re:sewing with velvet
10-31-2009, 12:27 PM
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I have my mother's velvet, eyelet lace, and satin quilt and pillow covers that she had about 18 years. It is still like new. I just have it dry cleaned when it needs cleaning. This is not used all the time on the bed, but, it is used and loved still.
You probably would want to invest in a needle board for pressing if you are wanting to work with velvets. It is worth the money.
You probably would want to invest in a needle board for pressing if you are wanting to work with velvets. It is worth the money.
10-31-2009, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by maggiemuggins
Hi ladies..I have lucked on to a bunch of velvet samples from a furniture store and was wondering whether these could be used for quilts..they are not stiff but about a medium weight..also if I was going to sew them together would you use a 1/2 inch or bigger or smaller to put them together...
try using a thin foundation and butt the edges together. cover the raw edges with a strip of bias tape or ribbon or lace. if you make regular seams and press them under, you'll have the thickest seams you've ever seen, even if you open the seams up.
using this method, you can still produce traditional patterned quilts, the pieces will just have stripes between them and look like stained glass.
consider not using batting. the finished quilt will weigh two tons. you might want to tie off with flannel interlining or just a backing. if it's a small quilt or a lap size, you can even machine tack.
show us the finished quilt.
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