I Say Sew Quilter Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 I'm allergic to wool, but I've always wanted to make a whole cloth quilt with the trapunto look on my longarm, what is a good alternative to wool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamu Posted July 5, 2020 Report Share Posted July 5, 2020 Use poly extra loft for the trapunto and cotton for the foundation quiltmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Say Sew Quilter Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 5:31 PM, mamu said: Use poly extra loft for the trapunto and cotton for the foundation How does the cotton wash up? Do you lose the trapunto look? I recently did a test piece with 80/20 on the back and 100% poly on the front and washed the sample piece on a delicate cold water cycle and I lost the trapunto look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 The poly loft plus cotton works great as a combo. You have to use high loft poly, or extra high loft poly. I've made a quilt using the poly to "pop up" my applique and it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Say Sew Quilter Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 I'm excited to try it. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selena Hobs Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Hi, you can also try tencel - it's an organic material and can't cause allergy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Say Sew Quilter Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Selena Hobs said: Hi, you can also try tencel - it's an organic material and can't cause allergy. I'll check into that. I'd never heard of it before. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Say Sew Quilter Posted August 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 5:31 PM, mamu said: Use poly extra loft for the trapunto and cotton for the foundation Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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