Can Selvage be in the Seam??
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
I wash my fabric with the selvedge on and have never had it draw up or shrink. Its fabric the same as where it is printed. I have used it for effect within a log cabin block on a quilt for my dog and it gets washed weekly and looks the same as the rest of the quilt. Remember, it is made with the same threads as the rest of the fabric.
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Originally Posted by Parrothead
I'm working on a design for a quilt that needs tiny strips. The fabric has some neat strips but one would have part of the selvage in the seam. I have done this with sewing but not quilts. Is it okay?? What would be the problem if it is hidden?
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Originally Posted by KathyAire
Originally Posted by Bluelady
The selvage will shrink at such a different rate than the rest of the fabric, that it can cause problems after the quilt is washed a few times. It will make it wrinkle and pucker oddly.
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Originally Posted by KathyAire
Originally Posted by Bluelady
The selvage will shrink at such a different rate than the rest of the fabric, that it can cause problems after the quilt is washed a few times. It will make it wrinkle and pucker oddly.
I didn't know this. Thank you.
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Only if you don't mind it shrinking at a different rate than the rest of the fabric. That is normally what happens to the selvages.
Also, it is harder to quilt through, by machine or hand.
Debbie in Austin
Also, it is harder to quilt through, by machine or hand.
Debbie in Austin
#19
I fine that the selvagdges are heavier than the rest of the fabric, so I don't usually use them in small pieced blocks, but haven't had trouble with that on bigger things like a tablecloth. How's that for an ambiguous answer!?
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