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Old 02-08-2011, 09:51 AM
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DoxieMom
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Good information to have. I'm doing a easy strip quilt and was wondering why things were getting wavy... Now I know how to avoid that. Thank you!

Originally Posted by Elisabrat
Short strips no pins, long strips definetely pins. Also, just read a Thimbleberries book on patterns and they suggest long strips be ironed across the SHORT part of your ironing board as ironing them the long way will get you into the "rainbow" affect with the strip (warped). Never occurred to me that was part of my long strip issue.
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