Nanamoms

I am going to make memory quilts out of my parents clothing. Of course, it is all different types of fabric. Is there a best method to use to make sure the quilts sew up well? TIA

alica1367

I haven't made one with anything but all cotton fabric before. But I would think that if you were using polyester fabric or something that has a lot of stretch you should use an iron on interfacing to control it. I'm sure there are others that will have possibly better solutions in dealing with this.

the casual quilter

I just quilted a top that was pieced by my friend's mother and it had fabrics of all types - cotton, corduroy, polyester, shirting, - from clothing that the family used to wear. The top did not appear to have issues when it was pieced and it quilted just fine. But I agree with Aliciia, if a fabric has a lot of stretch stabilize it with a little fusible interfacing.

rusty quilter

I would make sure that whatever pieces you choose are washable...sounds simple--but necessary.