Challis for a quilt??
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This is a theoretical question as I have several quilts I 'have' to make before I can play.
Has anyone used rayon challis in a quilt? I know I have multiple yards in gorgeous prints hiding in my first sewing room. It's soft, it's relatively strong, it holds color well, it dyes nicely so the colors are great. I'm thinking something with just mixed blocks, not intricate piecing. With a backing and batting and backing with a little body to them, I think it'd make a pretty throw.
Any thoughts?
Has anyone used rayon challis in a quilt? I know I have multiple yards in gorgeous prints hiding in my first sewing room. It's soft, it's relatively strong, it holds color well, it dyes nicely so the colors are great. I'm thinking something with just mixed blocks, not intricate piecing. With a backing and batting and backing with a little body to them, I think it'd make a pretty throw.
Any thoughts?
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go for it, you can quilt with any fabric you like.
if you plan on washing the quilt in the future i would wash all the fabric first before you do the piecing to take care of any shrinkage before hand.
if you plan on washing the quilt in the future i would wash all the fabric first before you do the piecing to take care of any shrinkage before hand.
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Challis is a terrible shrinker. All the challis fabrics in storage have been washed and I will wash them another time before using them. Just think of all those long skirts in the thrift stores waiting to be quilts.