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Old 02-15-2011, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Diana Lynne
ok..I am doing the pinwheel project and since this quilt is going to be my youngest daughters I let her pick out the colors and cloth..I did not stop to think or question the cloth and its a 100 percent cotton broadcloth or so the tag said..Its like working with silk, no matter how many pins I use when I go to sew it, the material moves around a lot and trying to line up the edges and keeping them lined up is a nightmare..Is there anything I can do to help keep this fabric from moving? And its so super thin, when you hold it up you can see thru it.Its like working with air
The only thing I can think of at this stage is to starch it - heavily.
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