Tip for cutting white on white fabric
11-25-2014, 10:01 AM
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Great tip - thank you !!! I have sewn it backward more times than i care to admit !!
Shayarene --- not a dumb question, as the description is puzzling.... "white on white" is white fabric that has a whiter pattern on the white fabric....the pattern is usually something swirly or floral. A lot of quilters use it rather than just plain solid white.
Shayarene --- not a dumb question, as the description is puzzling.... "white on white" is white fabric that has a whiter pattern on the white fabric....the pattern is usually something swirly or floral. A lot of quilters use it rather than just plain solid white.
11-25-2014, 12:47 PM
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Shayarene....it is like a 'tone on tone' is a color printed on a color ...... green fabric with a slightly darker green print
so if it is white....called "white on white" and often you only 'see' the printed design if it is on a curved surface and picks up reflected light..... similar to the way a solid white picks up light when it is heavily quilted.
well that made a short story long
so if it is white....called "white on white" and often you only 'see' the printed design if it is on a curved surface and picks up reflected light..... similar to the way a solid white picks up light when it is heavily quilted.
well that made a short story long
11-25-2014, 01:02 PM
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Just absolutely love those frixion pens! Your idea is great especially where one cuts out all the quilt pieces
before one begins to sew. Another tip...When cutting multiple layers...have all face up or vice versa and slightly spread them out...then do your deed on multiples in one swoop. It is more of an issue when working with dark colors, but I use chalk or Fons & Porter mechanical pencil with white marking "lead" in that case.
before one begins to sew. Another tip...When cutting multiple layers...have all face up or vice versa and slightly spread them out...then do your deed on multiples in one swoop. It is more of an issue when working with dark colors, but I use chalk or Fons & Porter mechanical pencil with white marking "lead" in that case.
11-26-2014, 05:57 PM
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You should send this to Fons and Porter for a free subscription.... great tip.
I use white on white fabric a lot, especially in my paper piecing. After the pieces are cut, I find it difficult to tell the front from the back, except after I've sewn it in backwards. So now when I cut it, I take my frixion pen and put a dot on the wrong side of the fabric near the edge, in the seam allowance. Then when I sew it, the dot should be up, and when I press it, dots gone. Hope this helps someone, it's saved me a lot ripping. (If the dot doesn't come out, no big deal -- it's in the seam allowance on the wrong side of the fabric.)
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