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Old 04-23-2011, 03:57 PM
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Mrs B
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Originally Posted by Grambi
A post from yesterday about sources for silk dupioni got me thinking. I have collected some of this fabric because I like it, but have no idea of how to proceed with using it for or incorporating it into a quilt. Would love to see some ideas, links, pictures, etc from people who have used this in either quilts or art quilts.

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Grambi, my avatar is made from cottons, satin, upholstery cotton and the background is silk. Here is a pic of my Celtic Lovers Knot quilt made from my own hand painted silk. As others have said one just has to be a little careful with the iron, water/steam and use wider seams.

Painted silk Celtic quilt
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