Help - Polka dots directional fabric??
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Michigan
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I have never thought about polka dots being directional until I read this post, I see what she means and will now pay closer attention when working with dots, which I am completely in love with. I agree that some are printed directional and some are not.
#12
Even though the dots are directional looking, I think I would cut them off-direction on purpose to avoid that look. I don't think I would care for the look of a border of rigid dots marching across my quilt, unless the border is wide enough to have 3 rows of the dots so it would be 2 large and one small or 2 small and 1 large. Even then, I might have second thoughts using the large dots except in an outside border where they could be at least 5 or 7 wide.
Last edited by wildyard; 07-01-2014 at 08:34 AM.
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 983
I just made a beach quilt with a Layer Cake of asst colored polka dots, just sewed them all together never even noticed if they were directional or not. Now that I think about it what was amazing is they were all actually 10" squares every intersection matched up perfectly!
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