Why do some teachers say to NOT wash fabrics before cutting them for a kaleidoscope type quilt?
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by bearisgray
I don't know - I did fussy cut my pieces - but I could achieve a perfect line up - so I don't get it.
I did cut my pieces one by one - but it still seems logical to me that if the fabric pattern would "distort" - that it would do it over the whole piece.
I did cut my pieces one by one - but it still seems logical to me that if the fabric pattern would "distort" - that it would do it over the whole piece.
A person takes the two selvedge edges and hold them together and starts it on a reel and a machine turns the reel however many times the person has set it for for the number of yards they want on the reel.
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I'll bet they say not to pre-wash the fabric because it makes it nearly impossible to line it up perfectly. The washer will twist the fabric and pull it out of perfect alignment.
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Honestly, I don't care if the instructions say not to wash, all my fabric gets washed and dried. Then there are no bleeding or shrinkage surprises down the road. No one has given me a good enough reason or explanation, NOT to wash and dry first.
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