What type of fabric do you like to use best for your quilting and fabric art?  Do you have specific types that work best on your projects?
Here are 13 fabrics used for quilting projects over the years.  Some terms refer to the type of fabric and others indicate the design.

Cotton
Linsey-Woolsey
Linen
Silk
Wool
Paisley
Velvet
Muslin
Calico
Chintz
Brocade
Satin
Plaid

Do you have a particular type of fabric for your quilting and fabric art?

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THURSDAY THIRTEEN

Nowadays, quilters and fabric artists use many types of fabric, depending on whether the item they’re creating is useable/wearable art or something they hang on the wall. 
Here are some fabrics used today and yesterday. Some may be named because of their content while others by the design.  Some you may decide to try; others may bring back memories of quilts of yesteryear.

Cotton
Polyester
Linen
Linsey-Woolsey
Silk
Satin
Velvet
Burlap
Rayon
Polyester/Cotton
Gingham
Calico
Terry Cloth

Do you have something else you use?  Do you have a favorite fabric?  How do you use it?
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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 We quilt for many reasons and each quilter/fabric artist has something that propels this activity.  I’ll mention 10 reasons here.  Let me know if yours is included.  Do you have something else that keeps you stitching?

Relaxation
Make gifts
Create something unique
Enter contests/challenges
Leave a legacy
Tell family stories
Earn an income
Gain recognition
Inspire others
Justify buying fabric        

Share your reason here.  It may be one of the above you’d like to expand upon.  Or it may be something completely different.  Perhaps you have more than one.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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   Copyright continues to present a puzzling issue among quilters and fabric artists.  How can you protect your original work?  What designs and patterns, even fabrics, are free from copyright if you want to make something for sale?
It’s often not a “cut and dried” issue, as Chuck Smith explains in Quilting Copyright: Can I Sell My Quilts Made with Licensed Fabric or from Copyrighted Patterns?  He deals with two questions in his article at Quilting Business.
*Can I sell a quilt I make from fabric with licensed images?
*Can I sell a quilt I make from a pattern I purchase that …read more