I don't think I would use it for a quilt.
Have you thought about selling it on eBay, or donating it to a local charity?

You could sew up some easy toddlers pants with elastic in the waist and donate to charity or Goodwill.

I would not use it for a quilt; not at all comfy.

Would you believe my grandmother used it to make a CW quilt in the late 70's? Every time I look at it I remember the pantsuits I wore made out of some of these fabrics. It has held up well, but hasn't seen a lot of use, just displayed. And yes, it weight a TON and is on a king bed and reaches almost to the floor on the sides.

She also pieced it into some quilts. While I didn't care for the look of it, it worked ok. It works well if are making quilts for texture.

beverly

I've seen it used for crazy quilt blocks, and like Beverly said, although I wasn't particularly fond of the look of it, it does work fine. (and it wears like iron). I can't believe we actually wore this stuff.

If you decide to use them in quilts, I would make simple patterns and then donate them to charity. It is not a material I would use in a time consuming, heirloom type of quilt.

I have a quilt made of polyester that my grandmother made for me. It has seen many picnics, beaches and the like and is still just like it was when she made it. I would not use this quilt on my bed, but I do keep it in the trunk of my car for ballgames and picnics and never go to the beach without it!

Jackie

I collected poly quilts for a time, but they take up so much room & are so heavy I kind of stopped.
Beverly, is yours a cathedral window variation?
One off my favs is an hour glass type pattern done as quilt as you go. The blocks are about 5 inches & are held together with a herringbone stitch. I always thought it would be a fun one to do. I'll try & post a picture.
It must start as a huge 4 patch & then it's sown together in a triangle fashion & flipped inside out. Of course since it's poly it doesn't need any batting.
One of the cool things about poly quilts is they hold their color & stay so vibrant.
I think they will be quite collectible some day.
Jill

I have a feeling you might have something there. I have two huge pieces of that stiff double knit. It was in a stash my mother prolly got in an auction box. In the same sack as the material were two matching zippers and spools of thread. I keep looking at it and wondering if I should do 'something' with it, but begrudge it the time it would take to do a utility crazy quilt out of it. I hated the feel of it when fashions were made of it, especially the stiff kind. But it would wear like iron for some useful purpose. I was thinking a pet pillow or cover or ten. LOL.

I gave a bunch of poly to a church that has a pagent during the holidays to us in costumes but I can't help but think that quilts made from poly would be useful as homeless quilts. Warm and durable, no need for batting and easily washed. Jayne

My thought is - if you are delaying making quilts that you want to make because you feel you have to use the double knit - it's time to pass that fabric on to Goodwill or Salvation Army. Maybe eBay or Craigslist?

One could make a quilt for the homeless, and I have thought of doing that with scraps, but I can get a sturdy blanket almost anyplace (and I do!), and donate that. I have limited time, and my resources are better served by donating ready made blankets, pajamas, than making them myself.

I do make project Linus quilts and Quilts of Valor, so yes I do have a dichotomy of giving.

You can't use double knit (or even fleece) in quilts for either Linus Quilts or Quilts of Valor. They won't accept them because in the case of both little kids and wounded vets, they are too heavy, and retain too much body heat, making monitoring temperature difficult. They are also often too rough on the delicate skin.

I do donate to many charitable projects during the year - but I have to consider the double knit fabric as "chore clutter". It doesn't make a good quilt. There are better uses for it. Donate it to the local middle or high school for costume making, or donate it to charity.

Release it into the world, and you'll be amazed by how energized you are.

Yes Jill, it is a Cathedral Window quilt. She made 3, the other two were yellow backing. Would you believe while at my mother's this weekend I slept in the attic with the grands and on one of the beds was a polyester quilt top. Mom had made it from left over pieces of the CW quilts. I didn't get a picture of it, but will get my dad to e-mail me one. It is just strips sewn together in sort of a giant log cabin design. So far it is just a top, but if she doesn't finish it, I will.

beverly

I had a really beautiful afghan made of it that I kept on a bed in the guest room. I slept down there one night and gave it away the next day. It was way too heavy to either sleep under or fold up and move.

I loved my polyester clothes for the fact that they never needed ironing, and I still have a few suits made of doubleknits! Back in the day, I made a lot of dresses of it, too, and sewed a lot of small squares of it to make a sort of short, sleeveless muumuu that I would put on when just out of the shower. The only trouble with it was that the thread gave out before the squares did; it would have been too much to keep fixing by hand, so I finally had to throw it away.

Would anyone out there have like 1/2 yd. prints & solid polysester knit material. An Aunt of my husbands started to make a quilt. I know it's probably not the best material to use for a quilt. But, she has alot of it done and I'd like to continue it.