The 70's called, they want their fabric back.
#91
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: near Peoria Illinois
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Originally Posted by wafflles
The polyester is so thick, I don't think I should even try batting. I think I should put a back on it and quilt it, and then donate it to someplace really really cold. It'll be too thick for Texas weather by far!
I had the blue and pink bellbottoms! :)
#95
I have a lap quilt that someone made for my step dad while he was in nursing home. The colors are still beautiful and it's sooooo warm. I have some old double knit and I'm going to make a quilt out of it. So there!!!
#97
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Originally Posted by CorneliaVa
A friend of mine did something similar with a bunch of leftover poly's .....
She made dozens of wheel-chair-sized lap quits, backed them with flannel, hand lited, and donated them to the nursing home .... They have gone thru many, many washings ... The flannel backing keeps them from slipping off the laps ... and the residents LOVE them ... The more they are washed, the softer the backing becomes .....
Sad, but true: That polyester will definitely outlive the residents .....
She made dozens of wheel-chair-sized lap quits, backed them with flannel, hand lited, and donated them to the nursing home .... They have gone thru many, many washings ... The flannel backing keeps them from slipping off the laps ... and the residents LOVE them ... The more they are washed, the softer the backing becomes .....
Sad, but true: That polyester will definitely outlive the residents .....
#99
Originally Posted by pab58
Pretty much all you can do is to tie this quilt!!! I have a double knit polyester quilt made by my grandmother. She used scraps of fabric from dresses and pantsuits that my aunt had made for her!!! Remember pantsuits!!!!???? :shock: :shock: I LOVE the quilt because it reminds me of grandma. I remember seeing her wear the clothing the scraps were from!!! ;-)
BTW: I had only two pairs of bell bottoms -- both double knit!! -- a brown pair and a green pair!! I used to wear them with bodysuits!!!! YIKES!!!!!! What fun those were when you had to use the bathroom!!!! :lol: :lol: :thumbdown:
BTW: I had only two pairs of bell bottoms -- both double knit!! -- a brown pair and a green pair!! I used to wear them with bodysuits!!!! YIKES!!!!!! What fun those were when you had to use the bathroom!!!! :lol: :lol: :thumbdown:
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