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#12
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Welcome, Tom, from North Texas, 60 miles north of Dallas, 30 miles south of Durant, Oklahoma. I think you should wash every quilt after you get the binding and the label on it. Be sure to use a color catcher. Laundering a quilt gives it a crinkly look that I really love, gets all the stray body oil out of it as well as all the dirt that you may pick up while you are working on it. Have fun quilting. froggyintexas
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
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Welcome to the world of quilting! You will find this forum a great help. Just a couple comments...
If Elmer's school glue (or similar brands) is used, it needs to be the WASHABLE kind.
Some wall hangings look nice if not washed afterwards. Use starch substitutes like Best Press, instead.
If Elmer's school glue (or similar brands) is used, it needs to be the WASHABLE kind.
Some wall hangings look nice if not washed afterwards. Use starch substitutes like Best Press, instead.
#15
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MD
Posts: 235
Welcome to the board and to quilting!! Enjoy your quilting journey! I love starch for keeping fabric from stretching and keeping the triangles shapes better... but yes it needs to be washed out especially if you live down south.
Happy quilting...
quiltinmama
Happy quilting...
quiltinmama
#16
Welcome to the world of quilting! You will find this forum a great help. Just a couple comments...
If Elmer's school glue (or similar brands) is used, it needs to be the WASHABLE kind.
Some wall hangings look nice if not washed afterwards. Use starch substitutes like Best Press, instead.
If Elmer's school glue (or similar brands) is used, it needs to be the WASHABLE kind.
Some wall hangings look nice if not washed afterwards. Use starch substitutes like Best Press, instead.
Thanks
Tom
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 2,061
Instead of starch try fabric sizing. It comes in a spray container just like the starch and works about the same. It does not attract silverfish. I would probably wash anyway when it's done. Personally, I don't like starch and lilke to sew with the soft fabrics better because it gives just a bit of ease for fitting the pieces together if needed.
#19
Thanks for the help everyone.
This is only my 2nd quilt and i,m learning so much .
So much easier now that i went out and got a cutting board and wheel cutter and learned about starch.
I,m sure I will ask for help latter on as I,m starting to think how i,m going to quilt it when it,s done.
As i,m not any good a hand sewing .
Thanks again
Tom
This is only my 2nd quilt and i,m learning so much .
So much easier now that i went out and got a cutting board and wheel cutter and learned about starch.
I,m sure I will ask for help latter on as I,m starting to think how i,m going to quilt it when it,s done.
As i,m not any good a hand sewing .
Thanks again
Tom
#20
The glue is primarily used to baste the layers together for quilting instead of pinning or basting with thread. Makes that process so much less time consuming. But as someone mentioned, be sure it is a washable glue.
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