What I learned today....Quilting 101
#11
A board member gave me a good piece of advice last week as I was cutting out millions of pieces for my Shakespeare in the Park quilt-
Don't cut our all the pieces at once, just in case you cut something wrong, it won't be all of them.
This is a great post!
Don't cut our all the pieces at once, just in case you cut something wrong, it won't be all of them.
This is a great post!
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Tri-Cities, WA
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Don't use steam on coarsely woven (i.e. cheap) fabric unless you're doing the whole yardage, because it shrinks more than good quality fabric. In fact, don't use poor quality fabric at all, even in your charity quilts! Save it for placemats or dog beds.
#13
Thanks, EasyPeezy for reminding me of this.
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Blue Ridge Mountians
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when buying yardage for a quilt pattern, always buy more than called for. By the time I get around to cutting, piecing and boarders, the fabric is out of style or not available. Better to have 1/2 yard too much for your stash than not enough for your quilt.
#17
I've learned that if I have to starch the heck out a fabric just to be able to work with it, it's not a good enough quality fabric to use in the first place.
Also have learned that no matter how cute the print is, I need to avoid buying it unless the fabric quality is also good.
Also have learned that no matter how cute the print is, I need to avoid buying it unless the fabric quality is also good.
#20
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 9,300
Make sure you know the thread weight and whether you need a topstitch needle before your sewing machine guy has to inform you that he had to replace your bobbin case for $30 because of all the burrs on it from using the wrong thread .
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