Something that makes me go 'hmmmmmmm.......'
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Ok so i was pondering an idea.. (Scary thought !!!! )
I was thinking, back in the day, some quilts were made with 'paper'.. (stay with me here)
Well, Ive got quite a few string blocks made up on telephone book pages ( getting where im going?)
So, I wonder if i leave the paper foundation on it will eventually disintegrate right?? I mean after multiple washings it would be gone with the disappearing 'other' sock in the land of limbo.. ( yup i was going there!)
I mean, it would mean no tearing off paper, but instead have a 'crinkly' sounding quilt for a while till the paper breaks down ... it would break down wouldnt it?? It does in my garden, so why not in the wash?? ( and theres the 'Hmmmmmmm'....... )
thoughts???? as to Why and why not?? Id like to hear more than "No i wouldnt.."... So why wouldnt you??
I was thinking, back in the day, some quilts were made with 'paper'.. (stay with me here)
Well, Ive got quite a few string blocks made up on telephone book pages ( getting where im going?)
So, I wonder if i leave the paper foundation on it will eventually disintegrate right?? I mean after multiple washings it would be gone with the disappearing 'other' sock in the land of limbo.. ( yup i was going there!)
I mean, it would mean no tearing off paper, but instead have a 'crinkly' sounding quilt for a while till the paper breaks down ... it would break down wouldnt it?? It does in my garden, so why not in the wash?? ( and theres the 'Hmmmmmmm'....... )
thoughts???? as to Why and why not?? Id like to hear more than "No i wouldnt.."... So why wouldnt you??
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the why not is....
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
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I guess I woudn't just for the simple fact that I just wouldn't. But there are water soluble foundation paper out there. Just google it. You don't have to remove it and it will dissappear in the wash.
Here's one by Sulky but I know I have seen others. http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Paper-So.../dp/B002LN1CJ2
Carol Doak (Queen of Paper Piecing) has her own line. http://www.joann.com/carol-doak-s-fo...-pkg/prd34221/
Here's one by Sulky but I know I have seen others. http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Paper-So.../dp/B002LN1CJ2
Carol Doak (Queen of Paper Piecing) has her own line. http://www.joann.com/carol-doak-s-fo...-pkg/prd34221/
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the why not is....
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
I guess I woudn't just for the simple fact that I just wouldn't. But there are water soluble foundation paper out there. Just google it. You don't have to remove it and it will dissappear in the wash.
Here's one by Sulky but I know I have seen others. http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Paper-So.../dp/B002LN1CJ2
Carol Doak (Queen of Paper Piecing) has her own line. http://www.joann.com/carol-doak-s-fo...-pkg/prd34221/
Here's one by Sulky but I know I have seen others. http://www.amazon.com/Sulky-Paper-So.../dp/B002LN1CJ2
Carol Doak (Queen of Paper Piecing) has her own line. http://www.joann.com/carol-doak-s-fo...-pkg/prd34221/
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the why not is....
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
as it breaks down it will become wet-globs- which will then cause globby lumps in the quilt- and sure 100 washes down the road it may all be gone---but in the mean-time--
better to tear off the majority of the paper- you don't have to worry about the little bits that stick in the seams- those will disappear fairly soon & completely- but larger pieces will glob up-then take longer to break down.
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Then, too, there's the issue of the paper (especially from a phone book) being acidic and what it might do to your quilt fibers while it is breaking down! It might not cause damage in the near term, but would weaken the fabric so that it would not stand the test of time.
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Not to mention your washing machine! How many are you willing to buy after they clog up.ha. My 90 yr old sister has one and I have it, a beautiful string quilt made on readers digest pages. When she got it all sewed together, she sat and took all the paper off ugh. Her den was like a den.Grin. But the quilt is scrappy and beautiful. One of these days when grandson tells me what to do, I'm gonna take several pictures and put them on here. Barny
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