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    Old 07-08-2011, 12:38 PM
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    I have a quilt made by my grandmother in probably the 1970's that has been washed and used (and used and washed...) with no problems. She made a log cabin using regular cottons for two sides and seersucker for the other two and it's fine. As far as stretching/ironing/shrinking goes, I have a favorite shirt from Land's End or LL Bean that's seersucker. I wash and iron it with no problems and have never noticed any shrinking or other issues.
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    Old 07-08-2011, 01:36 PM
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    I've used it several times, even as backing and have had no complaints so far, it washed well. DEB
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    Old 07-08-2011, 01:45 PM
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    I have made many memory quilts using all kinds of fabrics from people's clothes. If it's stretchy just be sure to stabilize the fabric.
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    Old 07-08-2011, 02:55 PM
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    Years ago I bought some pretty multi colored pastel searsucker fabric to make a summer weight robe, thinking well it's searsucker so it must be cool NOTTTT! It it really warm and probably because it is tightly woven. Anyway I didn't find it hard to work with reallky, but to me it is really warm and if that's what you want or need in a quilt it will probably be the fabric you might want to use.
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    Old 07-08-2011, 06:07 PM
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    I have made pillow cases from seersucker. I washes up so soft
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    Old 07-08-2011, 06:09 PM
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    The only issue we had was if you iron it, the little dimples don't really come back.
    But it was soft and looked cute with the cotton. :)
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    Old 07-08-2011, 06:25 PM
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    I put some seersucker in a baby quilt and it was fine.
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    Old 07-08-2011, 09:14 PM
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    I love seersucker for clothes because it is so cool in the summer. But often seersucker comes in some wonderful stripes. I would use it in a quilt.
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    Old 07-08-2011, 10:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by pstrwife
    Has anyone made a quilt using cotton fabric and seersucker fabric? Pros and cons please. Our little church group, Kreative Krazy Kuilters had scraps of all sizes donates to us. We (being true quilters) can't throw anything away & would like some advice if seersucker is hard to work with. Thank you all for all your help.
    most seersucker is cotton or poly-cotton. Behaves just like any other cotton
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    Old 07-09-2011, 12:48 AM
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    Originally Posted by pstrwife
    Has anyone made a quilt using cotton fabric and seersucker fabric? Pros and cons please. Our little church group, Kreative Krazy Kuilters had scraps of all sizes donates to us. We (being true quilters) can't throw anything away & would like some advice if seersucker is hard to work with. Thank you all for all your help.
    I didn't have any "problems " as such, (made a QAYG for my GDD) but be careful with any pressing, it will go flat with a hot iron, ask me, as I know LOL!
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