Using old draperies
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: NW Illinois
Posts: 561
My SIL does quilts for charity at her church (Lutheran World Relief) If a fabric is okay after washing they will use them as liners (in place of batting). some of their quilts go to warmer climates and it okay to have lighter batting fabric.
#15
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: So Cal
Posts: 576
I was given a big box of drapes and thought I could use the fabrics. They are lined with a cream color fabric. I can tell they were special made. After I took them apart I see on two of the fabrics on the selvidge area where it says recommended dry clean on one and gentle wash, hang dry on the other. It says something about screen print. Can I use these to quilt and then be able to wash like normal? What does that really mean on fabric? There is several yards of each one and I kinda like the colors! What would you do?
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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I agree! The first quilt I ever made by myself, I used former kitchen cafe curtains because I had them and liked the color. Imagine my horror when I washed it the first time and all of the curtain fabric shredded. If the drapery fabric tests as cotton, do not use them in a quilt. Only polyester is sturdy enough to survive most sun damage. No natural fibers will hold up to repeated washings after hanging in sunny windows.
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