washing fabric for blouse
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washing fabric for blouse
Hello I know this not about quilting. But I have some beautiful quilting fabric and want to make a blouse it is cotton should i wash it first and dry it i usually don't wash my fabric for my quills thank you
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Believe it or not but back when I used to buy a lot of fabrics, my mind would go to how the fabric might look as a blouse so I'd buy at least 5 yds. just in case that's what I used it for plus enough to go into a quilt. Such beautiful fabrics out there and depending on where you live, you might not be able to find dress maker fabrics as easily.
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I was wondering what style blouse you had in mind. The “drape” of quilting fabric is somewhat stiffer than garment fabric I think. Indeed in fabric stores, it seems harder and harder to find it, IMO
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