winding_branch

Hi all,

Is quilting other than crazy quilting always done with 100% cotton fabric these days? It's just that's all I see in the online quilting shops. The reason I ask is my Mum has an unfinished quilt that my Grandmother started years ago before she passed & never finished it has some seventies fabric on it that is nylon. I must say though it isn't to my taste!

Maride

I have used silk, satin, eyelet, nylon, corduroy, denim, you name it.
Maria

winding_branch

Hi Maria,

Oh lovely that's useful to know. I'm just pondering (in fact the creative artistic brain is in overdrive) lol. Where I live there are some fantastic asian fabric shops with beautiful sari fabrics. Although some are very sheer, I'm sure others would make fantastic quilting material. OOOOh now I am lost in a fabric dreamworld......

littlehud

I think most fabrics could be used in a quilt. One just needs to get a little inventive.

gingerbreadmamma

i have seen a few crazy quilts and they all have had differient kinds of fabric. I would use everyting and any thing I liked for the quilt. :)

Jeannie

If it is a quilt to be used and washed, I use cotton and sometimes a blend .
If it will not be washed you can be wide open and the sky is the limit.

marsye

The possibilties are endless :wink: