What went wrong ?
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
Posts: 3,567
While dense quilting will make a quilt stiffer and batting may affect how it drapes, I don't think either would make it scratchy.
Is the thread used for quilting a monofilament? If not, I would also say it's the fabric. Regardless, after being washed a few times, I doubt it will improve much at this point.
Is the thread used for quilting a monofilament? If not, I would also say it's the fabric. Regardless, after being washed a few times, I doubt it will improve much at this point.
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,832
What is the fiber content. Cotton or something else? Wool or wool batt can be scratchy. If it’s a natural fiber, not poly, it’ll take other solvents beside water and soap. Try alcohol or acetone (fingernail polish remover). If wool, could try lanolin from feed store. No guarantee.
#15
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: The Deep South near Cajun Country, USA
Posts: 5,434
I have the same problem. I have used some fabric backing that was stiff when I bought it. I did use it on a couple of quilts as the backing. I thought it was just sizing, but the fabric has never softened. As long as I use the quilt with other fabric under it, like on a bed, it doesn't bother me, but I don't like it next to my skin. I am thinking about adding a softer fabric as a second backing, using minimal stitching to keep it on the quilt. I thought I would just turn the edges under close to the original quilt binding and hand sew it. Minky is so stretchy, but I may try it