Originally Posted by
Veronica
I was always told that you need to use 100% cotton fabric and thread.
I know that is what they say, but why?
I've seen beautiful quilts on the internet and some use a combination of cotton and linen even! It/they are beautiful.
Also poly thread works great---I know that some say it is too strong, it will "cut through the fabric"...which I think is really just nonsense. I'm not sure where that came from. I'm sure that the thickness of the thread would determine whether it would cut through the fabric or not, much more than the actual fiber content.