ILoveToQuilt

I found a piece of seersucker fabric that I want to use in a quilt. Is it possible to iron out or permanently get rid of the puckers? I don't want to use the fabric as is (with the puckers). Can someone help with an answer? Thanks in advance.

Tartan

​Cut a piece, iron and starch the heck out of it until it is flat. Wash it and see what happens. Inquiring minds want to know!

Judith1005

I've used seersucker before. It does get flatter with ironing. It lasts really well too. I had wondered when I incorporated it into the 3rd quilt I ever made. It is actually really nice to use.

Sandygirl

I doubt that you can iron the puckers out.

charlottequilts

I made a quilt where one fabric was seersucker, and since the quilt was low-volume, the seersucker added a nice bit of texture. I was not sure if, after being pressed flat, it would have sprung back after washing, so I just used a finger presser to flatten the seam lines and pressed up to it from the other fabrics. The big problem was in measuring, as the flattened seersucker was a little bigger than puffed.

hugs,
charlotte

themadpatter

I'm sure that, whatever you do, the puffs will come back to the seersucker, because as Sandygirl noted, it is woven into the fabric by changing the tension. It might be possible to mash the bumps down using a lot of quitting stitching, but that might not be what you want.

Jingle

I would think the bumps or whatever in seersucker would come back when washed and dried since it is made that way.

elnan

As a child of the Deep South, I love seersucker and the memories it invokes. In the days prior to "wash & wear", seersucker fit the bill. It felt good, looked good and lasted forever. Ironing was usually an all day job, starting with a full washtub of clothing that had been starched, sprinkled and rolled up to stay moist for ironing. With seer sucker there was always less ironing. If you could not get it all ironed that day, you put the sprinkled clothing in the freezer and waited for another day to iron. In those days it seemed to me that there was only one color, pale blue. When I watch an episode of "Matlock" and see his suits, it takes me back.
You asked about ironing out the puckers. I would say No, you cannot iron out the puckers because they were woven in.

ILoveToQuilt

Thanks everyone. I will not use that piece of fabric in my quilt because of the puckers.

lindaschipper

Aren't the puckers woven into the material?? How can you iron that out??