When discussing Cotton vs. Polyester Fabrics for quilts and fabric art, I’ve had readers ask me, “Where do I find polyester fabric.  Most of the stores carry only cotton.”
My daughter verified that it has become more difficult to find fabric other than 100% cotton in many of the quilt fabric shops and even the general fabric stores.
Nancy asks:  I want to do quilts with a poly cotton blend of fabric, not 100 percent cotton.  Where do I buy it from online stores?  I live in London, Ontario Canada.
Sandra commented:  All the fabric stores carry mostly all cotton. If they do carry a …read more

My post, Cotton vs. Polyester Blend in Quiltmaking, has drawn quite a few comments since it was written.  I’ve enjoyed the various opinions quilters and fabric artists have expressed.
The early quilters used mainly cotton, wool or linsey-woolsey fabrics because that’s what was available.  In the latter part of the 1900s, polyester and poly/cotton fabrics became available and were popular.  However, the traditional quilters looked with horror upon this new innovation and felt to be a “purist,” you must use solely cotton.
Many quilters still prefer cotton, so much so that it’s difficult to find in some quilt fabric stores, I’ve been …read more