foundation for strip quilt
10-23-2023, 05:49 AM
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I've come across another option. I will not be able to try it until next week. (Company coming and I must clean house.)
While looking for places to stash all the scraps I've been sorting for color, I ran across a large piece of leftover curtain sheers (made "cafe style" curtains for an unused bedroom, and wanted it to be bright) . Of course, it's 100% polyester, so it's slickness might make it unusable. I washed it with the sheets and it's really lightweight and pliable. I'll see how it handles when company is gone.
This quilt is what prompted this search for a perfect foundation for a string quilt.
bkay
While looking for places to stash all the scraps I've been sorting for color, I ran across a large piece of leftover curtain sheers (made "cafe style" curtains for an unused bedroom, and wanted it to be bright) . Of course, it's 100% polyester, so it's slickness might make it unusable. I washed it with the sheets and it's really lightweight and pliable. I'll see how it handles when company is gone.
This quilt is what prompted this search for a perfect foundation for a string quilt.
bkay
10-30-2023, 03:52 AM
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Just an FYI. I finally got a ladder and retrieved those old phone books from the top of the closet. Just the act of sewing scores the paper enough that it comes right off. I'm using my 301, and am sewing at about 20 stitches per inch. Of course, the phone books are from 2004, so the paper is pretty old.
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