In Praise of Chambray

I don't know any reason not to use it in a quilt. Debra in VA See my quilts at

There is a beautiful range of fabrics that I have seen here called Oakshott. They are just like chambray, in that the warp is one colour and the weft is another. They have a really good colour range. I Googled to see if there was a company website, but there seem only to be stockists. I see that they are made in Kerala, India. I have seen them on sale at shows here, and they really are lovely. There might be somewhere you could get them from over there? . In message , dogmom writes

IIRC it ravels more easily than our normal patchwork cotton -it's a slightly coarser weave. But of course you can use it! A store here sells beautiful 2-color weaves in a finer quality than chambray and lots of colors. And the LQS just started carrying another version in

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It sounds to me like the Oakshott I referred to in my note, Roberta. That comes in 2-colour woven stripes, as well the single (well, double!) colours. . In message , Roberta Zollner writes

They have a couple patterns of chambray (as well as the blue stuff) but it's a bit pricey here:

Good luck and hope you find what you want, Sunny

Howdy!

This is pretty:

I love it too, but where on earth did you find it? I have looked for chambray for years!

Cindy

I think it was Hancock's (the chain); if not, Joann's. Bought it about a year ago.

Dogm'

Is Oakshott a brand name or a fabric type? Roberta in D

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I couldn't find it at my local Joann's. I think there is still a Hancock's in Overland Park (KC). Will check next time I go up. Thanks!

Cindy

It's a brand name, Roberta (but not the manufacturer I think?). Could be derived from the fact that contrasting colours in warp and weft do give a kind of 'shot' look to the fabric. But I really don't know. However, I'm sure Inca Studios (one place I have seen selling it) will probably be at the Festival of Quilts in August. I could try to find out.

I did Google on Oakshott, but only got suppliers. . In message , Roberta Zollner writes

I'll have to go back to the LQS and ask what her fabric is called. Roberta in D

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The ones I mentioned, Marissa, are far closer weave, much finer quality and far straighter stripes. I bought some of those Kaffe Fasset stripes and, by straightening the *appearance* of the stripes in order to use the pieces, I lost a wedge of 10" at the wider end. I think they were awful. I couldn't get them to press nicely either. . In message , DrQuilter writes