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#41
Satin is so difficult to work with, can't imagine trying to make a quilt with it. Isn't there a cute little girl you can make a dress for so you don't have to fight that stuff through a whole quilt, even a small one?
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Press it with spray 'sizing' before you cut. Helps keep the raveling down to a manageable amount. Use more pins than you think you will need, then use some more! Remember, every stitch will leave a hole. Unseaming is going to show. Take your time. I made a fancy satin western shirt years ago for a 'Lone Ranger' Halloween costume. It is still the only thing I ever made out of satin. Draw your own conclusions. Some people sew with satin all the time. I am not one of them!
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Originally Posted by mawmaw1
I wanted to use it as a sashing in a small guilt
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Originally Posted by madamekelly
Press it with spray 'sizing' before you cut. Helps keep the raveling down to a manageable amount. Use more pins than you think you will need, then use some more! Remember, every stitch will leave a hole. Unseaming is going to show. Take your time. I made a fancy satin western shirt years ago for a 'Lone Ranger' Halloween costume. It is still the only thing I ever made out of satin. Draw your own conclusions. Some people sew with satin all the time. I am not one of them!
#49
Originally Posted by shequilts
RUN, don't pass go, just run! It's the pits to sew.
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