Tidbits


	When you are using the blue water-soluble markers to mark you tops store them in a zip-lock bag because the tops are not air tight and store them in a tall container in a vertical position with the tip down. This way the ink flow is ready when you are.

Do Not Toss Those Scraps!

Save them in a box or bag for a month or two. Then just reach in pull one out at a time and sew them together. You will make new fabric that you and cut into other shapes. You will be putting a new spin on a old pattern.

Those little pieces you feel oh I will never use are also great for appliqué.

Accuracy at every step in making a quilt is important. Using the exact 1/4 seam allowance throughout the constitution is very important, because little variances can quickly multiply. And you blocks and quilt will not come out the size you wanted.

Wash Your Fabrics! Dancing_Bee2[1]09

1- shrinking , 2- bleeding in the wash.

Check to see if your fabric is colorfast. Even if the bolt at the store says that it is colorfast, don’t trust it. A pretty red is not so pretty when it bleeds into you white fabric after all the quilting is done.

Keep changing the water until it remains clear. After four times of doing this, if the dye still comes out, you need to that other measure. Soak fabric in a very very hot tub of water with 2 cups of white vinegar in it for 30 minutes. Then try the colorfast test again, but this time add a small piece of white scrap fabric rinse a few times and test a few times. If the fabric still bleeds I would not use this fabric.

If one material shrinks and the others do not, then the quilt top will pucker whenever that fabric is used. Many people like this look because it give their quilt a antique look.

* Just a note I have noted many reds and blues are not colorfast and do bleed off into lighter fabric. So do check -- It will break your heart after all that work.


	Glue sandpaper to you temples. Why you ask. The reason is that the sandpaper keeps the temple from sliding around while you are marking the fabric.


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