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Quilting Cotton Purchase Advice
Buying quilting fabric looks like it should be quite simple. And frankly, when I started quilting was simple. At least I did it that way. Wandered through the fabric store and found fabric I liked – the pattern, color, design. But overall, I bought the fabric just because I liked it.
As a result, my quilting fabric stash included all types of fabrics – polyester, cotton / polyester, rayon and some wool. After quilting experiences (some of which were pretty bad), I learned the advantages of different tissues. Now I look at a couple of different things when I consider to buy fabrics.
Generally I prefer natural fibers. It's probably a sense of connection with old quilts. Or maybe a comment I did years ago about "a baby wrapped plastic (polyester)" just stuck with me – in a negative sense.
Although I prefer natural fibers, I made some fun quilts that include lame, and occasionally cotton polyester or poly / blend, because it offered some benefit design that I could not find cotton – like a sports logo.
This is one of a series of articles on different types of quilts fabric used in quilts. For simplicity, I will focus on natural fibers cotton, wool and silk. I have used all (though not in the same quilt.) So will my first-hand experience and observations. personal opinion as it is.
Since you can go online and find plenty of articles and web pages that describe the structure is a fascinating and dyed, I'll let them do what they describe about it, and I will focus on what quilters want to know – how to work with such material?
From 100% cotton is clearly the most popular quilting fabric, let's start there.
There are several specific reasons 100% cotton bedding prefer:
• Cotton is easy to work with him. After sewing a seam, you can easily finger press the seam allowances in the direction you want them to go. (This means that the fabric will remain firm without pushing every step of the way.)
• Cotton swabs the pieces together while sewing. Polyester tends to slip and slide, which requires deposited or baste, lest they end up being sewn patches crazy.
• Cotton has some "give" so that no synthetics. This allows you to pull and pull a bit (like you even a little) to obtain the matching seams Make Your corners.
• Cotton breathes. If you are making a Baby Quilt or bedspread, 100% cotton allow air to circulate during capture heat. How this works is just a mystery to me, but seems to be true.
• Cotton dyes absorbed better. Maybe it's just me, but I think the colors are more vibrant and employers have more depth.
• Cotton is durable. It has stood the test of time and constant use.
• Cotton can be broken (or broken). While this may be an advantage or a disadvantage, which means that you will be able to determine exactly how the fibers aligned. You will be able to "square" the advantage just broken, and it will not rip through threads.
Part II explores the types of 100% cotton fabric, and some of the considerations that you purchase and use of these fabrics in your quilts.
Quilting happy!
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