Thank u, wasn wondering do i have to use batting in them ?that would seem to make them very heavy. I would not use it for children only 100% cotton for those sweties
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Thank u, wasn wondering do i have to use batting in them ?that would seem to make them very heavy. I would not use it for children only 100% cotton for those sweties
Hi "mbailey" - welcome to the QB from a fellow Missourian - Lebanon here - never heard of Farber. A friend of mine made me a double knit quilt - front and back - many years ago and we take it with us to put on bleachers at our favorite dirt track race track - it is VERY HEAVY and very stiff - dont think that I would want a two-sided double knit quilt of any size. But, I do not know what she used as filling - she had her own long-arm machine and machine quilted it. HTH
Nikki in MO
it is a very small town between ST.Louis and columbia. everyone knows your before you do lol.
Poly can make some of the most durable quilts. Depending on the thickness of the fabric ... consider the thicker the fabric ( double knits) the larger the pieces should be. The heavy thick double knit type poly can be very difficult to work with in small pieces. Consider opening the seams if the fabric is bulky or intersecting seams will be very thick.
Do lower your iron temp... as poly melts at a cotton setting. Poly does not crease as well so some find it frustrating that they can not get that crisp seam press.
I'm glad to see this bc I inherited 1/2 of one of those giant trash bags of poly hexagons. I plan to stitch them to muslin and try to do QAYG method. It will probably become a picnic/bleach throw, or anything else that it needs to be
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I am helping a friend make a Roman Stripe quilt with the dress blouses the thinner polyester, lots of bright colors and tone on tone. We starched (homemade - 1 tablespoon starch per cup of water) cut in 2 1/2 strips and sewed on a starched foundation of a thin cotton fabric.
This is the pattern she is making.
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My husband's grandmother made him a quilt from polys. It's 20+ years old and looks brand new...well except for the corner out daughter cut off when she was little. But that corner never frayed. It makes a great picnic quilt too. Everything shakes right off.
little poly tip from my days working for "Stretch & Sew"....OMG HOW OLD AM I ???...... white vinegar will take a crease out - put a crease into - polyester fabric.... used to keep spritzer bottle of it for ironing in pleats. so if you want sharper pressed seams - that will do it.
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If and when I ever get most of my fabrics sewn up I have a plastic tub of polyester blend fabrics I want to sew up. Dress type fabrics. It will sure outlast me.
Another Phyllis
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This is so great to here that i can use this. i mean i ws given alot of yardage of this stuff. so to know i can use it and not have to pitch it is wonderful. I thank all of u for answering . i have one more
question do i still need to use batting in the middle since it so heavy ?
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