Things I've learned the hard way and what I do about them now
10-10-2010, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by sjhughson
Yup. Buy your own screw driver and hide it from DH.
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10-11-2010, 05:04 AM
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Well, I don't prewash, but I do test fabrics I think might bleed. I put a small sample in a pyrex cup with some water, and put it in the microwave for a few minutes. If the water turns color, I know I have to wash the fabric, but most fabric from the quilt shop is really very good these days, so I have even had blacks, blues and reds that don't bleed.
10-11-2010, 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by glenda5253
Originally Posted by sjhughson
Yup. Buy your own screw driver and hide it from DH.
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10-11-2010, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by marymild
Well, I don't prewash, but I do test fabrics I think might bleed. I put a small sample in a pyrex cup with some water, and put it in the microwave for a few minutes. If the water turns color, I know I have to wash the fabric, but most fabric from the quilt shop is really very good these days, so I have even had blacks, blues and reds that don't bleed.
(I started to measure fabric before and after washing - just to see if it did shrink - and that was because some cat print fabrics that I KNEW I had purchased a yard of were only 35" long when I was thinking about selling some of them.)
10-11-2010, 06:08 AM
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#6 One way to tell good quality material is to hold it up to the light. If you can read clearly through it, put it back. If you can see pretty well, but not read, it is iffy. Remember it will probably pass even more light once you have washed it. If this doesn't make sense to you, try looking at men's shirts and slacks at Walmart and Penneys. You pay more at Penneys, but they will usually hold up much longer. Yes, I still buy at Walmart, but I have learned to be careful.
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10-11-2010, 08:34 AM
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19) Borders - are a whole 'nother topic - I like mine to lay flat - and the blah blah has been covered elsewhere.
I like to wait until the center is done before cutting the strips - the instructions that say to cut a piece "42-7/8 inches long " for a border strip kind of freak me out. I'm relatively accurate in my sewing and pressing, but I sure want to give myself some wiggle room! I also may have changed my mind about the border by then, too.
I like to wait until the center is done before cutting the strips - the instructions that say to cut a piece "42-7/8 inches long " for a border strip kind of freak me out. I'm relatively accurate in my sewing and pressing, but I sure want to give myself some wiggle room! I also may have changed my mind about the border by then, too.
10-11-2010, 03:09 PM
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Thank you for providing these, at the moment all of them apply but 4b did leap off the page - I always do a test to make sure I love my color combinations and work out the kinks. Otherwise it's just an exercise in banging my head against a wall... and that's never good.
10-11-2010, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
All are so true. Every lesson I've learned in life I've learned the hard way. I was always to hard headed to take advice from others. I've tried to tell my DD that "I'm sharing this with you so you don't have to learn the hard life lessons I did". Does she listen...................NO!
she even sent me a photo of her in it...
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