how best to use silk in quilt
I have this beautiful piece of red printed silk that is a bit over 50 years old. My uncle bought it back from Vietnam in the late 60's. I have kept it sealed in an air tight seal a meal bag for more than 40 years. I have taken it out a few times and put it in a new bag and sealed again only because I wanted to touch it. I have also kept in in a dark place to preserve the colors. I have taken better care of this piece of fabric than any other fabric I have ever had.
Now I would like to use it before it out lives me! I have never made any kind of quilts using silk. Would, or should all the fabrics be of like content? Do I need to treat is more special while sewing with it. Or should I just forget about using the majority of it and only use a small amount and put it in a crazy quilt or something like that. I am sure I could come up with some sort of design to set it off with when I put my mind to it.
I think one of my bigger fears is putting scissors to it.