Finding True Straight Grain - The Quilt Show
03-09-2011, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3567
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
03-10-2011, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Gerbie
Originally Posted by butterflywing
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3567
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
edit:
truing up the fabric
cutting a square
cutting a stripe
03-10-2011, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by Gerbie
Originally Posted by butterflywing
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3567
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
wether you wash or not, you can end up with off-grain fabric. whenever i fold, this is what i do. cut or torn, if the weave started out off-grain, you still have to straighten it out. i do it across my bed when i do long lengths.
i posted a total of three:
edit:
truing up the fabric
cutting a square
cutting a stripe
03-10-2011, 08:56 PM
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-106029-1.htm
cutting a true square
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3569
cutting stripes
hope this helps you.
gerbie, if you try to find it now, you'll be searching forever. the way to find something this old is to search my (or anyone's) name, click on my created posts, and then search down the list for what you want. click there.
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cutting a true square
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3569
cutting stripes
hope this helps you.
gerbie, if you try to find it now, you'll be searching forever. the way to find something this old is to search my (or anyone's) name, click on my created posts, and then search down the list for what you want. click there.
the way to search a persons name is to click on the name right above their avatar.
03-11-2011, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-106029-1.htm
cutting a true square
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3569
cutting stripes
hope this helps you.
gerbie, if you try to find it now, you'll be searching forever. the way to find something this old is to search my (or anyone's) name, click on my created posts, and then search down the list for what you want. click there.
the way to search a persons name is to click on the name right above their avatar.
cutting a true square
http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/3569
cutting stripes
hope this helps you.
gerbie, if you try to find it now, you'll be searching forever. the way to find something this old is to search my (or anyone's) name, click on my created posts, and then search down the list for what you want. click there.
the way to search a persons name is to click on the name right above their avatar.
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