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Don't mix regular cottons with batiks...do it successfully all the time.
Don't use a sheet for backing as they are too hard to quilt through...nonsense. I hand quilt almost all my projects and most of them have a sheet for backing. |
Only use cotton thread because polyester will cut your fabric.
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Hmmm...I've noticed that some of the myths about fabric choices are promoted by popular teachers and many of those teachers have their own line of fabric...
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Originally Posted by judykay
(Post 7900794)
I agree with each one of these comments. Yesterday I was watching Carol Doak on Craftsy doing a paper piece class and she made an interesting comment about scissors. She said it was confirmed with the scissor companies that cutting paper with your sewing scissors does NOT dull the blades and she cuts paper with her sewing scissors and same rotary cutter that she uses for fabric and has not had any problems.
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Originally Posted by Faintly Artistic
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Hmmm...I've noticed that some of the myths about fabric choices are promoted by popular teachers and many of those teachers have their own line of fabric...
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Originally Posted by judykay
(Post 7900794)
I agree with each one of these comments. Yesterday I was watching Carol Doak on Craftsy doing a paper piece class and she made an interesting comment about scissors. She said it was confirmed with the scissor companies that cutting paper with your sewing scissors does NOT dull the blades and she cuts paper with her sewing scissors and same rotary cutter that she uses for fabric and has not had any problems.
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Stitch in the ditch is the easiest way to quilt for a beginner - not even!! But it you have that sewing foot with the flange in the middle - that is the way to go. Wish I had one years ago - I do,now!
Log cabin blocks are a literal piece of cake if ---- you measure and cut each log to exact length press each seam as you sew (this is for all blocks) and if you do a really good 1/4" seam. Seam allowance is VERY IMPORTANT - no ifs, ands or buts. That's more than just my humble opinion. Sandy in Mooresville, NC |
I have a pair of scissors with "Singer" engraved on them that I've had for maybe 40 years. They have cut fabrics, papers, small tree branches, etc. and they are still as sharp as the day they were born. I've heard this rumor about paper vs. fabric scissors since I started quilting back in the dinosaur ages (1979) and I'm still wondering if it's really true. I own several pairs of Ginghers plus many others and I've found that some (only some) of the el cheap scissors are plenty sharp - but many are not.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC P.S. Don't you just love these ridiculous "truths"!!!! |
The new cottons don't shrink. A very few don't, but most do.
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This quilt can be made 3 hrs. (ha ha ha)
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