I finally stumbled onto a great fabric find! I think....LOL
04-09-2012, 04:45 AM
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also remember that the Rayon will not shrink evenly. One sleeve or leg could shrink up more than the other and more than once. I used to work for a dry cleaner and people used to bring in clothing that they washed accidentally and wanted us to "fix" them....
Uh, it really doesn't work that way..
04-09-2012, 06:39 AM
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My Grandmother quilted with all kinds of fabrics - including rayons. The old crazy quilts were odd-shaped pieces of all kinds of fabrics left over from making clothes. The same quilt would have wool, velvet, cotton, linen - whatever was available. Be creative - use all those fabulous fabrics.
04-09-2012, 06:51 AM
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I agree with the lady that offered the idea of chenille made from the rayon. I have quite a bit that I have planned on putting on my quilt machine and make chenille yardage. It is more soft and drapy than cotton, and is great for wearables,such as a vest or jacket.
04-09-2012, 07:10 AM
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Donate the fabric locally to someone who can use it. You received it as a gift, so gift it to someone else. Freecycle is a great place to pass on items. If I kept all the fabric people gave me to "quilt" with, my house would be overflowing. I simply don't keep anything not 100% cotton.
I ditto this..why keep something that you "might" use when others can put it to good use making clothes for their kids, etc...
04-09-2012, 07:35 AM
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My daughter and friend were talking about me making quilts, and the friend offered to give me a whole bunch of fabric. My daughter, who isn't a sewer at all and couldn't tell you what is quilting cottons, corduroy or fleece, said "sure". I picked it up yesterday and there are 3 boxes and 1 huge garbage bag of fabrics. Lots of yardage, a couple of bolts, and smaller pieces, and a wide variety of fabrics - crushed velvet to stretch terry, denim, dressy pants fabric, and about 10 yards of a beautiful navy/cream flowery print that I think has rayon in it. It will take me days to get it all sorted and then washed. What am I going to do with all that fabric that really isn't suitable for a quilt? Some of it still has tags and receipts dating back to 1994! I know rayon will shrink if washed/dried.....is it quiltable? I just can't toss it out.....well maybe the fake fur.....LOL. I can see lots of utility quilts and donation quilts in my future!
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