This lushious fabric is one of my very favorite fabrics to dye and "fussy cut" for shaded flowers in my applique. Sateen is a 100% cotton fabric with a twill weave and mercerized threads so it dyes beautifully vivid colors and there is an irresistable sheen to the fabric. From the first time it emerged from a dye bath, I was hooked!
      This fabric is easy to applique and frays about as much as traditional cotton. I am partial to mixing it with other fibers to get more texure into flat applique, like the Calling Card blocks.