Fabric Question
#11
Originally Posted by many craft person
thanks all for your input - it's for a quilt that I hopefully can make king size - nothing like starting in the middle and working your way out, right?
One other thought...the chenille and suede are a heavier fabric...you may want to consider what type of batting/if any, to use with this quilt. Also, maybe check into quilting on chenille and suede :wink:
My first quilt was paper pieced...it was fun and easy...it was until afterwards I was told that paper piecing is harder than traditional :roll: So I am not one to hold back on a first project either :lol::lol::lol:
#12
I started my last quilt from one square of fabric I loved and worked out from the middle. I sketched it out on graph paper so I could be sure to get the dimesions right at the end. It is a combination of silks, cashmere, ultra suede and polyester blends. I gave the recipients a $20 dry-cleaning gift certificate with it.
If I think a fabric is going to fray or come apart, I back it, before cutting it, with ultra-lightweight fusible webbing and overlock the cut edges before sewing them together in the quilt. Top-stitching the seams with a decorative pattern like a blanket stitch adds interest and strength, also.
Not a very "traditional approach" to quilting but, the tears of joy I got from this last quilt made all the extra efforts SO well worth it, I will continue this method for as long as I can do this! I also use just a simple, low-end Singer machine with about 60 pattern choices. I keep it cleaned and well-oiled and it chuggs along for me whenever I ask it to!
If I think a fabric is going to fray or come apart, I back it, before cutting it, with ultra-lightweight fusible webbing and overlock the cut edges before sewing them together in the quilt. Top-stitching the seams with a decorative pattern like a blanket stitch adds interest and strength, also.
Not a very "traditional approach" to quilting but, the tears of joy I got from this last quilt made all the extra efforts SO well worth it, I will continue this method for as long as I can do this! I also use just a simple, low-end Singer machine with about 60 pattern choices. I keep it cleaned and well-oiled and it chuggs along for me whenever I ask it to!
#15
Originally Posted by many craft person
Is it completely "no" to say combine a cotton print with a soft suede and/or chenille? It is just that the color I want is soft suede and cotton, and I saw some chenille that was great also.
As several others have said...Its your quilt, go with what you want!
#16
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you're right about the washing - I may need to stick to cottons - however, the suede I am thinking about isn't (real) suede, it's one of the new fabrics that looks like suede and washable - still thinking - thanks everyone.
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