Originally Posted by
Onebyone
We are all so different. The first thing I wanted to do when I decided to want to quilt was go choose new fabric. It never occurred to me to want to use scrap fabric or clothing. Not much cotton fabric to choose from then though. I bought poly/cotton blend in floral and solids to make a string quilt as you go quilt with poly batting. That first quilt is decades old and on my youngest DD's bed. It's been washed to death and no tears or fraying.
This brings me to ask--why do we discount using polyester fabrics for our quilts? Why do the quilt police "require" only cotton? We like the puff of poly batting. Personally I like the sheen of poly and that it holds color so much better than cotton, especially black!
I have some of my mother's templates that were cut from sandpaper. They held to the fabric better than the cardboard ones that she also had. Some were also cut from the sheets in bacon packages. Waste not, want not!