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I used to use cotton lawn for heirloom sewing. It is used for shadow embroidery, lacework, pintucks, and French sewing techinques. Fine cotton lawn lends itself to this type of sewing and sews beautiful. It makes beautiful blouses and heirloom baby dresses. Martha Pullen is a well known teacher with many books and patterns to her credit on the technique of heriloom sewing. She has a quilt pattern using these tehniques and it would be more of a christening quilt than a using quilt, in my opinion.
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Beautiful light weight fabric has been around for years. Ladies dresses in the Victorian Era were made from it. I always thought it was a bit pricey because I had only seen it through Liberty of London {around $23.00 a yard}. It seems to be coming more popular now and I have seen it for a lot less at other fabric stores.
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Maybe you could make a simple pieced baby quilt and make some of the blocks 'feature' squares and use some of those wonderful French sewing techniques in them. It would be very sophisticated, I think. Definitely heirloom! And maybe use a soft handmade ruffle tucked into the binding. Definitely high-loft batting but very light and soft.
Oh, I can't wait until someone special in our family gets pregnant!!! |
Originally Posted by fairydawn
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Beautiful light weight fabric has been around for years. Ladies dresses in the Victorian Era were made from it. I always thought it was a bit pricey because I had only seen it through Liberty of London {around $23.00 a yard}. It seems to be coming more popular now and I have seen it for a lot less at other fabric stores.
Note: Liberty of London fabrics are 54" wide |
Originally Posted by Peckish
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Yes, I wouldn't use it for quilting. I'd use it for summer blouses.
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...-giveaway.html |
I don't think I would quilt with it but I am tempted to make the free kimono pattern. It looks like it would be so cool and comfy for summer morning tea on the porch :-)
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Originally Posted by HollyDav
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I don't think I would quilt with it but I am tempted to make the free kimono pattern. It looks like it would be so cool and comfy for summer morning tea on the porch :-)
Please? and Thanks!! I've been wanting to make one ... and thought I'd make my own pattern from an old one that I have. This would simplify it considerably!!! :) |
Besides being used for clothing lawn fabric made lovely curtains.
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I think it's too thin and fine to quilt with. I 've made semi-sheer curtains from it and a mini-dress in the 1970's :-D
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
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Where might we find this free kimono pattern?
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