Thread: Clothing from quilting cotton..is it ok?

Originally Posted by WMUTeach

Bigsister, I like to iron! Not kidding, I really do. I do not iron items like our grandmothers did like sheets and pillow cases or underwear, but I do iron shirts, pants, skirts just to make them look crisp and fresh. Guess I learned early that I could make money from ironing and I never lost the drive. Any way, one reason some may not want to use quilting fabric is that the frequent washing may result in fading to some extent but if you have lots of fabric, use it. I have made lots of kids clothing of 100% cotton and they did just fine.

I'll see your "I like to iron" & raise you one... I LOVE to iron! I seriously love, love, love to iron. I find it super relaxing! Granted, now that my knee has decided to go crazy I can't do it for hours on end like I used to but I still iron stuff that probably doesn't need to be ironed (DH's shirts & pants, my pillowcases, all my clothes). When I was growing up, one of my most vivid memories is watching my Mother "sprinkle down" her ironing & then being taught to iron... on my Dad's boxers & hankies. And the cotton dish towels. So count me in the pro ironing camp!

I use "quilting" cotton for DGDs clothes all the time. There are some adorable prints, and the collections are great for making complete outfits. Quilting cotton doesn't wrinkle any worse than any other cotton as long as it is washed the same. Fabric softener helps the feel.

I don't see why not. Just remove from the dryer immediately to avoid wrinkles.

I make pajama sets for me from quilting cottons all the time! Can't beat the crazy novelty fabrics and some of the florals are just out of this world!! My LQS has some store samples of little girls dresses hanging in the store. I was in there one day and a lady came in that makes boutique childrens clothing on etsy.com and she bought lots of quilting cottons. (She gets $35-45 for a dress that wasn't fancy at all. It was the fabrics that drive her prices!)

I also meant to say that I remove my cotton clothing from the dryer as soon as its done and hang it and smooth it down to prevent wrinkles.

Shoot I can remember my mother making our clothes out of those flour cotton sacks more than half a century ago and it wore well.

Go for it, nothing is better to put on than clean crisp cotton.