Originally Posted by
Silver Needle
The selvage will definitely shrink differently. If she chooses to piece with selvage that's her prerogative but if I were quilting it I would ask the seams be ripped out, then resewn with 1/2" seams pressed open. You could offer to do it but I'd certainly charge for it. It's up to us to sometimes educate our clients,
I agree with the educating our clients. Funny thing, her mom used to own the quilt shop in their town and she teaches home ec, so she used to teach sewing! I am just worried that the selvage will not shrink the same...especially down the long seams of the backing. Oh well, I'll do my custom quilting on the quilts and what happens after that is on them
but I like my work to look good even after washing! But the selvages are even used in the quilt tops, so I could not take them apart and put it back together again. Really shocked me!