Another Reason To Wash Your Fabric!!!!
03-07-2013, 06:05 PM
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They would have to drag my screaming body down off the ceiling if a salesperson found a mouse while cutting my fabric. And no way would I buy it no matter how perfect for my project. I am extremely mouse-a-phobic.
03-07-2013, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by alisonquilts
Yuck!
I wonder what the "grass like weed" was...down here in NC our woodlands and gardens are becoming overgrown with an invasive weed called Japanese stiltgrass which came to the US in the early 20th century as packing material (like straw) and has been merrily growing like crazy ever since. It is very pretty, and almost impossible to get rid of. Was this "grass like weed" perhaps the vanguard of a new invasion?! Cheerful thought.
Alison
I wonder what the "grass like weed" was...down here in NC our woodlands and gardens are becoming overgrown with an invasive weed called Japanese stiltgrass which came to the US in the early 20th century as packing material (like straw) and has been merrily growing like crazy ever since. It is very pretty, and almost impossible to get rid of. Was this "grass like weed" perhaps the vanguard of a new invasion?! Cheerful thought.
Alison
03-07-2013, 07:18 PM
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Doesn't surprise me at all. Just because it looks crisp and clean, doesn't mean it is. If you think about it fabric and other imported items travel a fair bit....factories, warehouses, containers on ships and trucks, shelving in stores...bound to pick up a few bits and pieces along the way.
03-07-2013, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SouthPStitches
Can you imagine merrily zipping along with your rotary cutter and hitting a "speed bump" a/k/a dead mouse. That might be enough for me to swear off quilting altogether....
03-07-2013, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tashana
I do not prewash fabric unless I have to but I do wash my quilts after they are finished. This may change my mind. Mice and bed bugs. Yikes!
03-07-2013, 08:37 PM
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I have some batiks all set for cutting and one of the fat quarters had yellow crusty bird poop I had to pick off of it. LOL Batiks are made in Bali, out in the sunshine! If you ever seen yellow bits stuck to your batiks... it's bird poop.
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