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piecing together a quilt?
i am piecing together a quilt my grandmother started many years ago before she died she cut many of the pieces and had lots of scrap material she had intended to use in it the only thing is that all of the material she was intending on using are all her old polyester clothing which give it much more sentimental value but will it hold up to use everyday it if i finish out the backing of the squares with cotton and backing with cotton? it is a dresden plate design that she started this is my first quilt any advice would help thank you for your time
This is a WONDERFUL sentimental project!
If you're talking about polyester doubleknit, it wears like iron - the stitching is likely to fail before the fabric does. I know of groups who make quilts for the homeless that PREFER poly doubleknit because it stands up so well to hard use. Single knit and woven polyesters are a little less sturdy but still very durable, as long as the edges of all the pieces are finished so they don't ravel (doubleknit doesn't ravel).
Any poly should stand up to careful daily use, but it can melt in hot dryers or with hot irons, so avoid those.
In case it IS doubleknit, a couple of warnings.
1. It doesn't shrink, so any other fabrics you use with it must be completely preshrunk.
2. It's very heavy, so don't use any batting, just a backing (preshrunk flannel or cotton is fine).
Stitched quilting tends not to work very well on these quilts (hand-quilting them is very difficult), especially the doubleknits, so they're great candidates for tying. Plan on tying every 4" or so, to distribute the weight well. You can use yarn, perle or crochet cotton, or 6-strand embroidery floss with a large-eyed crewel needle (any craft/fabric store). There are many ways to do this, but here's a link to a tutorial on one way to tie a quilt.
http://www.maryquilts.com/how-to-tie-a-heartstrings-quilt/
Also, the website 'about.com' has an extensive quilting section, with information on a variety of techniques as well as a beginner's section. You can see how to layer your quilt and different ways of finishing the quilt edges here.
http://quilting.about.com/
The very best of luck!
Added: Two more thoughts. Handle the quilt gently when it's wet - it will be extra heavy and you'll want to support it carefully to avoid breaking the stitching on seams. And sew it with good-quality cotton-covered poly or all-poly thread.
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