tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post1032644643711176430..comments2023-07-30T09:31:35.459-05:00Comments on Block Lotto: Benta's stackssophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-47449532365821126702011-01-26T07:11:49.441-06:002011-01-26T07:11:49.441-06:00Benta:
I try to wash everything when it comes i...Benta:<br /> I try to wash everything when it comes into my house. When I need "stiffer" fabric to sew, I simply add a starch when ironing. I don't iron fabrics until ready to sew - I have too many helpers that keep things from being not wrinkled. Many times the good pieces I have purchased leave me with colored water, colored color catchers and on one occasion - when washing a small piece in the sink, letting it dry somewhat and then ironing dry - a colored ironing board cover which was brand new!! I don't want ruined projects.Mary Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909511257457208659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-16487874442649523872011-01-25T23:26:41.858-06:002011-01-25T23:26:41.858-06:00I have started washing all my fabrics when I get t...I have started washing all my fabrics when I get them to keep them all the same.Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513426951916713316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-70084883336464009182011-01-25T21:42:27.336-06:002011-01-25T21:42:27.336-06:00I usually wash my fabrics when I get them because ...I usually wash my fabrics when I get them because I don't have a washing machine. However, I have a salad spinner that got damaged from being too close to the stove (don't ask). If I have small pieces of fabric, I wash them in the sink and spin them. At that point, they can be ironed dry.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369954173769465744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-41967339228167298572011-01-25T20:55:54.581-06:002011-01-25T20:55:54.581-06:00Ps. I've added your blocks to the list. With...Ps. I've added your blocks to the list. With your blocks and Sarah V's, our new total-so-far is 341 Stacks.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-24286505542980437832011-01-25T20:51:03.605-06:002011-01-25T20:51:03.605-06:00Most of the guidelines are to keep blocks made by ...Most of the guidelines are to keep blocks made by a bunch of different quilters as similar as possible. As a lesson in WHY washing makes a difference, I offer as proof, my <a href="http://sophiejunction.blogspot.com/2010/04/from-blocks-to-tote-tutorial-is-ready.html" rel="nofollow">summer tote</a>--for which I used fabrics washed and not and some from swaps (that I don't know for sure whether they were washed or not). Something liquid was spilled on my tote and the red fabric has run all over the white ... and I am NOT a happy camper.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-10191039012103073812011-01-25T18:37:13.812-06:002011-01-25T18:37:13.812-06:00I have a "mixed" stash too! If I pull f...I have a "mixed" stash too! If I pull fabric for the Lotto, I may just wash it in the bathroom sink, but I am also starting to wash fabric as soon as it comes in the house so I don't have to worry about "what if."Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934512262976023865noreply@blogger.com