Definately see if it is washable! I used velvet for sashings in one quilt. Was a little bit if work as it tended to creep away from where I wanted it, even when it was pinned very well. Be sure to have the 'nap' going the same way when you put the blocks together. And with velvet, once you stitch it, don't rip it out, the 'holes' don't disappear like cotton.