making some scrappy blocks
01-11-2011, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by QM
Someone else commented that unused dryer sheets MAY cause damage to fabrics in the long run. In my opinion, used ones would work just fine. During the depression, newspapers were used and left in for more insulation. I would not recommend that. I have also used pieces of worn out sheets as foundations.
This method has been done for as long as quilting has been done. It is not at all new, but it is fast, fun and lively, as well as being environmentally friendly, as we use more of the fabric we buy.
BTW, you can use flannel, etc, but remember to leave larger seam allowances. The lamb print is a piece of flannel sheet.
My great grandmother (dead long before I was born) combined hers with no sashings or borders. I prefer to sash and border mine, so I do use some "new" fabric. The back could be another set of scrappy blocks or a regular backing. If you use sashings and borders, they will need batting behind them.
This method has been done for as long as quilting has been done. It is not at all new, but it is fast, fun and lively, as well as being environmentally friendly, as we use more of the fabric we buy.
BTW, you can use flannel, etc, but remember to leave larger seam allowances. The lamb print is a piece of flannel sheet.
My great grandmother (dead long before I was born) combined hers with no sashings or borders. I prefer to sash and border mine, so I do use some "new" fabric. The back could be another set of scrappy blocks or a regular backing. If you use sashings and borders, they will need batting behind them.
01-12-2011, 06:46 AM
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Those are really pretty. You have given me an idea for foundations on my string quilts. Leftover batting. They would be warmer also. They would be great squares in a quilt that covers the feet. Mine are always cold.
02-20-2011, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by All Thumbs
Thanks QM and QultingaddictUK. Wonder what would happen if I put the fleece on top rather than the bottom? I have the new Bernina Series 820 machine and imagine it has something like an asterisk stitch. Generally, I do a lot of cross-hatching on my charity quilts using a wavy serpentine quilting stitch.
09-11-2011, 10:40 AM
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You are most welcome.
These are on batting as the foundation. I also use old sheets, cut to size. It does not even matter if they have a little hole or 2.
I have another quilt worth waiting for me to put it together. The ones from this set of photos are waiting to be backed etc.
These are on batting as the foundation. I also use old sheets, cut to size. It does not even matter if they have a little hole or 2.
I have another quilt worth waiting for me to put it together. The ones from this set of photos are waiting to be backed etc.
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