tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post2962006043482830512..comments2024-03-22T20:22:40.240-04:00Comments on Fickle Feline: 10 tips for the beginning quilter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-57513988395087709562010-11-08T14:37:13.280-05:002010-11-08T14:37:13.280-05:00I stick by the "don't" as long as yo...I stick by the "don't" as long as you are using all brand new fabric from the same line. It handles so much more nicely that way and as long as all of your seems are 1/4". When you wash it and dry it then it gets that nice stippled quilt effect. Also - all of the precuts that moda is coming out with (jelly rolls, charm packs, etc) can't be washed because they will just unravel into nothing. <br /><br />I like the laundry idea...it's easy to forget to get up and stretch.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02509305523940634182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025297.post-71512510787748560752010-11-08T14:19:12.533-05:002010-11-08T14:19:12.533-05:00DON'T wash your fabric?!?!? Don't??? That ...DON'T wash your fabric?!?!? Don't??? That makes me hurt on the inside! As someone who once made a quilt with unwashed fabric only to have it shrink and pull and rip and unravel when I washed it, I would never, ever in one million years make a quilt without washing and drying the fabric first. Yikes! :) <br /><br />I would also pass on the tip my quilting teacher gave me which was, try to put on a load on laundry when you're working on a quilt. The idea being that you'll have to get up and attend to the laundry periodically, so you'll be able to get up and stretch and clear your head for a minute. It works for me! <br /><br />J.Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/12260580747334230342noreply@blogger.com