I Almost Want To CRY! Baby Jane drama!
06-14-2011, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
Oh, no, that IS terrible!
Please remember, when you go back to Joann's, that it is not the fault of the employees that you speak to -- they are just cogs in a machine. Cold, steely, controlled anger and persistence is the best way to communicate. Ask to speak to the store manager, and go back if necessary to find that person in. Sorry to preach, but I cringe for mere sales clerks who are the subject of someone's anger.
One suggestion: Try to find a lightweight iron on stabilizer or interfacing and apply that to the back of some fabric and one or two of your existing blocks. See if that gives enough strength to go on with. In a book I just acquired, the author recommends Sulky Soft 'n Sheer stabilizer.
Good luck!
Please remember, when you go back to Joann's, that it is not the fault of the employees that you speak to -- they are just cogs in a machine. Cold, steely, controlled anger and persistence is the best way to communicate. Ask to speak to the store manager, and go back if necessary to find that person in. Sorry to preach, but I cringe for mere sales clerks who are the subject of someone's anger.
One suggestion: Try to find a lightweight iron on stabilizer or interfacing and apply that to the back of some fabric and one or two of your existing blocks. See if that gives enough strength to go on with. In a book I just acquired, the author recommends Sulky Soft 'n Sheer stabilizer.
Good luck!
Thank you everyone for your empathy. I knew you would all understand my frustration.
I'll have to give the stabilizer a try. I suppose for a wall hanging it would be safe to use these. But I actually want to use my Jane quilt so this fabric just won't do.
06-14-2011, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by LeslieFrost
One suggestion: Try to find a lightweight iron on stabilizer or interfacing and apply that to the back of some fabric and one or two of your existing blocks. See if that gives enough strength to go on with. In a book I just acquired, the author recommends Sulky Soft 'n Sheer stabilizer.
Good luck!
Good luck!
06-14-2011, 01:34 PM
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I've purchased the garden variety muslin from JoAnn's and not had any problems with it. And I bought a whole bolt of the 118" premium Kona unbleached muslin from JoAnn's that I'm using for my cathedral window quilt. So far it seems to be fine. I certainly hope you get the problem figured out. And I'm glad you discovered the problem before the quilt was all finished and put together!!!
06-14-2011, 01:50 PM
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I am so sorry for your troubles. Kona cotton should feel quite firm to the touch, and the fabric you have posted looks as if it is quite thin and has a lot of frays. Doesn't really look like premium Kona cotton to me - maybe it got mislabled? Your blocks look wonderful, and I hope you finish this wonderful quilt without any more frustrations.
06-14-2011, 02:04 PM
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So sorry to here of this sad happening. Make A wall hanging from the thirty blocks or two 16 block wallhangings and enjoy them that way.
One thing about fabric, if you can see the outline of your hand or your skintone through it, it is to thin to use no matter whos name is on the lable.
Be careful at Joanns. I have found material that has been folded onto the wrong cardboards; you think your buying $6.00 per yd fabric and it tickets up at $10.00. Some less than shady people try to save a few bucks by changing fabric onto cheap priced boards and some times the sales people wrap fabric onto the wrong board. It happens.
peace :D
One thing about fabric, if you can see the outline of your hand or your skintone through it, it is to thin to use no matter whos name is on the lable.
Be careful at Joanns. I have found material that has been folded onto the wrong cardboards; you think your buying $6.00 per yd fabric and it tickets up at $10.00. Some less than shady people try to save a few bucks by changing fabric onto cheap priced boards and some times the sales people wrap fabric onto the wrong board. It happens.
peace :D
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