have you ever...
#1
wanted to make a quilt out of men's polo shirts or jeans? the really soft ones at least?
I work at a thrift store so get to feel so many different fabrics, and some of the nice men's jeans and polos are soooo soft. I just want to buy them and throw them in a quilt and not worry about stretching so I can curl up with it.
Am I the only one who wants to do this??
I work at a thrift store so get to feel so many different fabrics, and some of the nice men's jeans and polos are soooo soft. I just want to buy them and throw them in a quilt and not worry about stretching so I can curl up with it.
Am I the only one who wants to do this??
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I made one. Plain and simple squares. Just don't wash it in your home washing machine with the frayed edges. I blew up a brand new washer. Looked like a pair of jeans was stuck between the inner and outer drums with all those threads!!
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Some knits are very stretchy. Some barely give.
I became very aware of that when I was making t-shirts for my kids of some non-stretchy knit. That's when I learned how to do plackets. (Still don't like to do them, though)
I became very aware of that when I was making t-shirts for my kids of some non-stretchy knit. That's when I learned how to do plackets. (Still don't like to do them, though)
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Originally Posted by COYOTEMAGIC
I made one. Plain and simple squares. Just don't wash it in your home washing machine with the frayed edges. I blew up a brand new washer. Looked like a pair of jeans was stuck between the inner and outer drums with all those threads!!
Just wondering..if it would be a good idea to hand stitch an old net curtain, for instance, all over the front of it before washing?
Think that would catch all the threads?
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as long as the materials can all be cared for together (washed/dried together) they can be used together-
there are quilts made with denims, corduroys, silks, wools...all kinds of fabrics- that are beautiful!
if wanting to use stretchy knits you just need to use a stablizer to keep them from stretching out of shape- otherwise= you can use anything you want
there are quilts made with denims, corduroys, silks, wools...all kinds of fabrics- that are beautiful!
if wanting to use stretchy knits you just need to use a stablizer to keep them from stretching out of shape- otherwise= you can use anything you want
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