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
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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