PatB

I've found several sites but particularly like the first.

http://quilting.about.com/od/fabrice.../burn_test.htm
I like about.com because they have almost everything; at the end of this article are more topics of interest for quilters.

http://www.lindrix.com/fabcontent.html
Easily read chart

http://www.fiber-images.com/Free_Thi...ent_guide.html
this is also in a chart format but I think the last column should have been the first;-)

http://www.fabrics.net/fabricsr.asp

http://www.fabriclink.com/University/BurnTest.cfm

Hope this helps.

sewmuchmore

thank you , you guys are the best !!!

Vegas Gram

I have made a lot of crib quilts - all washable, of course. I wash what ever fabric I find that has a design I like. Then I iron the pieces -if they don't shrink, nor stick to the iron-and look well with only a pass over from the iron, I feel free to use them. I don't worry about what they are made of, only that they will wear and wash well. Many mixtures of materials are better than pure cotton, I find. I do use cotton flannel for backings, as it stays so nice and soft. My great grandchildren love them.

sewmuchmore

great ideal!! :)

1screech

One way you can tell 100% cotton and cotton-poly mix is to snip a piece and burn it. I usually stand at my sink and hold the fabric with tongs and light it. I put it out with running water. If the piece feels hard and melted looking in the burned area, there is polyester in the fabric. If the burned area is soft and looks like burned paper, then it is 100% polyester. Hope this helps.

Mousie

I can't help with the content, but are you going to sell it, or quilt with it?
Your brother must own a fabric factory! He sure owns a big heart. :D

Sheree from Chicago

It could be a polished cotton.

omak

are polished cotton and chintz the same product?

And, if you wash polished/chintz ... doesn't it end up being cotton anyway?

Izy

Chintzed cotton, is just the same, apart from the fact it has been passed through a hot roller which gives the surface the flat sheen. (My ex was a textile designer/printer!)

I think your brother is the best!! Can't wait to see what you make with it all!! Please post lots of pictures :D

Ybridgegal

Also, if it is chintz it doesn't wash well.