|
Do what a lot of people that deal in antiques does--Wash the fabric in a mixture of tea and water to get the old look.Keep in the solution until you get a shade that you.Dry and press
dude |
To puurfect quilts,
I like the blue and your quilt all together. I want to make a DP and now I have an incentive. The colors are just right. |
[quote=jodimarie]
Originally Posted by Texasjunebug
Lisa, if this is a special project, I would take a small sample of each potential white fabric to my paint store. They can look at the sample under their spectrum and tell you what colors are in the sample.
******** ******************* if you get in the habit of snipping off a bit of scraps ( maybe an inch or so ) from the inital cutting process and pinning them together with a big safety pin, then putting them in an envelope ( to keep them clean) before putting it into your purse. That way, when you are shopping, you have all the fabrics in your quilt right in front of you. Also, write the pattern on the front of the envelope too!! my ''bright'' idea for the day!! jodi |
I noticed one of the flyer's from? somewhere mentioned Kona cotton with a 200 thread count. I didn't know it came in different thread counts?
This has brought up a question about quilt fabric in gereral... maybe I will start a new thread.. |
I would take three or four of your dresden plates to JoAnn's or your LQS, take several "whites" to the home decor dept.(joann) and place your dresden plates on each one....you will know which one looks the best with your designs.
D in TX |
Most of the old quilts like the Dresden plate were put on muslin.
|
Most of the old quilts like the Dresden plate were put on muslin.
|
I used Kona cream on my Dresden Plate for the very reason you are stating...I LOVE Kona!! It turned out beautifully. Any of the creamier colors would probably work well. I try to never use white in large amount on quilts just because of spots that might get on it and show so easily.
|
I used Kona cream on my Dresden Plate for the very reason you are stating...I LOVE Kona!! It turned out beautifully. Any of the creamier colors would probably work well. I try to never use white in large amount on quilts just because of spots that might get on it and show so easily.
|
I am making a dresden also and I went with Kona cotton and it looks cream to me and I got it for 30% off at Hobby lobby, I have put all my plates on it and I am waiting for my Sq ruler to get here now. I posted at picture on here of in process. I will post again for you under pictures. I use you id when I start the meessage. Hope this helps.
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:40 PM. |