Question about faux suede
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Question about faux suede
I am working on a quilt for a charity auction. The pattern is from Pleasant Valley creations and is titled
"Simply Delightful Quilt Pattern".
The smaller 2 1/2" dark brown squares that go diagonally across the quilt are faux suede. They worked beautifully in the construction of the blocks. I have a large piece of the donated suede left and my question is, would you use it for the backing or part of the backing? I have washed a piece and it did not bleed, fade, or shrink.
Thanks for you help.
"Simply Delightful Quilt Pattern".
The smaller 2 1/2" dark brown squares that go diagonally across the quilt are faux suede. They worked beautifully in the construction of the blocks. I have a large piece of the donated suede left and my question is, would you use it for the backing or part of the backing? I have washed a piece and it did not bleed, fade, or shrink.
Thanks for you help.
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I would use it. A long time ago Alex Anderson, on Simply Quilts, had a guest who worked in ultra suede, which I think is faux suede. He just rotated every other block and the nature of the ultra suede made for shading. It was beautiful. And I could never find that show on her website! Anyway, so far you quilt is looking great. Let us see when it is done.
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Raising my hand here ~ (don't want to reveal the answer for fear of spoiling the fun). I have used faux suede in a quilt before. I did have to use a cooler iron to iron the blocks I made but figured most people would not iron a full quilt.
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