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Old 11-12-2013, 06:01 AM
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Buckeye Rose
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Default Pre-Printed Practice Panel

I purchased a panel that had pre-printed practice lines for fmq from LQS over a year ago. I found it again yesterday amidst the piles of scraps in my sewing room and thought "why not?". I sandwiched it and did all the stitching, learning a few things along the way. I found I do not like close patterns as it makes the quilt too stiff for my liking. I also found that following a line while trying to keep my stitches even is not as easy as it looks. But I got it done and thought that it looked good enough to give as a gift. So I put on the binding and tossed into the washer (warm water, normal detergent) to get rid of the glue used for basting and for the pre-printed lines to wash out (LQS said the lines would wash out). Took it out of the washer to find that the glue is gone, the marker I used to do my own thing is gone.....but the pre-printed lines are still there! Hmmmmm.....tossed it back in the washer, this time hot water and detergent.....still there. I realize that there is probably nothing I can do to get rid of the lines, but let this serve as a warning to anyone else buying these practice panels.....Make sure the lines will wash out before purchase because regardless of how well you can stay on the line, they still show through!
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