Can I use a poly/cotton ( Joann's Symphony) blend in a quilt?
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Oh, my gosh, I probably shouldn't be responding to this because I have a serious hate-on for Symphony broadcloth, which I, too, bought from Joann's. I bought it for backing of a small quilt. Oh, it was AWFUL! It was so stiff, did not want to glide through my machine or across my sewing machine table. I finally put it away, the quillting barely begun.A few months later, I took it out, removed the backing-threw THAT away- and started over with a nice cotton backing. My advice? Donate it or make dog beds out of it.
#23
I mix fibers in quilts all the time. I have used poly/cotton w/ cottong w/o any issues, but I do not make "heirloom" or "show" quilts. I have also rejected poly cotton blends, try pressing it w/ the iron setting you plan use, even though you "pre shrunk" it, it still could shrink when the iron touches it. I only use poly cotton that can "take" an iron.
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