Knit Fabric
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Knit Fabric
Is there any way that you can use knit fabric in a quilt. I have yards and yards of top quality knit fabric that I wanted to donate to the Linus Project but I was told that they don't accept it. I don't know what to do with it. I don't want it because I have had it for a while and have reached an age where I no longer sew clothing but concentrate on quilting. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you ladies. Busy Lizzie
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Absolutely you can; I was in my 20's before I realized that quilts could be made of materials other than heavy polyester knits and old jeans.
It is trickier to work with knits, so I would keep the pattern simple. I've never tried it, but I don't imagine the corners working out nicely on half square triangles, so I would stick with squares and rectangles. Since you have experience with garment sewing, I don't think it would be beyond your abilities.
Good luck!
It is trickier to work with knits, so I would keep the pattern simple. I've never tried it, but I don't imagine the corners working out nicely on half square triangles, so I would stick with squares and rectangles. Since you have experience with garment sewing, I don't think it would be beyond your abilities.
Good luck!
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I sewed squares of polyester double knit into a quilt more then 40 years ago. It is the quilt that went camping, to ball games and picnics. You just can't wear them out. It has a polyester batt in it and I just quilted down the seams with my regular sewing machine foot. I did use larger 1/2 seam construction instead of 1/4 inch.
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I get a lot of knit fabric given to me. I just recycle it to the local thrift shop. I believe such fabric is more trouble to work with than worth. I have serged some and made receiving type blankets that went overseas. Think about the aggravation in working with it.
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About 40 years ao, I made 2 quilts out of a single knit fabric, polyester batting in both and a flannel for the backing. One of them has been on my bed every winter since. I have had to replace the backing and the batting on it once. I tied both of these quilts, Oh, the pieces were 4 inch squares, that I bought by the pound at that time. This is one of the warmest quilts I have. I had no idea what I was doing at the time, but it worked out.
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Fleece is a knit, and I have used that several times. With fleece, I found that using batting with the fleece makes it quilt/look much better. I have used a thick cotton knit as backing on one quilt as well.
It was quilted on a long arm/frame. I found that I had to place the backing on the frame so that my machine would be primarily sewing in the least stretchy direction. It seems to me that a very thin knit would be difficult to work with, though.
I wonder how those knits would work as a batting? The top and the backing would secure it once it is quilted.
It was quilted on a long arm/frame. I found that I had to place the backing on the frame so that my machine would be primarily sewing in the least stretchy direction. It seems to me that a very thin knit would be difficult to work with, though.
I wonder how those knits would work as a batting? The top and the backing would secure it once it is quilted.
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