Originally Posted by
toogie
I was ‘gifted’ scraps/ yardage from a deceased quilter’s family. Not all are cotton however. I can see the quilter cut pieces from the poly/cotton or permapress. Do you ever mix other fiber contents like this, with your cotton pieces?
I do all the time. I am not a purist . I always think of our ancestors quilts - the purpose was to make something warm and usable out of old clothes and other things. They were beautiful! Some of my old quilts ave wool and velvet in them. The sad thing about so many of the old quilts is they "rot" as my seamstress grandmother would say. She meant that the cotton fabric broke down. She also would be sewing and throw out spools of thread because it was rotten. Collecting odd threads from thrift stores and estate sales, I see this all the time. Cotton thread breaks very easily and the poly blends are strong as ever. Same with fabric. I wonder if future generations if these beautiful cotton quilts we all are making will be holding up.