Originally Posted by
aashley333
I haven't used linen, but I have used satin to applique, once. Never again. Didn't hold up to washings at all. Weave was too loose and raveled. Fixed it a million times until I finally trimmed it out and replaced it. (It was the "sun" in my pic.) You could make a practice piece, like, applique a circle, and throw it in the washer to see how it holds up.
I got a steal on Irish linen, and what I know about it is that it gets very wrinkled if washed. So I would not put what linen I have in a quilt. I know as a child, one of my jobs was to Iron the linen table cloths. Not a fun job, never could seem to get all the wrinkles out even with sprinkling and letting it set a while. Also, I don't know how much it might shrink. What I had planned on doing with the linen I got was to use it for embroidery. I do think there are some linen blends out there.