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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I recently was drawn to a display of gray, navy, maroon, and off white homespun and bought it to make a quilt. I haven't used it in a while, but I do remember that it ravels quite a bit and usually doesn't press like cotton. Does anyone have any tips that will help me make this into a wonderful quilt? -
Heavy starch will help control the fraying. And I would stabilize the edges with a serger or stay stitching and wash it to preshrunk it and check for color fastness.
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived ! -
I made a quilt from homespuns from kit that I got from my mom one year. I love the softness of the fabrics and didn't have any trouble with fraying (don't know why). But I did use a wool batting (before I paid attention to things like brand of batting) and this quilt has a lot of bearding. I ignore the bearding and this is one of my favorite quilts because it is so cuddly! But you might want to do some testing beforehand so you aren't disappointed. Note that I also wash this quilt fairly aggressively because it is used so much so that might also cause some of the bearding. But this is the only quilt I have that beards and I wash all of my quilts the same way.
Nancy
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I resqued some big log cabin blocks" made "( and I use that term loosely :roll: ) from homespuns.
I starched the things 'till they were like frisbees !! then did a serpentine stitch over every seem to make
sure it didn't ravel out for the quilting. When I washed it it ...it softened up and I really like it !
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