Originally Posted by
AngeliaNR
I just remembered some coating pieces I have that are a 50% wool/50% polyester blend (I've had them put away for years!). Could these be used in quilts? I'm assuming that with that much poly, they wouldn't felt.
you can use any fabric you want in a quilt- look at crazy quilts that contain silks, satins, cottons, velvets....
the only thing I really keep in mind when mixing textiles is ...'will they play well together'? as in---does everything I used launder ok together? are they similar in weight? (although that is not always a consideration) I've made lots of quilts using wool on flannel backgrounds; wools, silks, corduroys, flannels, denim and regular cottons in the same quilt--
you are right the 'blend' will not {felt} you may have edges that fray- zigzagging them will help with that if it is a problems- but then it might not be a problem.