Help! Large Print fabric what to make????
#21
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Be sure to prewash decorator fabric! It shrinks about twice as much as regular cotton. I would also use 3/8" seam allowance. I have a jacket I made with decorator fabrics using 1/4" SA, and it came apart in several places. Just food for thought.
It's very beautiful fabric! Good luck with your project.
It's very beautiful fabric! Good luck with your project.
#23
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Here's a link I bookmarked for a large print fabric I didn't want to cut up. I think it would be very pretty with your fabric. If you have enough fabric, you could use it as the backing.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t265015.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t265015.html
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Stick to your guns, do not cut that fabric up, it is too beautiful to dissect it. The three panel solution is perfect and just think how much fun it will be to quilt around those large motifs.
#28
I bought a book titled "Just Can't Cut It!" by Pamela Mostek specifically for a gorgeous fabric I'd found that I wanted to keep largely intact. If you can find a copy (try your library, or her website) it has some good ideas. I really like the framed center panel and scalloped edge.
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