Using velvet as quilt backing
Has anyone ever done this? I was just given a bunch of velvet curtains used in a sanctuary. It's not a really plush velvet, closer to having been flocked. The fabric doesn't stretch, it behaves like quilting cotton in that way so that would be easy to work with. The panels are close to 60" wide by perhaps 7-8' tall, and I have close to a dozen of them, so I thought they would work for quilt backs. I plan on washing them in hot water and drying them in high heat first off and seeing how they end up, measuring them before and after just for curiosity's sake.
Does anyone have any ideas on doing/not doing this?
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