Use for polyester material.
08-01-2011, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GingerK
My sister makes the cutest rugs from polyester that we used to call Fortrell. She cuts the poly into squares--lots and lots of squares. Then she folds each one into a triangle and sews down the center, adding a second triangle about half way along and then a third and so on. Then she takes a piece of heavy canvas and cuts an oval or heart or whatever. She draws concentric lines on it, starting at the center and working outward. I think the lines are about 1-2 inches apart. She also finishes the edges of the canvas so that they won't fray. Now she takes that long strip of poly triangles and, following her origional seam, sews it to the canvas. The points stick up and make a lovely soft rug.
08-01-2011, 05:41 PM
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My Mom made a quilt out of poly knits for each of her grandkids. Two of them came to our house some 30+ years ago. I can't tell you how many times they have been washed and colors still look great. She tied them and used a blanket as batting.
08-01-2011, 06:24 PM
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Do you have trouble keeping them on the bed? Do they slide off? Just wondering. I am open to anything. I want to do lap quilts for some nursing home folks anyway. So that would be a way to use the material.
08-01-2011, 06:28 PM
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Made just as Ginger K described. Pattern is for denim,but I saw one made of poly knit.
Article is recycled denim scatter rug.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/denim-rug.shtml
Ginger K said, "My sister makes the cutest rugs from polyester that we used to call Fortrell. She cuts the poly into squares--lots and lots of squares. Then she folds each one into a triangle and sews down the center, adding a second triangle about half way along and then a third and so on. Then she takes a piece of heavy canvas and cuts an oval or heart or whatever. She draws concentric lines on it, starting at the center and working outward. I think the lines are about 1-2 inches apart. She also finishes the edges of the canvas so that they won't fray. Now she takes that long strip of poly triangles and, following her origional seam, sews it to the canvas. The points stick up and make a lovely soft rug."
I recently saw a rug made of knit. It was so cute. I googled and found a pattern.
Could you please share the site for the pattern that you found for the rug.
Thanks,
Colleen
Article is recycled denim scatter rug.
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/denim-rug.shtml
Ginger K said, "My sister makes the cutest rugs from polyester that we used to call Fortrell. She cuts the poly into squares--lots and lots of squares. Then she folds each one into a triangle and sews down the center, adding a second triangle about half way along and then a third and so on. Then she takes a piece of heavy canvas and cuts an oval or heart or whatever. She draws concentric lines on it, starting at the center and working outward. I think the lines are about 1-2 inches apart. She also finishes the edges of the canvas so that they won't fray. Now she takes that long strip of poly triangles and, following her origional seam, sews it to the canvas. The points stick up and make a lovely soft rug."
I recently saw a rug made of knit. It was so cute. I googled and found a pattern.
Could you please share the site for the pattern that you found for the rug.
Thanks,
Colleen
08-01-2011, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by grannylou
Do you have trouble keeping them on the bed? Do they slide off? Just wondering. I am open to anything. I want to do lap quilts for some nursing home folks anyway. So that would be a way to use the material.
08-01-2011, 06:35 PM
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What do you think of using the polyester as a quilt backing? I have a huge piece of white with a raised pattern on it; I am thinking of using it with either no batting or a very thin batting and just tying it.
08-02-2011, 01:24 AM
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polyester wears like steel---
would be good for placemats, table toppers, tote bags, purses, home dec projects- christmas ornaments, and utility quilts (the drag around ones the kids can have picnics on or build forts with...there is nothing wrong with using up polyester fabrics.
would be good for placemats, table toppers, tote bags, purses, home dec projects- christmas ornaments, and utility quilts (the drag around ones the kids can have picnics on or build forts with...there is nothing wrong with using up polyester fabrics.
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