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02-08-2011, 06:36 PM

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MzMcKee

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Originally Posted by LaineyBelle

I have a lot of fabric that I have collected thru the years and I know some of it isn't 100% cotton. Isn't there a test you can do to check to see if it is all cotton?

And if you make a quilt and some of the squares aren't all cotton, what will happen? Why is 100% cotton prefered fabric? Can you make a quilt out of poly-cotton fabric if you pre-wash the fabric?

Thanks in advance. I appreciate all your helpful answers. This has been the best group of people that give great advice.

I've done a burn test. I take a bit of fabric, maybe a 1 x 1 inch square and place a lit match to it. Cotton will burn, 50/50 will melt. Be careful though, don't want to burn the whole stash!! :)

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