tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post8623578070894658533..comments2024-03-27T22:07:57.614-04:00Comments on Diary of a Sewing Fanatic: OFQC: Prepping the FabricsCarolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-2695842555251466512014-04-12T11:52:10.649-04:002014-04-12T11:52:10.649-04:00Oh, that is looking so promising and fabulous! Ca...Oh, that is looking so promising and fabulous! Can't wait to watch this project evolve.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-34260785333955089192014-04-12T09:05:06.565-04:002014-04-12T09:05:06.565-04:00I am dying to see what you do with the fat quarter...I am dying to see what you do with the fat quarters, I know it will be marvelous. You may inspire a whole lot of us to work more with quilting cottons. Can't wait.ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-60529289307013589682014-04-12T07:18:35.713-04:002014-04-12T07:18:35.713-04:00Based on your sketch, this looks like it's goi...Based on your sketch, this looks like it's going to be a beautiful spring dress! Can't wait to see the finished product! I'm lurking my favorite blogs for great spring inspirationsMyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359520837946001668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-70151758494084308252014-04-11T16:11:49.754-04:002014-04-11T16:11:49.754-04:00I think you are going in the right direction. I c...I think you are going in the right direction. I can't wait to see the result.SewNseamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926224132883737083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-20084844654651495872014-04-10T10:22:48.813-04:002014-04-10T10:22:48.813-04:00i think your sketch will be perfect, because it is...i think your sketch will be perfect, because it is still so YOU and doesn't feel forced. cannot wait to see the finished piece!puuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805880135471146120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-80552437085484656502014-04-10T09:12:28.514-04:002014-04-10T09:12:28.514-04:00I need to learn to sketch sewing ideas... instead ...I need to learn to sketch sewing ideas... instead of letting them run rampant in my brain and take up much needed space! Thanks for that idea. Good luck with the dress!<br />Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899896728363922575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-24388019115024326592014-04-10T09:00:17.428-04:002014-04-10T09:00:17.428-04:00I, too, wash all quilting cottons unless they are ...I, too, wash all quilting cottons unless they are bali batiks. They do shrink. I also starch them to give them back their crispness when working with them. I do make shirts out of quilting cottons also. <br />Love the sketch of your dress. It will be truly amazing.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600013213157963948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-23962586894361945942014-04-10T08:12:16.554-04:002014-04-10T08:12:16.554-04:00I love your sketch, Carolyn. Can't wait to se...I love your sketch, Carolyn. Can't wait to see it!Tia Diahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622901192302670927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-59762278688410215462014-04-10T07:52:40.985-04:002014-04-10T07:52:40.985-04:00Really??!!! I'd read and heard from other quil...Really??!!! I'd read and heard from other quilters that they don't, so this is interesting to learn! Thanks for letting me know it's not a hard and fast rule!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-62813278442773201162014-04-10T06:55:14.557-04:002014-04-10T06:55:14.557-04:00Quilter here . . . I machine wash and dry EVERY pi...Quilter here . . . I machine wash and dry EVERY piece of quilting cotton, as soon as it comes into my house! AuntieAllynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192122099879165907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-55812555176857962612014-04-10T00:10:10.066-04:002014-04-10T00:10:10.066-04:00PS: Depending on the size of the fabric and the l...PS: Depending on the size of the fabric and the look I want to accompish at the end, sometimes I do prewash AND pre-dry my cotton quilting fabrics, especially if the quilt is for a baby or child and will be mahine washed. Aren't those Shout Color Catchers wonderful? Another wonderful product for any fabric that may run is Synthropol. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20705637.post-72789450047108394422014-04-10T00:07:20.195-04:002014-04-10T00:07:20.195-04:00WOW. I follow the blog of a celebrity! I went to...WOW. I follow the blog of a celebrity! I went to B&N today and bought the Vogue pattern book and who did I see in it? I am SO proud of you. Congratulations. You truly deserve the recognition. BTW, the above fabrics look very nice together and I am sure you will turn them into something wonderful. The "wrong" side works when you need to tone down a color. NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926160625275737447noreply@blogger.com