illinois

You'd think I wrote what kiswift did! Totally agree with that comment. I love the sheen, the durability and the color fastness of poly blend. I especially use it when needing black so it doesn't become brown with aging. Yes, be careful of the iron temperature. I, too, have had it shrink before my eyes! When my daughters were born as summer babies, I made their receiving blankets from seersucker and loved them. But then years later I bought seersucker to make a summer robe for myself. In the meantime the manufacturer of seersucker decided it was a good idea to put poly in that fabric. Augh!!! Hot! When it was cotton, it was a wonderful summer fabric so do be careful what you choose to use it for. If you find you have some of the fabric that won't work for your own projects, you might consider making pillowcases to donate to various agencies or facilities. Am I thinking correctly that your 1 yard pieces --if you have 2 coordinating fabrics, could yield 2 pillowcases with a larger piece being the body and the shorter one being the hem portion?