Prym Consumer USA manufactures Babyville brand P.U.L. It's about 64" wide.
The Babyville product comes in a wide assortment plain colors and prints. Most of
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Brenda, tell me about P.U.L... P.U.L. stands for polyurethane laminate fabric. The polyurethane in P.U.L. is adhered to knit fabric. This product has little or no shrinkage, so when using any brand of P.U.L. in conjunction with a cotton fashion fabric be sure to prewash the cotton fabric. To my knowledge, P.U.L. is currently manufactured for the quilting and sewing industry by two companies in the USA. Fabri-Quilt Inc.(Gordon Fabrics in Canada) carries 56" wide fabric in 6-8 plain colors. See the photo below for an example of the lining made in 555 mint. Your local quilt shop will be able to order this product in for you. I will also be carrying a limited number of colors so if you wish email me at the address below to order directly from me. Prym Consumer USA manufactures Babyville brand P.U.L. It's about 64" wide. The Babyville product comes in a wide assortment plain colors and prints. Most of the prints are juvenile prints, not adult oriented prints. I prefer an adult look for a bag and think Moms will too. After all who wants to look like a baby? I will have a limited number of kits available in the pink dot combination you see above. Again email me if you would like one. Keep scrolling down to read how to use both products to their best advantage...
The Royal Peacock Collection by Hoffman California Fabrics and mint P.U.L. by Fabri-Quilt How to use Fabri-Quilt brand P.U.L. This brand of P.U.L. is the more lightweight of the two products and is therefore easier to use in multi layered quilting projects like bags.
The polyurethane is adhered to the front of the knit fabric giving it a wipe clean finish. You might think that this is a disadvantage remembering those crunchy plastic change pads of the past. Surprisingly the surface is soft, pliable and warm so put those fears aside. This product was originally developed for hospital use and so it can be sterilized with high heat. This is certainly an advantage for items that require frequent washing in hot water. You can touch an iron to this type of P.U.L. product without it melting. I really liked that feature when sewing my Me & My Baby Bag. If you have needle holes in the fabric from a sewing error the heat of an iron will shrink if not close them. Use the Fabri-Quilt product to line bags that have multiple layered seams. It works very well when used in conjunction with cotton fashion fabrics like in my pattern for the Me and My Baby Bag, shown below. That's the Maize color you see used. I have used an 80/12 topstitch needle when sewing with this product and am happy with the results.
The Me & My Baby Bag uses the Fabri-Quilt P.U.L product for the lining and change pad. It's wipe clean.
How to use Babyville brand P.U.L. This is a more luxurious product but it is a heavier product to work with. The polyurethane layer is adhered to the back of the knit fabric making it a wash to clean rather than a wipe clean surface. The product is waterproof and breathable. That makes it a great fit for Mom's using
it in place of those old rubber pants that were used to cover cloth diapers when I was a little nipper. Sewing multiple layers of Babyville, something you would find in bag construction, is challenging. I would suggest that sewing 4 layers of this fabric is about the most that a beginner might want to tackle. The Pyrm site suggests using a no. 11 ballpoint needle or a 10/12 universal needle. I tried a Jeans needle for thick seams but found that the holes made were much too large. With that in mind I adjusted the Quick Change instructions so that you are never sewing thick layers when using Babyville. The Babyville Boutique site advises that the product be washed in warm water with occasional bleaching used for sanitation purposes. The bleach will damage the laminate over time so don't bleach too often. Line dry or tumble dry the product on a low heat setting. Be extra careful when pressing Babyville. I used a wool setting with a bit of steam while working on the Quick Change Bag. Hot temperatures cause the polyurethane on the back of the product to melt. If you are pressing wrong sides together at a high heat they will adhere permanently together. A benefit of this is that small holes can be closed by pressing slightly on the top of the fabric (test first) or by putting the article in a hot dryer for 20 minutes like the Babyville Boutique web site advises. The Quick Change Bag works well with either kind of P.U.L. I've written the pattern with tips for use with both products. Personally I think that the Babyville product gives the Quick Change Bag a richer, more professional look even if it is a bit harder to work with. The Fabri-Quilt P.U.L. is a simpler product to use and has the benefit of being wipe clean or it can be washed in hot water for sanitation. I've used the Fabri-Quilt P.U.L. to its best advantage in the Me & My Baby Bag. With this information you should be able to use both products to their best advantage. Let me know if this information has been helpful to you and Happy sewing! Brenda
