Swannie

Having never used wool, except to make suits, please tell me why you felt it, then cut it up? Does this make for a nice texture when doing applique? Would you recommend it for piecing a quilt?

Tartan

If you felt wool, the raw edges do not fray and shapes can be cut out for wool appliqued. If you want to piece with felted wool, the seam allowances will be very thick and not easy to quilting. Some people use felted wool to sew slippers or mittens with just a few seams and not quilted.

ManiacQuilter2

I bought in the 70s a wool quilt at a farm auction in Kansas that was made from squares. Kept it in the car when I was traveling back east. It was very heavy quilt but kept me warm in my car when roads were closed due to the amount of snow that had fallen.

Jackie Spencer

I use felted wool in my applique. Great to work with.

juneayerza

Felted wool would not be a choice for piecing a quilt top, it wouldn't be managable.

ckcowl

Wool comes in many weights , textures, weaves. You can ( piece) with felted wools very successfully and achieve wonderful results! ( think boiled wool jackets)
The fine, lighter weight wools when felted still have nice edges that do not fray. I stead of creating* regular* seams where you create bulk you over lap the pieces. { if piecing 2 squares you place one on your table, right side up, place second one- right side up next to the first, over lap one side on top of other with 1/2" overlap. Pin in place, stitch in place. I've done this with double seams * stitch close to edge of top piece, flip over & stitch close to edge on that top piece* or you can use a decorative stitch down the center, or blanket stitch the top edge.... Sky is the limit on choices. Wool is great to work with for applique and piecing!

Swannie

Thanks. Had wondered if overlapping seams might be a possibility. One could even pink the underlying seam close to the first stitching.