Sigh!!!
Didn't i just say the other day that i only had 7 tops in the to-be-quilted cabinet? just this week i have added 3 more to that pile. sheesh
Here is the latest addition. another attempt to use up brown selvages. the box is still pretty full....after 2 brown selvage quilts. but now it is not stuffed.
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And i did use a lot of the pinks...so that is good. the blocks are 10" finished. i don't think it needs a border this time. and that pic up there is sideways....didn't realize i had pinned it up the long way. just pretend it is turned the correct way.
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This is the back of the top.....the base that i sew the selvages to. i just use whatever i have that i want to get rid of.
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Well, as i was stitching happily away....this red fabric was fading onto my machine bed....never had that happen before...but this was some cheap fabric in my inherited stash. so i knew i needed to wash this before quilting. after 1 washing with hot water and 3 color catchers....they were pretty dark pink. so i washed again with 2 more color catchers and they were light pink....so i hope the extra red dye has faded out enough. it doesn't seem to have made a difference in the selvage side.
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So, here i am....now with 10 tops in the to-be-quilted cabinet. i sure can piece them faster than i can quilt them. it's a continuous battle to catch up with myself. i have a few in there that need a custom quilt job. i think after the next customer quilt that i might pull one of those out and quilt it....i've been thinking on it. LOL
But right now i have to go work on a customer quilt.....my stuff will have to wait till..
Later
Didn't i just say the other day that i only had 7 tops in the to-be-quilted cabinet? just this week i have added 3 more to that pile. sheesh
Here is the latest addition. another attempt to use up brown selvages. the box is still pretty full....after 2 brown selvage quilts. but now it is not stuffed.
And i did use a lot of the pinks...so that is good. the blocks are 10" finished. i don't think it needs a border this time. and that pic up there is sideways....didn't realize i had pinned it up the long way. just pretend it is turned the correct way.
This is the back of the top.....the base that i sew the selvages to. i just use whatever i have that i want to get rid of.
Well, as i was stitching happily away....this red fabric was fading onto my machine bed....never had that happen before...but this was some cheap fabric in my inherited stash. so i knew i needed to wash this before quilting. after 1 washing with hot water and 3 color catchers....they were pretty dark pink. so i washed again with 2 more color catchers and they were light pink....so i hope the extra red dye has faded out enough. it doesn't seem to have made a difference in the selvage side.
So, here i am....now with 10 tops in the to-be-quilted cabinet. i sure can piece them faster than i can quilt them. it's a continuous battle to catch up with myself. i have a few in there that need a custom quilt job. i think after the next customer quilt that i might pull one of those out and quilt it....i've been thinking on it. LOL
But right now i have to go work on a customer quilt.....my stuff will have to wait till..
Later
1 comment:
Let it soak overnight in reslly hot water and some soap. That should get out the rest of the excess dye. The time it is exposed to water makes a big difference in getting all of the excess dye out.t
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