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    Old 02-09-2011, 11:54 AM
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    Just reading the "quilt bummer" thread and everyone's advice to rip out pieces which seem to be thinner than the rest- predictions of the quilt falling apart, etc.

    I too am working on a quilt which has different thicknesses of fabric (it's pretty scrappy). Most of them are good fabrics but I do have some pieces that have a lower thread count. I was assuming that, once it was quilted, it would all work out. It is not sashing or anything, so it is not as if the whole structure of the quilt is relying on this one fabric. (It is 24 little setting diamonds around one hexagonal block.)

    Now I read all those other posts predicting how the quilt will fall to bits. I know I am a bit of a princess with my fabrics so I am just thinking- I KNOW that some people make entire quilts out of lower thread count fabrics (I did buy it as quilting fabric, but in a cheaper store). So are their quilts all falling apart? What is the story?

    I am just confused. And also scared because it would be a very tricky ripping job. And even more scared because I don't want it to fall apart.
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    Old 02-09-2011, 11:59 AM
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    if you're not planning for it to be an heirloom I wouldn't worry about it, even cheap fabric usually lasts many years
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    Old 02-09-2011, 12:01 PM
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    I agree with Kathy :D:D:D
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    Old 02-09-2011, 12:02 PM
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    Unless you want "museum quality" when quilts are used--they eventually fall apart...don't worry...it is a work of love.
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    Old 02-09-2011, 12:02 PM
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    OK, feeling a little calmer after those comments- thank you!
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    Old 02-09-2011, 12:24 PM
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    I used fabric from my Mother's clothes to make 5 lap quilts after she passed. Mine is holding up OK, and some of the fabrics were quite thin. A couple I backed with some light weight fusible stabilizer (especially the knit). Most felt like cotton, but I did not check them with the burn test.
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    Old 02-09-2011, 12:45 PM
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    No worries. Like most have said. If you plan to use it and not keep it for a heirloom then no problem. Remember, you can also patch it in 5 years if you need to. But for now enjoy the quilt. :-)
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    Old 02-09-2011, 01:05 PM
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    i have made quilts from some pretty yukky, cheap fabric that have held up to being dragged around, traveling in the car, and out in the yard for picnics...they have held up through lots of washes and after a few years they wear out...as it should be...if it is used it will wear out. if you are making *utility quilts* to be used and abused don't worry about the inexpensive fabrics they will last as long as the quilt lasts...who really wants to make a quilt for a child to have picnics on and play on out of $10 a yard fabric? better to use the less expensive fabric and let them have fun. i get upset with the parents in our world who take their kids quilts away from them and say--"oh-it's too nice to let her use it"...really it's so good it should live in a box???
    i seriously do not get it!
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    Old 02-09-2011, 01:07 PM
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    Originally Posted by rusty quilter
    Unless you want "museum quality" when quilts are used--they eventually fall apart...don't worry...it is a work of love.
    Totally agree with this. I have a quilt from the 1930's that some of the fabric is really thin, but here it is 80 years later, and it doesn't look bad. Our fabric quality is better now, even if it's thin.
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    Old 02-09-2011, 01:30 PM
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    i think most of my quilts will last longer than i will
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