Ideas for camouflage fabric?
05-06-2019, 10:58 AM
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05-06-2019, 06:20 PM
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I had purchased 60" camouflage fabric which was a bit heavier than ordinary cotton. I used up a lot of my husband's t-shirts fussy cutting out the desired graphics. I used a 911 pellon interfacing and then just placed the t-shirt cut outs on top of camouflage as random as I wanted. I used a zigzag stitch to adhere to top of fabric. I used flannel on the back and 80/20 poly for batting. I longarmed it by loosely following the camouflage pattern. It made up pretty quick and I liked that I was able to place all t-shirt components anywhere I wanted in lieu of adding borders. It is one of his favorite quilts and definitely great for a guy quilt!
05-07-2019, 04:52 AM
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Still Sew N - I love that idea! I'm suppose to make two camoflouge quilts to be used by two young boys while ice fishing. I bought a nice winter camo fabric, but just could not figure out what to do with it. It would be super easy to cut out different fish and applique them on top and quilt it up. I can put their names at the top too.
I was hoping to have these done by the time we have our family reunion in July (only time I see them) and this I could do.
I was hoping to have these done by the time we have our family reunion in July (only time I see them) and this I could do.
05-07-2019, 05:20 AM
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Isn't it awesome how sometimes we stumble on just the right idea for our own dilemmas?
I was a happy solo quilter for many years but then I got hooked on the creativity of other people, thank you all Quilting Board members!
I was a happy solo quilter for many years but then I got hooked on the creativity of other people, thank you all Quilting Board members!
05-07-2019, 01:39 PM
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I acquired 30+ yards of this fabric a while back:
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It was used for military garments in Desert Storm. There was something wrong with the design that made it stand out rather than blend in (I think the problem was the lightest color in low light), so a new camouflage pattern was used.
Any suggestions on how to put this fabric to use? It's good quality, mostly - if not all - cotton. There are only just so many pairs of drawstring pants I can make!
[ATTACH=CONFIG]612499[/ATTACH]
It was used for military garments in Desert Storm. There was something wrong with the design that made it stand out rather than blend in (I think the problem was the lightest color in low light), so a new camouflage pattern was used.
Any suggestions on how to put this fabric to use? It's good quality, mostly - if not all - cotton. There are only just so many pairs of drawstring pants I can make!
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 05-07-2019 at 03:20 PM. Reason: shouting/all caps
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