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What on earth do I do with this?
Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me
about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John |
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What on earth do I do with this?
Assuming it is all cotton except for the 5% stretchy part. Wash it again
just to make sure! No reason why you couldn't use this as the back of a quilt, if you are very very careful with basting and quilt rather closely. Obviously you would have to make sure it didn't stretch while basting. But it has enough body and it isn't slithery, so it should work OK. Would look nice on a casual couch quilt or child's quilt. Roberta in D, never look a gift fabric in the whatever (as long as it's cotton) "John" schrieb im Newsbeitrag oups.com... Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John |
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What on earth do I do with this?
Send it to our Jill, who will take anything and everything. She makes
quilts for homeless, abused, abandoned animals. Last year, she made 1500......... Patti in Seattle |
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Very comfortable trousers - his and hers.
If you have some left over after this, you could make matching, lined waistcoats (vests), with machine embroidery decoration - or even some appliqué! There you go ... .. In message .com, John writes Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Patti wrote:
Very comfortable trousers - his and hers. If you have some left over after this, you could make matching, lined waistcoats (vests), with machine embroidery decoration - or even some appliqu?! There you go ... Skirts, to follow on from the trousers. Stretch wovens make up into really comfortable trousers and skirts. I've been making my own skirts and trousers recently and I've been using various sorts of stretch wovens and they've been very comfortable. Just make sure the stretch goes round the body, not up and down. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol |
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On Aug 28, 4:35 am, (Patti S) wrote:
Send it to our Jill, who will take anything and everything. She makes quilts for homeless, abused, abandoned animals. Last year, she made 1500......... Patti in Seattle Patti, I don't know Jill's e-mail address. If you know it, send her an e-mail and have her send me the contact information and if she would like to have it. Thanks John |
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:55:09 -0500, John wrote
(in article .com): Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John How much stretch? I'm guessing it could make a very comfortable shirt. I know I've seen woven shirts and pants in department stores made of stretch wovens. Very nice for the days when I'm not feeling to "skinny." Maureen |
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On Aug 28, 3:55 am, John wrote:
Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John I threatened to make a stretch leisure suit and my wife almost spit her coffee across the breakfast table at me, and she couldn't stop laughing. I am definitely NOT the leisure suit kind of guy. Everything I own is 100 percent cotton or wool. The one exception is bicycle clothing. Lycra is the only exception I make, and I have started to make cotton and wool cycling clothes to eliminate that exception. I have a long range goal of producing all of the clothes I wear. I am going to learn to knit this winter, so I can make myself some Merino wool socks and then I plan to get a cover-stitch machine after the first of the year so that I can sew jersey t-shirts. I then can make cotton boxer briefs and with the addition of pants and shirt and jacket, I will have an outfit that is 100 percent custom made by me. I will probably be so stressed out from the endeavor that they will have to bury me in it. But, I will be a rather nattily dressed corpse. John |
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Here's Jill's contact information.
Critter Comforts: Quilts for Homeless Animals http://community.webtv.net/critterco...ritterComforts I don't think you've mentioned: Did your wife survive the nurse care you provided and do you have windows yet? Winter will come. Polly "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message lobal.net... On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:55:09 -0500, John wrote (in article .com): Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John How much stretch? I'm guessing it could make a very comfortable shirt. I know I've seen woven shirts and pants in department stores made of stretch wovens. Very nice for the days when I'm not feeling to "skinny." Maureen |
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On Aug 28, 9:13 am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Here's Jill's contact information. Critter Comforts: Quilts for Homeless Animalshttp://community.webtv.net/crittercomforts/CritterComforts I don't think you've mentioned: Did your wife survive the nurse care you provided and do you have windows yet? Winter will come. Polly "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message lobal.net... On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:55:09 -0500, John wrote (in article .com): Here is a question for all you knowledgeable folks. Somebody gave me about 5+ yards of Stretch Blue Chambray. Aside from the obvious of making a pair of hot pants for the entire Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader squad, what in the world could I use this stuff for. I don't use stretch stuff for anything so I am totally at a loss. I can't use it for quilting because, well, it stretches. You thought you had trouble making your points match; well, this stuff would be the ultimate challenge. It is off the bolt, so I assume it has been washed, but maybe not. Perspiring minds want to know and any and all replies will be given careful, if mirthful, consideration. John How much stretch? I'm guessing it could make a very comfortable shirt. I know I've seen woven shirts and pants in department stores made of stretch wovens. Very nice for the days when I'm not feeling to "skinny." Maureen Thanks for the link. I have a bunch of drapery leavings and other stuff that I can put in the box and ship it out to her. My wife survived the nurse nice care and is on the road to recovery. The windows are installed with only a few problems which they are taking care of. Now we can open the windows without a crowbar and block of wood. The old windows were first generation vinyl windows from 1971 or so and had lived a long and until recently useful life. It was time for a change of appearance also. Slider windows on a Victorian house brings a Citation from the style police. Thankfully I am now in full compliance with all the window style laws. John |
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