quilting with fashion fabric?
Just thought I'd toss this question out there. Do you or can you quilt with fashion fabrics? I have a bunch of scrap pieces of fabrics left over from making clothing, mainly knits and polyesters. Can you use these to quilt with? I hate to see any fabric go to waste, so I'm trying to find a creative way to use them. I imagine the flimsier fabrics would need to be heavily starched or interfaced to work with. Any thoughts?
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Sure you can use anything. T-shirts are knit. Polyester will make a warm quilt that will never wear out. It all depends on how you will be using a quilt and what kind of care it will need
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Sure you can! You can make a quilt out of anything you can sew through. I still have some quilts my grandmother made me from old double knit fabrics! Use silks, corduroys, wools, polyesters, etc. just watch your iron setting if you use polyesters, silks etc!
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Of course. Fabrics of all kinds can be used, especially in a crazy quilt. As you mentioned use a light weight fusible interfacing on anything really delicate or loosely woven.
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In the 70's we made lots of quilts out of double knit polyester, they were tied, Ugly, but useable.
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Of course you can. Some fabrics may need stabilizer (silk, t-shirts, some rayons and some poly). If you are using something that can't be washed, you should use it in a wall hanging or something that won't be washed. I have used home dec in quilts. I have used silk and silky poly in quilted pillow covers (left over from DMIL's clothes). I have also used ultra suede (also clothing scraps) in quilts.
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Go for it!
I personally like to keep the heavier fabrics in one quilt and the flimsier in a separate one just because in general it's easier to work with that way. Although you could have a really pretty cathedral window one using the heavier fabrics for the "frames" and the flimsy for the windows. Have fun and show us pictures when you get done! |
I personally hated sewing w/ knits but was easier w/a serger but sold it and my embroidery machine to focus soley on quilting w/a newer machine specifically for quilting.
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I have a double knit quilt my Mom made for me right after I got married almost 52 years ago. It's been washed 100s of times and still looks great.
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I too personally hate sewing with knits that are heavier than t-shirts. Why not make some pets beds for you local animal shelter or rescue group?
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