GlendaNixon

I've been asked to make a quilt, actually 3 quilts from my grandmother's scarfs. They are mostly slick, rayon type fabrics. I'll be adding a cotton or poly/cotton blend to make enough fabric. The pattern I've chosen is a paper-pieced Pickle Dish. Any suggestions, hints, advice would be greatly appreciated please.

Faintly Artistic

Starch will be your friend...it will give some body to the thinner, slick fabrics. I like to spray then iron multiple times instead of just 1 coat. I also like glue basting any points that need to line up.

bearisgray

You are braver than I am.

cashs_mom

Or me. I've done extensive garment sewing, a lot with silks and rayons. I actually pieced on garment out of rayon batiks. It was very simple pattern with not matching points or corners. It was still tough. While I love to paper piece, I can't imagine doing it with silky scarf fabrics. You might want to use a fusible stabilizer on them. It will help a little.

sewbizgirl

I was thinking 'lightweight fusible stabilizer' too....

QuiltnNan

lightweight fusible stabilizer was my first thought, too. i have some inherited scarves to do the same thing with.

elnan

I have not done it, but have often thought it would be much the same as a Crazy Quilt, and I have seen a Crazy Quilt that was not very big, but sold for big, big bucks.

Geri B

I too vote for fusible, lite weight, non woven interfacing. Pickle dish! Braver than me!

pocoellie

You're a VERY brave person, is all I can say, but I do wish you the best of luck.

bearisgray

Can you get pieces of fabric similar to your grandmother's scarves to practice on?