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Posted by Joanna on August 24, 2009, 11:18 am
No I'm not sure I would attempt it after making drapes from satin. But
was wondering because it was something I had never thought of.
Thanx
Joanna
Polly Esther wrote:
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> Actually, some ribbons are willful, contrary, cantankerous, slithery and
> rippledy. (Not so sure about that last word.) Sometimes I use ribbon
> to bind blankets ( real blankets) when I find a good buy of the fleece
> appropriate for newborns. Babies love to rub satin as well as to chew
> on it but that stuff takes lots of patience and pins.
> This is not a challenge we would recommend for someone about to give
> birth. Go have a nice bowl of ice cream and prop up your feet. Polly
>
> "Patti" <wrote> It was just an idea for a special quilt that Edna is
> making with satins
>> and silks and such. She asked whether using commercial bias binding
>> would be OK. I had used satin ribbon for one of my first quilts and
>> thought that would be a better idea for the specific quilt she was
>> making. It does mean that you don't have to do any turning under, as
>> both edges are 'finished'. Because of the fabrics used for the quilt,
>> it was clearly not going to be washed a lot - certainly not in a
>> machine - so the ribbon would be fine for the same 'wear'. I don't
>> suppose it would be generally an alternative for your cotton quilts.
>> Most ribbon is polyester of some sort these days (apart from the
>> velvets which I don't know about). Also, if it were put onto a cotton
>> quilt with batting, the ribbon would not shrink when washed and the
>> rest of the quilt would - not a good look.
>> No, the answer to Edna was for her specific satiny quilt.
>> .
>>> I missed something in another thread. Use ribbon as binding? How is
>>> this possible and what kind of ribbon? I would love to hear more.
>>> Thanx
>>> Joanna
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> pat on the hill
>
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Posted by Edna Pearl on August 24, 2009, 12:40 pm
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> No I'm not sure I would attempt it after making drapes from satin. But was
> wondering because it was something I had never thought of.
I am always astonished by how difficult it is to make drapes well. My
mother, a brilliant seamstress, used to say so, too. Add to that the slick
waywardness of satin, and I don't know how you managed it.
I'm making my quilt out of satin and tafetta because the taffeta came from
some lovely skirts my mother made for me when I was a young girl. I found
the skirts in a storage box, felt it would be a shame to let the fabric go
to waste, and decided the fabric would be a good reason to dust off the book
on quilting I had bought a few years ago. Then I stumbled on a satin sale
at Hobby Lobby and felt the satin would be the best possible border for the
shiny taffeta, and bought enough for the backing, too, knowing full well
that it would be very troublesome to deal with.
But I was *motivated* by the beauty of the slippery taffeta and satin like
no other fabric had motivated me before to learn to quilt, so I have no
complaints or regrets. I'd be a slow worker with any fabric, so it doesn't
make much difference. The main difference, I think, is that I have to pin
more often to measure and cut.
Edna Pearl
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Posted by Edna Pearl on August 24, 2009, 12:31 pm
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>Because of the fabrics used for the quilt, it was clearly not going to be
>washed a lot - certainly not in a machine - so the ribbon would be fine for
>the same 'wear'.
Right -- after I sleep under it a couple of times (with my feline QI's
howling at the door for their usual nocturnal admission to to the bedroom),
this quilt will be hung on the wall over my piano. The quilt is made of
black and purple taffetas and satins. Or it will be. Knock wood.
Edna Pearl
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> rippledy. (Not so sure about that last word.) Sometimes I use ribbon
> to bind blankets ( real blankets) when I find a good buy of the fleece
> appropriate for newborns. Babies love to rub satin as well as to chew
> on it but that stuff takes lots of patience and pins.
> This is not a challenge we would recommend for someone about to give
> birth. Go have a nice bowl of ice cream and prop up your feet. Polly
>
> "Patti" <wrote> It was just an idea for a special quilt that Edna is
> making with satins
>> and silks and such. She asked whether using commercial bias binding
>> would be OK. I had used satin ribbon for one of my first quilts and
>> thought that would be a better idea for the specific quilt she was
>> making. It does mean that you don't have to do any turning under, as
>> both edges are 'finished'. Because of the fabrics used for the quilt,
>> it was clearly not going to be washed a lot - certainly not in a
>> machine - so the ribbon would be fine for the same 'wear'. I don't
>> suppose it would be generally an alternative for your cotton quilts.
>> Most ribbon is polyester of some sort these days (apart from the
>> velvets which I don't know about). Also, if it were put onto a cotton
>> quilt with batting, the ribbon would not shrink when washed and the
>> rest of the quilt would - not a good look.
>> No, the answer to Edna was for her specific satiny quilt.
>> .
>>> I missed something in another thread. Use ribbon as binding? How is
>>> this possible and what kind of ribbon? I would love to hear more.
>>> Thanx
>>> Joanna
>> --
>> Best Regards
>> pat on the hill
>