Originally Posted by stitchofclass2
Originally Posted by oma66
I just did a test in my kitchen with dryer sheet, poly-cotton, fusible interfacing and 100% cotton. They all burned the same - quickly. The poly-cotton curled up in flame, the cotton burned the fastest and with much more flame, the fusible burned very quickly and the dryer sheet burned quickly, but not any quicker than the other three. As someone said, put a match to anything and it will burn. I used dryer sheets in quilting and was very alarmed when I read the post this morning, so I did the experiment myself. If you recently saw the damage a candle did to a quilters quilt in progress, you would see just how quickly a quilt will burn without a dryer sheet involved.
I am always thankful for new information and warnings. I am glad I saw the post so I could see for myself as PatG suggested. Thank you PatG for the suggestion and warning. However, since they all burned the same, I am not afraid of using the dryer sheets.
Oma! Sorry I am a bit dense. Do you only use USED dryer sheets or do you use NEW dryer sheets? I stopped using dryer sheets in my dryer when I realized that the residue blocked my filter screen. Thanks for the help.
I don't use dryer sheets any more because I get what looks like grease spots on my dark clothes - sooo I tried using a New ONE - everything looked good UNTIL I pressed my block - bummer - spots. Then I took my block to the sink & washed with detergent - still spots. Maybe they would work if I did like another poster and put them in a mesh bag and run them thru the wash cycle one or two times. Never thought of that. I wanted to use them in strip quilts. I hate cutting foundation pieces and the quilt top would be lighter if I could use dryer sheets.