How persnickety are you - when it comes to sewing/quilting?
04-30-2022, 08:29 AM
#31
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 4,348
I'm picky about fabric quality, but also keep the purpose in mind.
I am obsessive about squaring the fabric on the grain line before I cut. I see so many tutorials where they don't do this (Or maybe they just don't show it?) and it makes my teeth hurt.
Watson
I am obsessive about squaring the fabric on the grain line before I cut. I see so many tutorials where they don't do this (Or maybe they just don't show it?) and it makes my teeth hurt.
Watson
04-30-2022, 10:57 AM
#32
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: California
Posts: 1,732
I made a dress once where the head of a zebra was over my left boob and the butt was over my right boob. Didn't notice that until I wore the dress. Made the same mistake when I bought a tshirt that had a large dog on the front...you probably know just where the large eyes fell. I must be a slow learner.
For fabric that I'm going to wear, I want it to drape softly and not be thin. For quilting, I look for color first and the feel of the fabric second. I wil put up with things being off grain. I once bought a fabulous fabric that I just loved. It had scenes in squares...except the fabric was printed off grain a little bit. I just added a slender strip of fabric to one side to square it up and turned out fabulously!
For fabric that I'm going to wear, I want it to drape softly and not be thin. For quilting, I look for color first and the feel of the fabric second. I wil put up with things being off grain. I once bought a fabulous fabric that I just loved. It had scenes in squares...except the fabric was printed off grain a little bit. I just added a slender strip of fabric to one side to square it up and turned out fabulously!
