Old 03-09-2014, 04:11 PM
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KLO
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Default I should have remember to shrink before starching! Darn!

Yep, I did it! I cut out some 2 1/2 inch squares to use in a project and sprayed them along with the other fabrics with spray starch. When I went to put them together, the squares were no longer the right size and were even a bit wonky. I thought I made a mistake cutting but not all the fabrics were smaller. Then back in that little section of my brain that I tend not to use, I remembered reading somewhere ... probably here on the QB .... that starching and then ironing with a hot iron can shrink some fabrics. Ugh! Why do I remember those kind of things after I do them?

So kiddies, don't do what I do; think first, not later. Back to my regularly scheduled program of fixing another mistake.
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