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#331
Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
Thank you all for the kind words. Sorry I have been quiet I went to a quilt seminar with my mom yesterday and then I fell down the stairs today twisting my ankle and knee and breaking two of my toes :( My life lolol
Lists will be out by the end of next week if not sooner. I have not completely broken down the groups yet so still unsure if we have enough to close...will keep you all updated.
Hugs
April
Lists will be out by the end of next week if not sooner. I have not completely broken down the groups yet so still unsure if we have enough to close...will keep you all updated.
Hugs
April
HUGS!
#332
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!
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!
#333
Originally Posted by 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!
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!
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
#336
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!
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
Originally Posted by LovingIzabella
Originally Posted by 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!
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!
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
#337
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
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
#340
Originally Posted by sharon b
Will you post here when the lists are out ? I don't check my emails every day :oops: LOL
Hugs
April
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