Broadcloth??????????
01-01-2011, 08:21 PM
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: near San Antonio
Posts: 138
Don't worry about the quilt police...they are more interested in those of us who should know better! It'll be alright, I'll keep 'em off your trail.
Seriously though, the only reason to worry about it not being 100% cotton is if you don't prewash your cottons, they may shrink while anything with poly in it won't. Other than that, it's all about how tight a weave you prefer for your fabric, and whether the broadcloth is the right texture for what you want to work with. If you're asking about sturdiness, it's perfectly fine.
Seriously though, the only reason to worry about it not being 100% cotton is if you don't prewash your cottons, they may shrink while anything with poly in it won't. Other than that, it's all about how tight a weave you prefer for your fabric, and whether the broadcloth is the right texture for what you want to work with. If you're asking about sturdiness, it's perfectly fine.
01-01-2011, 09:17 PM
#6
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Rural Small Town Ontario
Posts: 1,474
Some of my first quilts I backed with broadcloth ... and pretty quickly came to regret. It just doesn't behave like cotton does - the added poly made the quilt too hot (even in Canada, eh!) - just doesn't breathe like the cotton does.
But really, it depends on how you will be using the quilt - lots of utility or donation quilts will be just fine. The ones I've worked on going to missions for the homeless are made from a complete mish-mash of fabric.
But really, it depends on how you will be using the quilt - lots of utility or donation quilts will be just fine. The ones I've worked on going to missions for the homeless are made from a complete mish-mash of fabric.
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