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paulswalia 07-27-2012 03:28 PM

Pet beds for the local animal shelter!

tammyg 07-27-2012 03:50 PM

I have a few quilts made out of that material and I love 'em.... ;-)
I like it when quilts are made from anykind of material.... I love makin'em out of all kinds..... and I've used big poly pieces for backs of quilts and as heavy as it is you dont need to put a middle in them....

mom-6 07-27-2012 03:56 PM

The 'usual' way this fabric was used was in big (8"-12") squares or rectangles stitched together at random for both sides of the quilt and tied at the intersections of the squares. Heavy as all get out and no need for batting.

As mentioned earlier, these wear like iron and are wonderful for outdoor use.

raedar63 07-27-2012 04:45 PM

I would love to get my hands on some good old polyester . It makes the warmest and most durable quilts and wonderful rag rugs !

sweet 07-27-2012 05:18 PM

I think that stuff is priceless! If it's a good quality polyester, it would be fine for many applications, including quilting.

lynnsv 07-28-2012 03:15 AM

Make lap quilts and donate them to local nursing homes.

supergma 07-28-2012 03:18 AM

Many years ago my Mom made a quilt with double knit. She made it for my DH for a "camping quilt" It went camping for years. The binding is ragged, but the knit is holding up great. It was retired when DH discovered there was a motel just up the road with a hot shower and TV!

teddysmom 07-28-2012 03:19 AM

Agree with ghostrider. Give it to Good Will even if you don't take the tax deduction.

quiltbuddy 07-28-2012 03:27 AM

Make a rug. It will wear like iron.

joym 07-28-2012 03:31 AM


Originally Posted by Krisb (Post 5398894)
Make an ugly quilt for the ugly quilt project. They don't care what you use as long as it is warm. Here is the website.

http://www.uglyquilts.org/

excellent idea also can be used for beds for the animal shelters, maybe backings for charity quilts


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