Wow - fabric shrinkage.
04-10-2011, 02:59 AM
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Cowpie, same here on the gifting. I think as I get better at quilting and quilt more closely the washed-after look will improve. Maybe I'll try next project not-pre-washed and test it out.
This has been an interesting discussion 'thread'!
This has been an interesting discussion 'thread'!
04-10-2011, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
Some fabrics barely shrink at all and others scrunch up like that Shrinky Dinks plastic when you put it in the oven.
I don't pre-wash, but I do saturate the fabric with diluted Best Press before I press it - you can watch it puckering up and getting smaller, sometimes.
You don't want that happening after you've assembled your quilt - especially when the fabrics differ in shrinkage. Yikes - what a mess that could make of your careful piecing. :(
I don't pre-wash, but I do saturate the fabric with diluted Best Press before I press it - you can watch it puckering up and getting smaller, sometimes.
You don't want that happening after you've assembled your quilt - especially when the fabrics differ in shrinkage. Yikes - what a mess that could make of your careful piecing. :(
04-10-2011, 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by rb.
Anyone who wore tight jeans in the 80s knows cotton shrinks a bit more after the first wash/dry. :). I'm a pre-washer.
That said I don't prewash either.....only flannels and the Quilting God's must be looking over my shoulder as I've never had any problems after quilting and washing.
04-10-2011, 03:19 AM
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I pre-wash b/c most of my fabric comes from the thrift store and I don't know anything about how it was stored or what it was next to when it was donated. Also just like the way the fabric fills after it is washed. I always starch my fabric before cutting. It seams like I can cut it straighter.
04-10-2011, 05:30 AM
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I always pre-wash. The thought of different fabrics shrinking at different rates doesn't bear thinking about! Also, most of my quilts have photos in them so I don't want an antique look to spoil their appearance.
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