Originally Posted by
MadQuilter
Why on earth would you agree to work with polyester? You won't be able to press those non-cotton fabrics the same as the cottons. Good luck.
I agreed because my daughter loves texture and wanted some in her quilt. When she asked I told her "you pick it out and I'll use it." We did throw one choice out because it wouldn't stop bleeding in the prewash, even after about 10 soakings in a bucket of water. I made sure everything she chose holds up under a cotton setting on my iron as well as washing in hot water and going through a hot dryer. I think some of the non-cotton fabrics are pretty sturdy these days. A couple of her choices looked like some kind of faux suede, and I must admit these odd fabrics do look beautiful in the layout stage so far.