Has anyone ever used the "dry-wick" fabric in t-shirt quilts (the type of fabric common in sports/track clothes). I stabilize my t-shirts with Pellon featherweight fusible web but am still concerned the fabric is so light, it won't stand up over time - it's really light. This is for a friend who would really like the shirt in the quilt, but I'm a bit leary... Thank you! MDC

I would think if I wanted to use a light weight shirt, I would test the backing to see what I wanted to use. Two issues to consider: can you fuse this? Is the fabric content able to be ironed enough to fuse it? If it is, I think I would try a double sided fusible with the shirt on top, fusible in the middle and a light weight, preshrunk muslin underneath. I would like to know what you decide and why.

I don't think the lightness of "dry-wick" fabric is an issue. Weight of a fabric doesn't necessarily guarantee strength (or lack of it weakness). The fiber content of these fabrics is usually polyester, which tends to be stronger than cotton. My concern would be whether or not the fabric will "pill" or get pulled threads (which is a characteristic of threads that are knit rather than woven). Honestly, I wouldn't sweat using this shirt in a t-shirt quilt (pun intended, ).

If you are concerned that the weight of this fabric is too light compared to the weight of the other fabrics in the quilt, you could back it with a heavier weight fusible than the other fabrics get. A fusible tricot, for example, would add a lot of body. There's no rule that you need to use the same weight fusible on every fabric.

I have made several t-shirt quilts and a couple of them have had the type of fabric mentioned. I didn't have a problem with the fusing, and by the time the quilting is completed on the quilt (I had mine long-armed), one couldn't tell if the fusing had let loose or not.

I don't know about this fabric. I always used Pellon featherweight on the T-shirt quilts I made for customers. You have to make sure you apply it as per instructions. You don't want to add any extra weight to a T-shirt quilt because they do become very heavy quilts.

I have used dry-wick fabrics in t-shirt quilts. I use the same featherweight fusible interfacing that I used on the cotton shirts, but you could use a slightly heavier interfacing if you wanted to. I did make sure to use a Teflon pressing cloth. The material worked fine.