mixing batiks and solid color fabrics for quilts

[CreativeFlow]

I knew about batiks when I saw them in a fashion week last year.

Now, I'm about to dive headfirst into a cute, feminine quilt using 'em.

I'm on the fence about the sashing, I want to go with pink between the rows and blocks.

What's the golden rule here? Can I mix and match batiks with, say, a Moda baby pink, or should I stick to my guns and get a light color batik to keep everything the same?

Has anyone here ever thrown together batiks and solids?

Thanks a bunch!

 

[merida]

I knew about batiks when I saw them in a fashion week last year.

Now, I'm about to dive headfirst into a cute, feminine quilt using 'em.

I'm on the fence about the sashing, I want to go with pink between the rows and blocks.

What's the golden rule here? Can I mix and match batiks with, say, a Moda baby pink, or should I stick to my guns and get a light color batik to keep everything the same?

Has anyone here ever thrown together batiks and solids?

Thanks a bunch!

Yep, possible to mix batiks with solids and don't worry you're not alone in this. A lot of my friends in the quilting club (joined one already immediately lol) have shown this in today's show and tell. Anyway, a Moda baby pink can work as long as it can complement the batik's tones. Good luck! Share it here

 

[Orpheus]

I knew about batiks when I saw them in a fashion week last year.

Now, I'm about to dive headfirst into a cute, feminine quilt using 'em.

I'm on the fence about the sashing, I want to go with pink between the rows and blocks.

What's the golden rule here? Can I mix and match batiks with, say, a Moda baby pink, or should I stick to my guns and get a light color batik to keep everything the same?

Has anyone here ever thrown together batiks and solids?

Thanks a bunch!

Batiks are very flexible! I got an authentically made one where I watched the process when I did a quick tour around Asia and stayed a few days over in Bali. You can mix it. Mine is like a four tile, like a chessboard. Two tiles are solids and two tiles are batiks. If this is what you mean?

 

[Kohl.ier]

I knew about batiks when I saw them in a fashion week last year.

Now, I'm about to dive headfirst into a cute, feminine quilt using 'em.

I'm on the fence about the sashing, I want to go with pink between the rows and blocks.

What's the golden rule here? Can I mix and match batiks with, say, a Moda baby pink, or should I stick to my guns and get a light color batik to keep everything the same?

Has anyone here ever thrown together batiks and solids?

Thanks a bunch!

Pink sashing can totally work if you pick the right shade, moda baby pink might be too flat next to the texture and depth of batiks so I think you should go for a light batik that ties everything together better

 

[GinGenius]

I knew about batiks when I saw them in a fashion week last year.

Now, I'm about to dive headfirst into a cute, feminine quilt using 'em.

I'm on the fence about the sashing, I want to go with pink between the rows and blocks.

What's the golden rule here? Can I mix and match batiks with, say, a Moda baby pink, or should I stick to my guns and get a light color batik to keep everything the same?

Has anyone here ever thrown together batiks and solids?

Thanks a bunch!

Golden rule? There isn't one that says you can't mix them!" Many quilters actually prefer mixing batiks with solids. Batiks have that unique, rich depth and often a slightly tighter weave, and solids can give the eye a place to rest

 

[cozyblockmaker61]

Totally agree! Combining batiks with solid fabrics creates depth and provides a nice resting point for the eye, which works wonderfully in quilts.

 

[Jeanemarie]

I like mixing batiks - most of mine are from Ghana - with solid tone-on-tone fabrics. The more batiks the better. Love using half square triangles because you can make so many patterns. Or use a simple stripe or 9-patch and then make it disappear. Batiks work well with that.