fat quarter frustration
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I bought some fat quarters to use for a Turning Twenty quilt for my grandson. I washed them before cutting just like I always do, when I tried to cut them following the directions, I found that many of them had shrunk too much to use. In future, guess I will buy a half yard, and cut the fat quarters myself. I've found some fabric in my stash that co-ordinates with some of the fat quarters, so I can work those in, but it's still annoying.
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I also prewash all my fabrics and that's why I'd never made a Turning Twenty quilt.
You could change the measurements a bit to fit your smallest FQ and go from there.
But! Have you seen this quilt "in person"?
I really liked this quilt pattern until I finally saw one "in person" at a quilt show. Maybe it was the fabric choices but I found the quilt to be boring!![Shock](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/shock.png)
You could change the measurements a bit to fit your smallest FQ and go from there.
But! Have you seen this quilt "in person"?
I really liked this quilt pattern until I finally saw one "in person" at a quilt show. Maybe it was the fabric choices but I found the quilt to be boring!
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Although you're not supposed to prewash precuts, can you imagine what your quilt would look like if there were different amounts of shrinkage among the pieces? I don't buy precuts anymore because sometimes they're cut wrong and are hard to make consistent sized blocks. I have become very accurate in my cutting. But I certainly understand someone who is pressed for time wanting to skip the tiring and boring job of cutting.
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I made a Turning Twenty quilt a few years back for my sis, thought it would be a quick work- up for a 6 year old. But with the shrinkage issues it's turned into a bit of a challenge. Not my favorite pattern by far, won't make it again.
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No problem because you washed after quilting...that has a tendency to control shrinkage .........jmho
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I don't wash before I sew. I have a had a couple of surprises where I got some bleeding, but no one knew but me. I have never had one part of a quilt shrink more than another after the piecing and quilting has been done. It seems to me that the cutting into smaller sections, spreading the pieces around, and then stabilizing them by quilting them, keep the shrinkage more spread out and not visible. Of course, any of you who have read my posts, know I am a lazy quilter. Washing would cause me so much more work. I don't like starching and pressing to begin with and can't image having to do a bunch of fabric at one time. Color Catchers are one of the best things that have ever been invented.
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