Silk scrapps
 

A good lady gave me a lot scraps of silk and chiffon's, is there any ideas you can help me, direct me or even shoeing me your projects made of such fabrics Your replays are appreciated Thank you

Silk and chiffon can be a bit tricky to work with. When I use them in a quilt I usually am doing either a quilt as you go, paper pieced one foundation pieced project. They are a nice addition to any quilt where you want contrast in texture and shine.

Rob

Never used them ans wouldn't.

They would make a great crazy quilt. There's a company that makes pieced foundation blocks printed on Muslin. Can't think of the name. They have blocks for a crazy quilt which I have used. I used Christmas Fabrics, including a gold lame with Christmas trees on it. I had to iron it to a stabilizer before putting the piece in the block but it came out great. I even put netting over one piece to look like lace over a fabric. The blocks are easy to work with, all you do is sew on the lines in the order of the numbers printed on the block. I made all my blocks look the same but you don't have to. This company also made a foundation block for the pineapple block and I think a dresden block. I loved working with it and would do it again. I'd post a photo but my camera is out of order. Directions come with the panel of blocks and are very easy to follow for the crazy quilt block. Have fun whatever you choose. Be careful of ironing temp though. Good Luck!

I have never quilted with anything but 100% cotton.

Use them to make drawstring bags.

I have no pics but am working on some blocks for crazy quilts with different fancy fabric. Silk, satin, lace, etc. I shrunk the daylights out of some inexpensive muslin purchased at an estate sale and use that for foundation.

I use silk & satin for pillow cases because of health issues they are much easier on the feet.

I am in the process now of making pillows out of silks. Using a foundation, a nice new sharp fine needle. All is going well. I've also used silks and velvets in crazy quilts and have done embroidery on silks to add to quilted jackets. I love working with silks. A lightweight fusible interfacing or foundation is really important.

Try to show some pictures of your quilt , I am a visual learner

I worked with a high end fashion designer out in the Hamptons on Long Island. At the end of the day, I was permitted to take home all the scraps of the most gorgeous fabrics, silks included. I use them still to make crazy quilts into throws, jackets, make-up bags, anything that comes to mind. My scrap stash of these is still quite extensive! Be sure to use the right needle and iron on fusible so your fabric doesn't stretch in every direction and pucker.

#8 - GramE, What? I don't understand your post. Would you clarify it for me?

I use both of those fabrics for machine embroidery which I then make into wall hangings. The chiffon make beautiful 3D flowers.

do you use pillowcases on your feet?

Go to http://cheryllynchquilts.blogspot.com/ She does a lot of work with silks and has a lot of good advice. She backs all of her silks with a fusible tricot so that they don't continue to shred, but stay soft.