Can someone Please tell me how hard it is to do a quilt in satin or a easy way to do one.Would love to try a log cabin if it's not to hard Thank You Ruth

My first thoughts are slippery and fraying... If you have worked with satin before, you already know this :wink: I have seen some log cabins that used a satin in the center, and then the rest was made with cottons... Another thought is washability....

I wonder if the satin is fused to an interfacing first? I definately wouldn't want to work with it raw.

making a quilt block out of satin is not that much different than making one out of cotton, it just takes more patience and a slightly different approach...want more info, please PM me

It would be very slippery and satin frays like crazy. Ironing it to a fusible would provide body (people who make quilts from silk ties often do this) and prevent fraying, but does add stiffness and weight. I would experiment with fusible tricot to see if you like the result.

Another experiment you could try is heavily starching the satin before cutting. Mix a 1:1 solution of Sta-Flo laundry starch and water, paint it on the satin, throw the saturated satin in the dryer, then iron with steam. The starch would rinse out when the quilt is completed, leaving the fabric very soft. If you experiment with this and like the result, I would definitely recommend using 1/2-inch seams rather than the usual 1/4-inch seams because the satin will still be prone to fraying.

I would get a yard or two of satin and try both methods before committing to an entire quilt made out of satin.

I worked with satin years ago when I sewed a Halloween costume for my young daughter. I pre-washed the satin and the dress was able to go through the washer and dryer just fine. It was slippery fabric to work with, though. That's why you probably need to either fuse it or starch it heavily in order to get accuracy when piecing.

too slippery and it would fray too much.

I have a satiny quilt that I've just started doing the quilting on. I've pressed all the seams toward the sashing and am quilting about 1/8" from the seam line so the quilting catches the seam allowance. I'm hoping this will stabilize the seams enough to keep it from 'coming apart at the seams'. In addition I'm wanting to do some 'design of the fabric' embellishment in the large squares to emphasize the beauty of the fabric.

I'm doing this all by hand, so it is not a speedy process, but I'm hoping the results will be really nice.

So, yes, I think it is definitely doable, but will require patience and concentration.

Thank you very much for the help. Don't know when but in time think I will give it a try.Right now you all have me thinking about it for awhile. ( but for now I'm chicken ) lol. Again Thank You Ruth

Hope it works out for u I'm sure it will. Good Luck

I just made satin curtains for My DDIL and Said I will NEVER work with it again if does fray a lot and is hard to sew straight.

Tiny, tiny stitches will help with the fraying.

You are much braver than I am. I can see where it would be beautiful but soooooo hard to work with.

I'm going wayyyyyy back! To help in preventing the waves when sewing, you should pin your satin to tissue to sew. Remember though you don't want to place your pins in your satin area that'll show and will not go away, place your pins where your seam allowance is. As for the fraying aspect, you could try using pinking shears or pinking rotary cutter. This should help some with the fraying.

Good Luck!! :thumbup:

there is a product called easy shape or knit shape and it is a light weight treico that can be ironed to silk or satin for pecing so it is easy to piece and handle and dosen't fray...

If you have access to a serger, one that sews the seam and serges at the same time, this would be the time to use it. Otherwise I would overcast or zigzag so that it doesn't unravel. My daughter-in-law made a satin quilt for her friend as a wedding gift. It turned out quite beautiful but she had trouble with the edges fraying. She didn't have any problems with the fabric waving,though.
Good luck!

i have always wanted to try it myself..but chicken! quazyquilter is will to give you some info and guidance, so go for it!

slippery, with alot of fraying is right... you'll need to sew your pieces on a foundation, or it'll be all over the place!