Originally Posted by ckcowl

gosh, my thought was somthing else was put on the bolt...broadcloth is normally quite a bit heavier than quilting cottons...and as for being (slippery?) makes a person go....hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
did you pre-wash...that would help with the slippery part, removing the sizing which can make a fabric slippery...but i would do a burn test and see if it is in fact cotton.
one thing that will help you is to use a stablizer, you could get a lightweight non-woven stablizer, they come in sew in and fusable...add it to the back =should make the fabric easier to work with and will add the weight needed to make it a good durable quilt. i am kind of surprised though...i've been using broadcloth fabrics for 40 years...i've never had a lightweight one, and i've never had a slippery one...where did you get it? i still am leaning toward, the incorrect fabric was on the bolt board and what you have is something different. but always open out bolts, spread out a yard or so -- look and feel the fabrics before buying them

Originally Posted by clem55

that's not cotton! Almost sounds like you bought a 100% poly. Take back what you have left, find the bolt and if it says cotton, they will take it back.