Liberty of London Lawn
 

Is this ok to use in quilts??? Such beautiful fabrics and I'm drooling........

Lawn is a thinner, finer woven fabric than quilting cotton. May not wear as well.

I was kind of wondering the same thing. I got a bunch of fat 1/8ths recently. They're so pretty but they're thin.

I love lawn for summer blouses. So lovely, lightweight, and comfortable....

There are several bloggers who have made quilts from lawn. Perhaps a few minutes of research and an emailed question or three may help you make up your mind. :thumbup:

Here are a couple of links to get you started.

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...dow-panes.html

http://blog.hartsfabric.com/cotton-s...t-out-of-lawn/

I use a lot of Liberty Tana Lawn for making clothes, I have a quilt top made up with some leftover pieces, I haven't sandwiched or quilted it yet. It is much finer than regular quilting cotton. Not sure how it will wear for quilting, but I have a teddy key ring made in the lawn bought from Liberty about 25 years ago and it's still going strong.

I agree with Paper Princess.

There are "quilts" for beds and washing and use as a substitute for blankets. Then there are quilts for showing as wall decorations or to top beds as decoration or "quilted" items like pillows and such.

Lawn might not work as well on bedding quilts but could work beautifully on decorative items.

I have a friend who makes quilts with it all the time. I read on various blogs that they use it in scrap quilts.

I have a large bag of Liberty Lawn Fabrics which I acquired specifically to make a quilt. It is finer than the traditional quilting cottons, but as I see it, if it can be used for a wearable garment, why not a quilt?

Heard so much talk, thought I would go look. I was thinking a Civil War gown, 8 yards of fabric needed. LOL BUT not at $35 a yard. I do not know how to make the conversion as it is 53" wide VS typical 42" wide quilting fabric. Who's good at math? I need 8 yards of 42" width normally.

Since you're making a garment, I think it's less about converting the math and more about how the pattern pieces fit on the fabric.

Normally the fabric requirements are printed on the back of the pattern envelope, with different amounts listed for different widths of fabric. But sometimes I've lost the envelope, or it doesn't have this info, or I decided to lengthen the sleeves, etc. So I simply take the pattern pieces to the fabric store with me and lay all the pattern pieces out on the fabric.

If you're using lawn for a quilt, could you strengthen it up with some lightweight interfacing?

AZ Jane you may find that there may be very little difference in the amount needed. This is assuming that the dress has a very full skirt and/ or the front and back are full length from neckline to ankle length.

It may be thin, but it is high quality fabric. i would give it a try.