bjgallent

I make almost all of my boxers out of quilting fabric. There are such cute prints. I sew boxers for my husband, 1 adult grandson, and 1 younger grandson, and one grand son-in-law.

ckcowl

the flannels which are stamped ' not suitable for childrens clothing' is due to childrens pj's are treated with a flame retardent chemical (which by the way washes away after about 20 washes) so by law---because someone had a child injured or killed because their clothing started on fire- sued the manufacturer- so now any fabrics that manufacturers think might be used to make a child pj's put the warning on it to protect themselves-
if your country was not so (sue happy) we would not have to worry about all the stupid warnings on everything we purchase...but unfortunatly that's where things have progressed-
since the chemicals wash away after a while it really (to me anyhow) makes no sense-means nothing-
you can make kids clothes out of anything you want- just for crying out loud- keep them away from fires! any fabric will burn and or melt...and who really wants their kids sleeping in clothing saturated with chemicals?

scraphq

Isn't it amazing? When I started making quilts, they were made of cottons sold for clothing sewing. There were no quilting cottons. I don't think the quilt police will be snatching clothing made out of the so-called quilting cottons.

Digitizingqueen

I agree with this 100% have used quilt prints for blouses, camp shirts and even long circle skirts some fabrics might make the skirts hang better but I loved the print too much, I have even used them for costuming.... I would dare to say anyone who says not to use them for garments is severely misinformed!

QultingaddictUK

I gave my neighbour some quilting cotton for dresses for her "Down Syndrome" sister, she needed them to be cottons as her sister doesn't like man make fibres. The dresses she made out of them were gorgeous, she is a proficient Dressmaker, and her sister loves them. She hasn't mentioned any problems with them and that was 2 - 3 years back!

Digitizingqueen

Yes daisy kingdom is still around Joann sells some of their stuff don't think the do the fancy border prints anymore but they are cut fabric..

WMUTeach

Bigsister, I like to iron! Not kidding, I really do. I do not iron items like our grandmothers did like sheets and pillow cases or underwear, but I do iron shirts, pants, skirts just to make them look crisp and fresh. Guess I learned early that I could make money from ironing and I never lost the drive. Any way, one reason some may not want to use quilting fabric is that the frequent washing may result in fading to some extent but if you have lots of fabric, use it. I have made lots of kids clothing of 100% cotton and they did just fine.

Yooper32

Our mothers also spent and inordinate amount of time with the iron, the sprinkling bottle and bent over an ironing board. I say use all cotton if you don't mind spending one day a week ironing. I have better things to do.

Difergie

I have made my grands many, many, outfits with quilting cotton and not only are they adorable but they wear beautifully. My dl says the outfits are their favorites and I think it is because they breath, being 100% cotton. If taken out of the dryer immediately wrinkling is not a major problem.

pollyjvan9

I know I sound like a pessimistic old lady (which I am) but remember "quilting cotton" and quilting products are a very big business right now and the ad people know just which button to push to get you to buy their product. If we can buy gadgets for quilting at places like Harbor Freight, we shouldn't feel guilty about buying fabrics for our quilts from another section of the fabric store, or made to feel that we have to go to the LQS in order to make a beautiful, useful quilt. We all really need to use our well earned common sense.