Aully

I can do 2 large groups if we are short, or 1 large and 1 short. I am open to more blocks. YAY!
HUGS!

marytoddliz

I am afraid that my F8 are going to be small also, I bought my fabric as a kit of FQ and they did shrink, since I never prewash I was not thinking about shrinkage.

But it is 100% cotton!

Since most of my stash is fabric that I have gotten over the last 30+ years, some of it I have no idea if it is 100% cotton. Is there a test I can do to make sure? I would hate to have to buy new fabric for every block I make just to make sure it is???

Sorry for the dumb questions but was just wondering, don't want to make a mistake!

LovingIzabella

Yes there is a test (and never any dumb questions). If you take a lighter or match to the corner of a piece of fabric cotton smells like burning paper. An odor similar to burning hair or feathers indicates wool or silk fibers, but silk doesn't always burn as easily as wool.
A darkish plume of smoke that smells like chemicals or burning plastic probably means the fabric is a cotton/polyester blend.
Let the ashes cool and examine them.
Cotton ashes are soft and fine. They turn to dust when touched.
Black, brittle remants that crush between your fingers indicate wool.
Hard lumps are the remains of melted synthetic fibers.
Take one more step. Unravel a clump of threads from another small swatch of the fabric. Hold the clump with tweezers and slowly move a small flame towards the clump.
Cotton fibers ignite as the flame draws near.
Synthetic fibers curl away from the heat and tend to "melt.

Hope this helps
Hugs
April

marytoddliz

I am so sorry that you got hurt April, I hope you are feeling better soon, nothing worse than a broken toe, not much they can do for it except wait for it to heal!

fabric_fancy

april

you've had a rough few days, i hope you feel better soon

marytoddliz

thanks so much, I will now be checking my fabric to see what I have! How wonderful, I am printing this to keep by my sewing machine!

LovingIzabella

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I am used to some kind of pain at this point lol
I had broken all 10 of my toes and my talor dome when I was 16 so I know what to expect over the next several weeks-just waiting for it to heal!
Thank you all again
Hugs
April

QuiltingKrazy

Just finished getting my F8's stuffed into envelopes with my note! Just gotta address and mail away!

sharon b

Will you post here when the lists are out ? I don't check my emails every day :oops: LOL

LovingIzabella

I will not only post here but I will start new threads for each group and list them in your email as well as here on the first page :)
Hugs
April