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Old 11-04-2009, 12:38 PM
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Hi all,

Is quilting other than crazy quilting always done with 100% cotton fabric these days? It's just that's all I see in the online quilting shops. The reason I ask is my Mum has an unfinished quilt that my Grandmother started years ago before she passed & never finished it has some seventies fabric on it that is nylon. I must say though it isn't to my taste!

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Old 11-04-2009, 12:45 PM
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I have used silk, satin, eyelet, nylon, corduroy, denim, you name it.
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Old 11-04-2009, 12:58 PM
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Hi Maria,

Oh lovely that's useful to know. I'm just pondering (in fact the creative artistic brain is in overdrive) lol. Where I live there are some fantastic asian fabric shops with beautiful sari fabrics. Although some are very sheer, I'm sure others would make fantastic quilting material. OOOOh now I am lost in a fabric dreamworld......
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Old 11-04-2009, 07:40 PM
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I think most fabrics could be used in a quilt. One just needs to get a little inventive.
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i have seen a few crazy quilts and they all have had differient kinds of fabric. I would use everyting and any thing I liked for the quilt. :)
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Old 11-11-2009, 06:05 AM
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If it is a quilt to be used and washed, I use cotton and sometimes a blend .
If it will not be washed you can be wide open and the sky is the limit.
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The possibilties are endless :wink:
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