Fabric Question...
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I have in the past sherriah, but not in many years. I don't remember having any particular problems, but vicki's right, you won't have the give that you find in natural fibers, so it might make a difference when trying to get your blocks together "just right".
#5
The only "problem" I could see, would be mixing both 100% cotton & the blend...I would be sure to pre-wash the cotton to pre-shrink it, since the poly wouldn't shrink. I know I WEAR blends & 100% on the same body, and THAT seems to work OK! LOL :D
#7
Have used Poly cottons in the past, no probs except maybe the odd hand quilting prob when I have used something that doesn't hand quilt well. My main priority is always colour and so if I get some thing thats polycotton but works, what the heck.
Have even used Rayons in quilts, is terrible stuff to sew, but such fabulous rich colours that it can be worth the extra effort. Give everything a good wash before you start cutting. Another advantage that some of these manmade fibres have is that they often hold their colour alot better over time than pure cotton.
Have even used Rayons in quilts, is terrible stuff to sew, but such fabulous rich colours that it can be worth the extra effort. Give everything a good wash before you start cutting. Another advantage that some of these manmade fibres have is that they often hold their colour alot better over time than pure cotton.
#10
The cloth over here that is used like that is called sail cloth, is a heavier weight cotton used for hard wearing gear, also Duck is another heavier weight cotton. but I don't know what they would be called over there. The names for things can be quite different
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