FMQ - COTTON OR POLYESTER
06-30-2011, 05:15 AM
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Thank you all so much for the responses. I loaded my second quilt on the new frame last night and I will say I loaded my Isacord poly to quilt it with. You just can't beat the shine and pretty colors. I think between that and the connecting threads cottons I have, I wull just use whatever color I have that looks nice.
06-30-2011, 06:58 AM
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I was taught that polyester is so strong it will wear a hole in the fabric around it. I use it anyway if there,s a good reason. I prefer cotton, but for no eason in particular. I just like the idea of natural fibers. I use polyester for topstitching on my appliques.
And in 100 years I don't give a **** what happens to my quilts. I doubt any of my progeny will either.
And in 100 years I don't give a **** what happens to my quilts. I doubt any of my progeny will either.
06-30-2011, 08:02 AM
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I use cotton for all my piecing and quilting ... the School of Thought is not that poly threads break faster, but rather that polyester will CUT into cotton fabrics over time because it IS stronger than the fabrics.
But will our quilts survive long enough to even put this to the test ? I hope mine are loved & used up ... I don't expect them to be in museums in 100 yrs ! :)
But will our quilts survive long enough to even put this to the test ? I hope mine are loved & used up ... I don't expect them to be in museums in 100 yrs ! :)
06-30-2011, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Selena
Originally Posted by quiltingcandy
I use the thread which matches the quilt. So it may be 100% cotton or blend.
I want my quilts to be used, so I don't care what they look like 100 years later. Let's enjoy them while we are here.
We were celebrating my grandmother's 90th birthday and for dinner I was getting down the good china, my mother said we shouldn't use it, and I said what better reason than reaching the age of 90? And my grandmother said, we always save it for "good". Then she said and there is no one "ggoder" than we are, so let's use it. Have taken that approach to special items every since.
I understand some people use quilts as an art outlet and that is fine, but mine are not, they are to be loved and used.
I want my quilts to be used, so I don't care what they look like 100 years later. Let's enjoy them while we are here.
We were celebrating my grandmother's 90th birthday and for dinner I was getting down the good china, my mother said we shouldn't use it, and I said what better reason than reaching the age of 90? And my grandmother said, we always save it for "good". Then she said and there is no one "ggoder" than we are, so let's use it. Have taken that approach to special items every since.
I understand some people use quilts as an art outlet and that is fine, but mine are not, they are to be loved and used.
06-30-2011, 08:38 AM
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I just took a class on FMQ last week, and we were told we need to use the same top AND bottom, so if you use poly on the top, you need a poly on the bottom. Same goes for cotton. Don't know how accurate this is, but I DO trust this teacher greatly.
06-30-2011, 09:29 AM
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My Guild had Barbara Shapel as our guest speaker last week. Her quilts are fabulous! The back usually mimics the front design. When asked what kind of thread she uses, she said the right color! She uses all types of threads, not just cotton. I myself just quilted a quilt using silk thread.
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