I have a question.....Seersucker Fabric
 

I am going to be making a quilt/comforter for a friend. I will need to press the fabric during the construction, and when my project is completed I plan on washing the quilt before I give it to my friend. Will the texture of the Seersucker return to its natural pucker?

When I was taught how to iron, mom would tell me to press then give it a good shake so the pucker would come back.

Back in the "olden days" I used seersucker when sewing summery clothing. The seersucker stays in the seersucker texture after ironing or washing. Not sure if today's seersucker has the same qualities. Maybe you should try a sample first.

Long time since I've worked with seersucker. Maybe just try to keep the iron focused on the seams as much as possible.

Taking the pucker out of seersucker is like taking wrinkles out of linen. Why?

sandy

The texture of seersucker won't iron out when pressing so you will be fine.

But it might be polyester, so make sure to keep your iron cool enough.

I am not sure why you are using seersucker in a quilt but I would use a cool iron for the pressing.

Sounds interesting. I hope you show us the finished project. I've seen some childrens' quilts that have ruffles and roushing in the blocks or added to the top so why not seersucker?

Why not use it? I use it summer quilts and it works great. Gives texture and looks cool, light and breezy.
peace

Ok, I have a lot of experience with this one. My last top had a lot of seersucker blocks, but not the tightly-woven stuff. This had bands of puckers alternating with woven stripes, and it stretched a LOT. From my test blocks, I learned it would indeed return to puckery when washed, but it also stretched out of shape when the puckers were pressed during construction, thereby making it hard to measure accurately.

What I did was to press seams manually with a plastic pressing tool (you could use anything) and try to keep the hot iron on the seam line. It also helped to shoot some steam onto the ironing board and then do the manual pressing on top of the warm cover.

i have yet to quilt this (hoping that the passage of time will dim the memories of its construction), but I definitely have a some fullness to quilt out.

That said, most other seersuckers are not so ornery, so I wouldn't reject them out of hand.

hugs,
Charlotte

and nice with eyelet fabrics...

Thank you for you input and suggestions. I will work carefully with it to avoid any stretching and distortions.