabrics with batiks...I mostly have non-batiks, but sometimes, a batik is just what is needed as a blending color. Works great!
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I'm just finishing a pseudo french braid and I used several non-Bali pops in it because of the variety they offered. They do look, at very first glance, like they might also be batik. I did not wash the batic strips before I began (everything I had read said "don't"! because the edges might fray), but I am sooo glad someone mentioned using color grabbers! Hadn't thought of that (I usually only use them when washing fabric before sewing it if it looks like it might run, but will be washing this after... mostly soft, lighter colors). Love this QB!
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