The way I usually tell if my fabric has been washed is to look at the cut ends; it's it's kind of stringy then I know I must have washed it. That doesn't work, though, if I've already cut some off the ends. Of course, not much gets put away here before washing.
What is an "improved nine patch"? Is it like this? That looks like it would be put together the same way you put a double wedding ring together after you get the ring arcs sewn to the football centers.
Julia in MN
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If my thinking is on ( good luck with that) you can look at instructions on how a double wedding ring goes together Kathy. That should be the same shapes and method of going together. HTH, TAria
If I am given a pile of fabric and I'm not absolutely sure that it has been washed, I wash it anyway. If there is an odor of any sort, I wash it. If there is any question at all, I wash it. In short, unless the fabric is from a fellow quilter who always washes fabrics before use and assures me that it has been washed, I wash it.
I agree. If I don't know where the fabric has been, I wash it. Some people may smoke in the stash area, some may let cats into the stash, there are a number of situations that would prompt me to wash the fabric. I always wash store bought fabric too. PAT
Congrats on getting new fabric. My opinion only: Anything that comes into the house gets washed! You can never tell where it's been. What if there was a mouse in the warehouse? I sure can't think that it would hurt to wash it twice. Added benefit: when you're rootling the stash for just the right piece, and find it, you don't have to wait to continue the project while the dang thing washes and dries. I'm not a very patient thing, so I hate waiting. :-)
TerriLee in WA (state) who needs to update her webshots and her signature block
Yes the pieces are what these look like
Thank you all for your suggestions.
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:31:39 -0500, grammykathy wrote (in article ):
I'm not sure about your second question, but depending on the fabric type, raggedy, tangled threads at the cut edges are a dead giveaway that the fabric has been washed. At least around here.
Maureen
I wash my own fabrics again as most of them have (all of them) have been on MY shelves for several years if not ten to fifteen. I use Arm & Hammer laundry soap and warm water...and damb dry and drap to totally dry them.
Now that I have shipped the 783 piece Scrappy Tumbler quilt off to Connecticut, I am drapping tops I finished in a different life time(?) over my large quilting frame to help me decide what project I want to do next. But I digress..... or I may relearn how to embroider with my Janoma machine and decorate towels for Christmas.
Rhoda
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