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01-25-2011, 11:38 AM

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Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

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Thanks, SewingSuz!

01-25-2011, 02:26 PM

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What about trying to age look of material by soaking it in a weak solution of either tea or coffee?
Hope you find whatever suits you.

01-25-2011, 05:10 PM

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You could always get plain white and do a tea wash. That would give you an antique look to your background.

01-25-2011, 05:24 PM

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BE CAREFUL!!!!! I just did a whole quilt with 1 1/2" (cut size) strips of Kona and it unraveled something terrible while I was working on it. It doesn't seem as tightly woven as other solids but I had to buy Kona because of the color/shade ranges that I needed. I won't make this mistake again and hope that it was "just me" somehow and not the Kona cottons....

Did you buy it at JoAnn's? It is rumored that the Kona at JoAnn's is a lesser quality than "regular" Kona.

not a rumor, it is not the same quality at Joanns or at Hancocks...the one at Hancocks now is so thin it is horrid!

What? Oh no! I've been working on a hand-pieced Ocean Waves with Kona unbleached muslin from Joanns. This is bad!!!