Fabric Stash
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010I have lots of stashes of various bits and pieces of items in my sewing room – fabric scraps, ribbon, beads, buttons and who-knows what else. At times when I’m sorting through things, I often wonder to myself, “Do I really need to keep all this stash of stuff?” And usually I end this mental [...]
Pressing Fabrics After Washing
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009How should you press or iron the fabric after it has been washed? First of all, note that pressing and ironing are two different things. Pressing is lifting the iron and setting it down in various areas on the fabric to press out the wrinkles. No sideway motion is used with the iron. Ironing is [...]
Pre-washing Fabric Woes
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009There are many benefits to pre-washing your fabrics before using them, but I have several reasons why I don’t like to pre-wash my quilt cotton fabrics if I can get away with it. As sometime pre-washing is necessary, I have come up with some solutions that are helpful in the following disadvantages of pre-washing.
(1) Once [...]
To Pre-wash or Not to Pre-wash? That is the question!
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Everyone has a different opinion about pre-washing fabrics before using them. Some will not even think of putting any fabric into a quilt or project without pre-washing it first and others prefer to use the fabric right off the bolt. Which is correct? There’s not really a right or wrong and for most people it [...]
I know what’s #1 on my Christmas list…what about you?
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008Contemplating what I really wanted to put on my Christmas wish list this year took a little thought, but it wasn’t too difficult. I can honestly say there aren’t too many things I just really, really want or just am dying to have. Sure I would like a new Bernina 830, but my Bernina 200 [...]
Question: How do you shop for fabric?
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008I know “How do you shop for fabric?” seems like an absurd question to ask (After all we all know how to shop…it’s the how to stop shopping that’s the hard part!), but there are some interesting answers hidden behind that question. Just sit and ponder that question a moment.
Ok, your brain is running with [...]
How do I build up a stash of fabric?
Thursday, November 6th, 2008I know it seems to be a question that has a simple answer, “How do I build up a stash of fabric?” But in all honesty if you have just discovered quilting and are new to fabric, it can be very overwhelming when browsing through aisles of fun and unique fabrics. You see a bolt [...]
Get out of your fabric comfort zone!
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008It’s easy to find fabrics in colors and prints we love using! Each of us tend to like and use certain colors and prints. We develop a pattern on what we like and continue using it. But sometime it’s fun to get out of our comfort zone of fabrics and colors and try a new [...]
Just WHICH batting scraps do you keep?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008That’s a tough question. I hate to throw away batting scraps, especially if they are larger pieces that I can use for something else. But what do you do with all those scraps of batting? Just how much of it should you keep?
I’ve been doing some cleaning and organizing in my sewing room and found [...]
Background fabric for machine embroidery?
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Once you have decided what embroidery designs you are going to stitch, the next step is choosing what piece of fabric on which to stitch them. Not every piece of fabric is meant for machine embroidery. Obviously a print boasting of roses, stripes or plaids is not the choice for embroidery, in the majority of [...]
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