i just made my dgd's birthday dress out of quilting cotton and it looks adorable on her. and she looks adorable in it. i'm pretty sure her mom is planning on this being a family heirloom, so i have no fear about it lasting through the years. look how old some quilts are. it's a great fabric, but may need to be ironed-- it's size 1/2, how bad can that be? it took me 5 minutes or less. go ahead and use it. it's great fabric!