caution - extreme shrinkage!
#31
No kidding, I guess I would rather find out in the pre washing than after the fact when I had it all together, how heart breaking would that be!?
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Originally Posted by dsb38327
I am just so glad you pre-shrunk! You would have been jumping up and down if you had made the quilt and then washed the fabric the first time. Oooooohhhhhhh! I am sorry it shrunk but I am glad you knew before you sewed.
#35
I just bought backing for a friend and I forgot to remeasure it. Yiiikkkess I should have known better. I will measure it today. I have taken fabric back to Joann's. Some has shrunk as much as 4 inches on 42" wide fabric. They use cheap grey goods and it is expected. Hard to think $5.00 fabric is as good as good quilting fabric at $9-10/yd.
#36
When I look at a bolt of fabric at JoAnn's and it is $9.99, I will spend that kind of money at the LQS NOT at JoAnn's.
I have had FQ's from JA that I could never get a staight edge on; hence I don't buy fabric there for my quilt tops or backing. I did buy there as a new quilter many years ago.
I have had FQ's from JA that I could never get a staight edge on; hence I don't buy fabric there for my quilt tops or backing. I did buy there as a new quilter many years ago.
#37
I'm new to quilting and when we've done fundraiser quilts, my mentor had suggested using the sheet trick, so that's what I've done, but I wait til bed bath and beyond clearances their 360 or 400 count flat sheets and use the coupon that comes in the mail for 20% or $5 off and it makes such a nice soft back, especially if it is going to be used and not just displayed.
It didn't know that would be "taboo" to do, it works so smooth.
It didn't know that would be "taboo" to do, it works so smooth.
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Originally Posted by Pam
Yikes!!! I know it is taboo, but thinking a king sized flat sheet at about $12 is looking pretty good to me, no shrinkage, no shifting. I know I am about to get kicked off here, and I really like the board. Oh well, let's see what happens.
What I usually use are sheets and never have an issue out of them and I only was after the quilt is finished because I like the vintage look it gives the quilt. But I do wash on hot and dry it on high because whoever is the recipient is will more than likely do the same thing.
But if I do not use a sheet for the backing I end up using the regular cotton quilting material if I want a pattern on the backing material.
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