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10-20-2011, 03:49 AM

#21

Putz

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I think you're describing partical board. Chipboard is cardboard

10-20-2011, 03:51 AM

#22

watterstide

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Good idea,
but i get the free cardboard bolts from Joanns and cut and use them. you just have to ask for them at the cutting counter..

10-20-2011, 04:02 AM

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judi wess

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Good morning to Plymouth, Michigan!!! Plymouth Mi. is my hometown, and always excited to see members from there. Hope your weather has not been too cold. Quilting is a great way to get through the long winters up there.

10-20-2011, 04:02 AM

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judi wess

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10-20-2011, 04:35 AM

#25

grumpy90650

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another great use for chipboard!! i use it for so many things, and never thought of this....thanks for sharing!!!

10-20-2011, 05:13 AM

#26

ncredbird

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Quote:

Originally Posted by smcfadden

If it's "not archival," that means it has acid in it.

Styrofoam board has no acid in it either. It costs me $1.00 a sheet at my Dollar Tree store for a 20"x30" and I cut it into 10 sheets measuring 10"x6" so $.10 ea. I have a wall full of beautiful fabric to look at now rather than boxes and boxes that I have to rummage through for just the right piece. I sort it into color ways and love the organization. Ann in TN

10-20-2011, 05:23 AM

#27

judykay

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Putz

There's no die in the chipboard. Excuse me if I offend anyone by this, but in my lifetime, I'm sure the fabric I put on the boards will even out-live me.I figure 100 years ago they didn't worry about these things and the quilts are still around. Again, I don't mean to offend anyone.

I agree with you 100% on this. How many of us really think that 50 to 100 years from now our quilts will be still with us or that we will even still be here. I made a quilt for my niece out of very expensive quilt store fabric and she used it so much five years later I had to make her a new one as there was not much left of the original one. The only thing I really watch as to how I store my fabric is it is out of the light so it does not fade. I use the heavy rubbermaid containers and I also have two old dressers filled with fabric. The one dresser is at least 70 years old .

10-20-2011, 05:29 AM

#28

jaciqltznok

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I have that chipboard for my art stuff...it is NOT archival!
Sadly it will cause dry rot and bleaching of the fabric that is near it!

10-20-2011, 05:31 AM

#29

quossj

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I fold using my ruler. I have a larger piece of matboard cut double the size of my ruler for my over five yard pieces--that way each large piece (when folded) is double of width and sits on my shelves nicely without taking so much vertical space. I use my smaller ruler to fold my half yard and under pieces and store them in one of the stackable plastic bins that have drawers. I just open the drawer and can see all them at once.