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Old 04-07-2009, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
i actually can't take all the credit for this. sharon schamber shows a wetting process on the frame to "iron" the backing instead of really ironing. as the fabric dries, it shrinks into un-wrinkles. i also saw a video of her squaring up a block by stretching and shrinking by wetting in place and then pressing to true it up. both methods can be found on youtube.

so i thought HAH! there's more to this shrinking thing than meets the eye.

she uses a plain old spray bottle so i do too.
How would i do this without a quilt frame? Any ideas? I guess you have to be able to stretch the top square and hold it there, right?

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