KalamaQuilts

allergic to rick rack I got a ton of madras shirts over the years from my aunt's hand me downs, I don't believe I've ever purchased a plaid piece of clothing for m yself since

THANK YOU for mentioning it can bleed or shrink. I just sent an offer for a big lot on ebay so if I get some I'll be sure to soak and shrink it when we get back home.

after I cut apart and reassemble the 9patches I have a 10.5" block. I intend to make this 50X70".
So my thought, just for something different is when I'm quilting, to run the rickrack down and across using the 10" blocks seams to quilt down the rickrack, then quilt the rest. Or viceversa. So there wouldn't be any frayed ends problem, they will be in the binding. But what I think about when stitching isn't always what I do later, my working wall speaks over time.

I was really sorry to see the empty Creations quilt shop building here, visited it 5 years ago. I need to start calling as google is so out of tune with what is open and what is long gone. It really was a nice shop. Not that I'm buying fabric, if I do I'm saving that day for Quitman's Stitchin' Heaven when we turn back for home. What I'm seriously looking for is one of them having a 28MM Olfa yellow ergonomic curved rotary cutter. I've had a watch on Ebay for months, I don't think they are made anymore, no response from Olfa to my query, and I really like that size for paper piecing and I want one to keep with my sewing stuff in the RV.

thanks for the input everyone!

Peckish

Don't give up on your eBay watch, Sharyn! I just checked on E.E.Schenck's website; they carry 28 mm refills in Olfa, Omnigrid, Clover, Quilters Select, and TrueCut (which I've never heard of). Maybe watch FB Marketplace, too.

thimblebug6000

https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=3_nmq...ature=youtu.be

Kelly Cline just posted about washing new to you trims, if anyone might find the youtube interesting.

charlottequilts

You do need to watch out for quality. I made a baby pillow/taggy toy, and the Wright’s rick rack from 10 years ago was soft and nice. The new stuff was stiff and rough. Tucking it under the edge of a circle was next to impossible.

Not a big fan of HL, but they had some that was very soft and made in Thailand. It saved the day.

Haven’t used (but own) some jumbo colors from MS* that seem very soft.

So, I’d steer clear of the current Wright’s. It’s awful.

tranum

New packages of rick rack was 10 cents each at an estate sale so I have a good supply. Planning to use in a quilt “someday” with vintage prints as a Grandmothers Fan.

KalamaQuilts

It has been at least a decade since I've made a basket quilt, I was thinking rickrack would make cute basket handles too if the block is small, maybe 3-4". My vision problems make hand applique a moot point anymore.

I got that huge vintage rickrack lot off ebay, they accepted my offer. It is winging it's way home as we speak, I won't be there until June again, but my top I want to use it on is coming along beautifully. Madly Scrappy I should have the center pieced today before we pack up and move on to Waco TX.

this winter I ran across my few packages and used some of it on block project boards. These are one of the best gifts I've made for myself, I now have to work Really hard to mess up block assembly

bearisgray

I would like to lnow more about your block assembly boatdd.

Size?
what are they made of?
How do you store them ?

Karamarie

I'm jealous - traveling with your quilting stuff.