Pull or Don't Pull
#41
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by davidwent
Dang! I took auto repair :lol:
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I can't tell you how relieved I am to learn that most of you feel the whole "pulling a thread to straighten the grain" isn't necessary in quilting! Like many of you, I was taught the technique in junior high school, but that course was focused on garment making. I was so discouraged when Harriet Hargrave - my piecing/quilting teacher by way of her books - also demanded it. it adds such tedium to the prep that I almost gave up quilting right then and there!
#49
Originally Posted by ckcowl
only if necessary. if i buy a panal or some fabric that is very obviously 'off-grain' i pull a thread and straighten, most of the time i don't worry about it ...it doesn't seem as important cutting quilt squares as it was cutting out a sleeve. :thumbup:
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