Quilting fabrics have been popular for over 150 years. Although there are a number of companies using poly-cottons, polyester fabrics & other materials, quilting fabrics are most commonly 100% cotton. Quilting fabrics are usually light in weight and very thin.
Quilting fabrics are cut very precisely into blocks that are the same or very similar in size to the entire design. Often, the underside of the quilt is made from a single large piece of quilting fabric. Quilting fabrics are measured by the metre, or part-metre and at Doughty's you can buy most quilting fabrics in quantities of 0.25m to 8m, with bulk-buying in greater lengths available if required. Patterns can be custom-designed, changed, or reduced in size by the artist.
Quilting fabrics are versatile in their use and today many designers and patchwork quilters have turned to quilting fabrics to create anything from a pillowcase to a summer-dress, since their lightweight materials and vibrant designs lend themselves to creating almost anything. Of course, patchwork quilts are traditionally the most popular and increasingly fashionable way today, of using quilting fabrics.
