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Summer weight quilt question
"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message ... Check the stores/catalogs for king-size flannel sheets. Roberta in D I use sheets all the time and have found they are a great source of 'big fabric' for a very good value. Just one word of caution if you decide to use a flannel sheet. Unpick any part that's hemmed, then wash it in *HOT* water and dry in a *HOT* dryer, preferably twice at least. I've found flannel sheets are notorious for not only shrinking but going wonky on the grain, plus they are very "linty" when new. My method is to rip out any stitching, press the folds flat, serge the edges and then twice hot wash/hot dry and then iron. If you don't have a serger you could wash/dry before you unpick the stitching. One other trick I found to make using the post washed flannel sheets easier to work with, for me anyway; I put about a cup of liquid starch in the final rinse water. Iron it with a steam iron after taking it out of the dryer and it will have just a bit of body/sizing and be easier to handle. It's not enough starch to make it stiff or difficult to hand stitch, just gives it that 'new fabric' workability and also won't fuzzy-lint up your machine as badly. Trust me, you'll save yourself some grief if you take time to 'season' it first. Learn from the mistakes of others, you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. Val |
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On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:56:02 -0700, desert quilter
wrote: Ohmigosh, Carolyn, I'm the slowest quilter in the world, but since this quilt is a priority, I may actually get it done before 2 years. ;-) Best regards, Michelle in NV We would make good quilting buddies. I'm slow as molasses. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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On Sep 2, 5:36 am, "Roberta Zollner" wrote:
Check the stores/catalogs for king-size flannel sheets. Roberta in D "desert quilter" schrieb im Newsbeitragnews:1188671981.700039.14690@r29g2000hs g.googlegroups.com... That's an interesting idea, Pat. Can you buy backing fabric--you know the 108" width type--in flannel? Not that it matters, it would be okay for the back to be pieced. Just wondering. I will be happy to let you know how it all works, but I have to warn you, I haven't started yet, and the last king-sized quilt I made (the blue & yellow) took a little over a year. Of course, maybe this one won't be as hard to machine quilt, since it won't be as bulky. Thanks! Michelle in NV On Aug 27, 2:35 pm, Pat in Virginia wrote: Michelle: Here's my suggestion. Use cotton top and a flannel backing .... NO 'batting' layer. I think the flannel back would have a bit more 'oomph!' than a plain cotton backing. In fact, the more I think about this, the more I realize I should make one for here ... it is hot and muggy in Virginia during our looonnngg summers! Please let us know how this all works out. PAT desert quilter wrote: Just read all of your great replies to myquestion. I hadn't thought of either using flannel or just foregoing any batting at all. This is great! I can make the top, see how heavy it is on its own and go either way. I'm kind of partial to the idea of a flannel batting so thequiltwill have more body, but don't want to defeat my purpose--a quilted bedspread to use in thesummer! Glad to know I have options. .........cut....... Thanks so much for your help, ladies! Michelle in NV- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks, Roberta! Michelle in NV |
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On Sep 2, 11:36 am, "Val" wrote:
"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message ... Check the stores/catalogs for king-size flannel sheets. Roberta in D I use sheets all the time and have found they are a great source of 'big fabric' for a very good value. Just one word of caution if you decide to use a flannel sheet. Unpick any part that's hemmed, then wash it in *HOT* water and dry in a *HOT* dryer, preferably twice at least. I've found flannel sheets are notorious for not only shrinking but going wonky on the grain, plus they are very "linty" when new. My method is to rip out any stitching, press the folds flat, serge the edges and then twice hot wash/hot dry and then iron. If you don't have a serger you could wash/dry before you unpick the stitching. One other trick I found to make using the post washed flannel sheets easier to work with, for me anyway; I put about a cup of liquid starch in the final rinse water. Iron it with a steam iron after taking it out of the dryer and it will have just a bit of body/sizing and be easier to handle. It's not enough starch to make it stiff or difficult to hand stitch, just gives it that 'new fabric' workability and also won't fuzzy-lint up your machine as badly. Trust me, you'll save yourself some grief if you take time to 'season' it first. Learn from the mistakes of others, you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. Val Thanks for all the great hints, Val! I appreciate the heads up on the exceptional "shrinkiness" of flannel. I didn't realize it had a tendency to be worse than other fabrics. Good idea about the starch too. Best regards, Michelle in NV |
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Summer weight quilt question
On Sep 2, 8:09 pm, Debra wrote:
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:56:02 -0700, desert quilter wrote: Ohmigosh, Carolyn, I'm the slowest quilter in the world, but since this quilt is a priority, I may actually get it done before 2 years. ;-) Best regards, Michelle in NV We would make good quilting buddies. I'm slow as molasses. Debra in VA See my quilts athttp://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere LOL! :-) :-) Glad to know I'm not the only one! Michelle in NV |
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