I am making a quilt out of satin, and I was wondering what I should use to make the satin not rip their seams. I have made 2 pilows, and after about a month, you could see the seams start to fray. If anyone has suggestions, I am more than happy to hear them!!! :lol:

Serge the seams? Use an over cast stitch on the seam edges after you sew each seam?
When you get ready to quilt, quilt 1/8" from the seam lines (on top of the seam so that you are reinforcing it again)
Fray check all of the edges?

Satin scares me :lol:

If you quilt it heavily it should hold well. I have used silk only on quilts that will never be washed. On my biggest one I did a top stitch about 1/8" away from the seam holding the folded seams together. It has not frayed and it is almost ten years old.

scares me too, good luck

How about using fusible interfacing on the back of the satin before sewing?

That was my first thought, too. And make sure you have a sharp new needle. I think if it is getting used as a bed quilt, fray-check may not be enough.

have fun and post a photo!

I'm not brave enough to try satin. I bet it will be pretty though. Share pics when you get done.

I have quite a deal of water-marked taffeta, or I think they call it moire taffeta, which used to be a full circle skirt and matching blouse in about 1970. The skirt and blouse were obviously way out of date but the fabrice was too good to just discard, so I unpicked it all with a view to making a crazy quilt with it. It's soft peach, cream, soft taupe and olive green colours and really very pretty.

But that's as far as I got. I too was concerned about fraying and pin holes in the fabric, so I just haven't gone anything further with it and it's resting in my too-hard basket.

I am following with interest what clues are out there for dealing with such fabric and say thanks in advance to anyone with solutions.

I have been lurking in the background for a while & decided to jump in on this topic. I have worked with satin & silk & found that I have the best of luck by using a french seam. That helps with the fraying & makes the seams stronger. Although, using these fabrics in a quilt would be best putting a stablizer on the back of it.


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