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Paper Weights
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Some resin paper weights I made for an order. This is the first time I've made them this small before (2 x 1.5!) but I like them alot. ^_^
( 'Darling Can't You Hear Me SOS' )
Aug. 15th, 2009
mystic-knight.livejournal.comSome resin paper weights I made for an order. This is the first time I've made them this small before (2 x 1.5!) but I like them alot. ^_^
( 'Darling Can't You Hear Me SOS' )
to pre-wash or not?
Aug. 15th, 2009 08:33 amtwenty6colors.livejournal.comHi, I just posted this the other week asking for some quilting advice. I decided to do everything myself (and, as it turns out, I wont be in class this semester after all - so I'll have a little more free time) and I ordered a bunch of fabric from fabric.com. Now, normally I would pre-wash... I usually do, with the understanding that some fabrics might shrink different percentages, or shrink unevenly, etc... but you lose that new-fabric patina when you do, you know? So, I'd rather not. Now, it's all 100% cotton prints/broadcloth. I think I'll probably wash the backing (108" cotton broadcloth), but as for the rest of it.... in your opinion, do you really think it's necessary? why or why not?
Also, any general care suggestions for quilts that I can pass on to the bride? I've only had one hand-made quilt in my life, personally, and I never paid much mind to how it was washed (my mom made it, and she REALLY doesn't pay any mind to special-care/treatment, and also never pre-washes :P). I still use it, pretty much daily year-round, (it was finished in '86) and I just dry it on gentle. I pre-washed everything for the last two quilts I've made (the only quilts I've made) - one was all machine pieced and quilted so I didn't consider special care necessary, given that everything was pre-shrunk and it's not going to fall apart at the seams any time soon. The other I think they chose to display rather than use (also machine pieced and quilted, but had a lot of hand-sewn applique), and I didn't consider after-care for that either.... so I don't really know.
Thanks!
Also, any general care suggestions for quilts that I can pass on to the bride? I've only had one hand-made quilt in my life, personally, and I never paid much mind to how it was washed (my mom made it, and she REALLY doesn't pay any mind to special-care/treatment, and also never pre-washes :P). I still use it, pretty much daily year-round, (it was finished in '86) and I just dry it on gentle. I pre-washed everything for the last two quilts I've made (the only quilts I've made) - one was all machine pieced and quilted so I didn't consider special care necessary, given that everything was pre-shrunk and it's not going to fall apart at the seams any time soon. The other I think they chose to display rather than use (also machine pieced and quilted, but had a lot of hand-sewn applique), and I didn't consider after-care for that either.... so I don't really know.
Thanks!
Ornittoptera Euphorion, beads
Aug. 15th, 2009 02:02 pmkathy-kostinsky.livejournal.comThe pic is clickable
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