One Block Wonder
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One Block Wonder
Hello,
I am currently working on my third One Block Wonder quilt.
The fabric that I am using was on the end of the bolt and is quilt wrinkled here and there.
When I cut the six repeats, I tried to smooth out the fabric as much as possible, but did not iron it.
Should I iron it before cutting the triangles? Should I iron it at all? Should I have ironed it before I cut the repeats?
If anybody has any advice, I would sincerely appreciate it.
Many thanks,
Lynda
I am currently working on my third One Block Wonder quilt.
The fabric that I am using was on the end of the bolt and is quilt wrinkled here and there.
When I cut the six repeats, I tried to smooth out the fabric as much as possible, but did not iron it.
Should I iron it before cutting the triangles? Should I iron it at all? Should I have ironed it before I cut the repeats?
If anybody has any advice, I would sincerely appreciate it.
Many thanks,
Lynda
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I would iron it for sure. I would actually iron all the fabric, even the part that wasn't end of bolt wrinkled, so all the fabric is treated the same. If you don't, the wrinkled fabric part of your repeat has a good chance of being off.
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Just to clarify, when you cut the repeats for a One Block Wonder quilt, you do not prewash the fabric because you need the horizontal fold in the fabric to line up with.
I probably should have ironed before I cut the repeats.
I probably should have ironed before I cut the repeats.
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Prewashing is optional with the majority of modern fabrics. Ironing is always necessary, regardless of whether the fabric has any wrinkles in it. I'd press them with steam & starch now & touch up any pieces that look too out of whack once it's ironed. I've tried to just power through mistakes myself & have regretted it later (and I am far from being a quilt perfectionist). Pressing & trimming up all those blocks now really will save you a world a problems as you go along, but try not to beat yourself up for it. We've all learned from our past choices & next time you will do it differently.
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Most don't recommend washing fabric for OBW before cutting. You will need to iron your sections before cutting the triangles. I would also starch as you iron your sections. The firmer the bias triangle edges are when cut, the better.
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This is just my method, but I could never start a fabric project without thoroughly washing/drying/ironing/pressing all the fabrics and on cottons I use spray starch.
I've made a couple one-block wonder type quilts; that was the only fabric I did not pre-wash, but I did iron it before and after cutting the sections that would be stacked.
I've made a couple one-block wonder type quilts; that was the only fabric I did not pre-wash, but I did iron it before and after cutting the sections that would be stacked.
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