tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417593851221687842.post3045752725652916811..comments2023-08-25T10:20:58.677-04:00Comments on jane's jots: Quilting Questionjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08085923313089599756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417593851221687842.post-66962883098087458752008-02-01T18:44:00.000-05:002008-02-01T18:44:00.000-05:00What a great idea!I am afraid I can’t help here, I...What a great idea!<BR/>I am afraid I can’t help here, I have only really sewn with cottons. I will be sure and ask around to my friends who have sewn dresses/clothes before though!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789898198426548526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417593851221687842.post-5859420690639710762008-01-28T13:06:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:06:00.000-05:00Bwahaha! I love the idea of making a quilt out of ...Bwahaha! <BR/><BR/>I love the idea of making a quilt out of the bridesmaid dresses.<BR/><BR/>There is special quilting thread for both machine and hand quilting. It comes in every color, and in metallic too. It might be pretty to use silver and gold, or one or two colors to match the fabric.<BR/><BR/>If you want to machine quilt it, it might work better if you do squares and then sew the squares together. That might also be a lot easier to do individual squares if you hand quilt it, less fabric on your lap. Are you thinking of quilting a design on the squares, or doing a "stitch in the ditch" (going around the squares) kind of quilting?<BR/><BR/>I have a pattern for a puff-pillow quilt, where you make squares (the top being an inch bigger than the bottom fabric - you make a little tuck in the middle of each side), stuff the squares with cotton batting, and then sew all the squares together. I've done this twice for baby quilts, and I think it would be pretty in those fabrics. I can send you a copy of the instructions if you want. (I got it from a book, but I'll have to look which one.)<BR/><BR/>Of course, both satin and velvet ravel so much; I'd be sure to seam the edges of each square first so the threads don't drive you mad. And to keep them from unraveling with use.<BR/><BR/>I do think it will have to be dry cleaned - hopefully not too often. I'd be worried the colors would run in the wash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417593851221687842.post-6724970555484612792008-01-27T22:42:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:42:00.000-05:00So you did get to go to Louisville?! That is great...So you did get to go to Louisville?! That is great. That is hilarious that you have gotten all those hits on the "big bootie" post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com