tinliz

I have a beautiful quilt my mother made using a combination of cotton and polyester. She liked the poly because it did not wrinkle. Mom machine stitched and hand quilted all of her quilts. The problem I find is that poly requires a lower heat for pressing. I also have trouble keeping seams accurate as the poly slides. That said, I use it church mission quilts which are made up of squares and tied. I have found some great fabric for mission quilts on my guild's free table.

twinkie

I have used poly cotton blends in quilts.

M.Elizabeth

Thank you for this link. I have saved the information.

dsch

Thanks to all who commented! I appreciate your help & guidance.

JoanPooley

Just iron it...............poly has a smell of nylon to it cotton doesn't

Scissor Queen

You don't set a whole yard on fire! You take a small snip and hold it with tweezers over an ashtray or the sink. And you certainly shouldn't be holding it over your hand.

svenskaflicka1

nope--not a whole yard! it was only a snippet, but it flared up so completely that i jumped, and a droplet hit my hand! (i don't just quilt--but do renaissance costuming, as well. sometimes the most lovely fabric is foreign, and unlabeled--and inquiring minds want to know!