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Posted by onetexsun on October 13, 2009, 1:19 pm
Doc, they lie. Everything with a size on it that isn't set by some
sort of legal apparatus (think the gas pump) lies. Assume everything
is smaller than it says. Unless you want it to be small, in which case
it will be big and floppy.
But about your foundation -- I worked with 18" squares for my
foundations on my niece's CQ. By the time I finished they were about
16-1/2" and that was the largest size I could imagine working with for
crazy quilting. I like 12-14" squares better. Much more manageable.
And remember, after you cover the top, you will have to square the
thing. The edges will be anything but straight after you've covered it
with fabric.
Sunny
can't wait to see your quilt
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on October 13, 2009, 4:28 pm
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> Doc, they lie.
Thanks, I'm getting that impression. Now that I know, I know. ;-)
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> But about your foundation --
Uh-oh... Here we go again...
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> Sunny
> can't wait to see your quilt
You, me, and half of the rest of the free-quilting world... ;-)
Doc
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Posted by Sherry on October 13, 2009, 10:47 am
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> Of course you do. =A0It was a bad reference from Seinfeld, but it
> works...
> Anyhoo, I bought some black quilting cotton last week(?) for my PCQ
> foundation [reminder: utility quilt] that was, according to the bolt,
> 44"/45". =A0Unfortunately I took the bolt at its word. =A0I washed the
> fabric in cold water as I'm supposed to, to pre-shrink it. =A0So I
> ironed it last night, layed it out to cut the foundation (bought
> enough for three tries just in case...) and find it's now only 42"
> wide. =A0Now I/we expected shrinkage, but is 3" reasonable or do you
> think this stuff was not 44"/45" as represented? =A0It's not going to
> kill anything - so I start with a 42" square foundation instead of 44"/
> 45" - big fat hairy deal... =A0I'm just curious if quilting cotton is
> usually prone to shrink that much...
> Next step is to hem the two rough edges to prevent fraying while I'm
> working on things...
> Doc
I'd bet your fabric wasn't 44/45" to begin with. This has been a real
source of irritation for me lately, since I got hooked making baby
quilts.
I'd made a quilt so that regular 44/45" fabric would work for the
backing,
not having to piece it.
Lo and behold. I had the LQS lady measure and my fabric of choice
was only 42" *on the bolt*. Since then I always check.
This trend also really screws up patterns using fat quarters when they
assume a fat quarter will be 22 inches, and it's not!
I don't know the reason for this trend. I imagine it's the same reason
that
cans of vegetables, candy bars, etc.etc. have shrunk. Instead of
raising
the price on that stuff, they shrink it and think we don't notice???
Sherry
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Posted by Polly Esther on October 13, 2009, 11:07 am
My challenge lately has been plain old Rice Krispies. They seem to change
the size of the box at least twice a day. Our cabinet shelves are
adjustable so when they made them taller, I adjusted. The next week, I just
moved cereal storing over to the pantry. Last Tuesday, WalMart had a
display of Rice Krispie boxes that were about the size of our washing
machine. DH muttered "back porch for that one?" and I just wondered who
could possibly manage that sort of 'saving'.
Now, if someone could please tell me how to get the @#$! plastic
wrapping open without going out to the tool shed for some serious help.
Polly
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> Of course you do. It was a bad reference from Seinfeld, but it
> works...
> Anyhoo, I bought some black quilting cotton last week(?) for my PCQ
> foundation [reminder: utility quilt] that was, according to the bolt,
> 44"/45". Unfortunately I took the bolt at its word. I washed the
> fabric in cold water as I'm supposed to, to pre-shrink it. So I
> ironed it last night, layed it out to cut the foundation (bought
> enough for three tries just in case...) and find it's now only 42"
> wide. Now I/we expected shrinkage, but is 3" reasonable or do you
> think this stuff was not 44"/45" as represented? It's not going to
> kill anything - so I start with a 42" square foundation instead of 44"/
> 45" - big fat hairy deal... I'm just curious if quilting cotton is
> usually prone to shrink that much...
> Next step is to hem the two rough edges to prevent fraying while I'm
> working on things...
> Doc
I'd bet your fabric wasn't 44/45" to begin with. This has been a real
source of irritation for me lately, since I got hooked making baby
quilts.
I'd made a quilt so that regular 44/45" fabric would work for the
backing,
not having to piece it.
Lo and behold. I had the LQS lady measure and my fabric of choice
was only 42" *on the bolt*. Since then I always check.
This trend also really screws up patterns using fat quarters when they
assume a fat quarter will be 22 inches, and it's not!
I don't know the reason for this trend. I imagine it's the same reason
that
cans of vegetables, candy bars, etc.etc. have shrunk. Instead of
raising
the price on that stuff, they shrink it and think we don't notice???
Sherry
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on October 13, 2009, 11:32 am
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> Rice Krispie boxes that were about the size of our washing
> machine. =A0
Wish I could find my cornflakes w/ dried blueberries in that size; I
can only get about 3-1/2 bowls out of a box. :-(
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> =A0 =A0 Now, if someone could please tell me how to get the @#$! =A0plast=
ic
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> wrapping open without going out to the tool shed for some serious help.
FWIW, we keep a couple of boxcutters in the kitchen drawer and a
couple of exacto knives in the pencil jar (a BEA-UTIFUL antique
French's mustard [they originated here] jar I dug out of a jobsite
trench 30+ years ago...)
Doc
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