Homespun Fabrics
#1
Homespun fabrics - are they hard to use to make a quilt? - Do you have to do anything to the fabric before you use it? Any patterns that are easier to use with this type fabric -
In general - Help!!!!
In general - Help!!!!
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#2
I love using homespun in Log Cabin quilts. Wash and dry before you use it. I hardly ever say this, but it is mandatory. I'll post a picture below.
Log Cabin (homespun) darks
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#6
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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Years ago I found homespun fabrics hard to use because they seem to be a looser weave; are not printed on grain - they often use plaids or stripes which boggle the eye when cut off-grain; they tend to stretch while piecing the block; and they do shrink.
They do give a certain look, but, for me, that "look" has been replaced by all the wonderful reprints of 1800s fabrics now available.
Jan in VA
They do give a certain look, but, for me, that "look" has been replaced by all the wonderful reprints of 1800s fabrics now available.
Jan in VA
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Location: Northern Michigan
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homespuns are a looser weave than the cottons you are used to using- they are wonderful to work with and pair very nicely with flannels...it is necessary to pre-wash them because they will shrink (alot) even more than flannels-because of the looser weave.
they make wonderful masculine looking quilts
they make wonderful masculine looking quilts
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