| There is so much variety available in
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| | when purchasing fabric. It is far better
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| fabric shops, on-line, and in mail-order
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| | to have left over fabric than be working
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| catalogs that it's almost difficult to
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| | on a project and run out of material.
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| choose. Often, I end up buying fabric
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| | I've run out before only to find that the
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| whether I need it right now or not. After
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| | fabric is no longer in stock.Colorfast
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| all, a quilter must always have fabric on
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| | Quality:Avoid fabrics that fade.
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| hand.The "magic" comes when you find a
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| | Pigment-dyed fabric resists light 40
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| fabric that you fall in love with.
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| | hours. Wet-printed resists light 20
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| Finding a suitable fabric usually isn't
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| | hours. The best thing to avoid having
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| difficult for a project you're working
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| | your quilt fade is to keep it out of
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| on. Settling on just one fabric is the
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| | direct sunlight.Fiber Content:The fiber
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| hard part.Here are some criteria to keep
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| | content is especially important when
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| in mind when making fabric selections:
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| | purchasing fabric for quilts. The way
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| colorfast quality; fiber content; surface
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| | fabric responds to manipulation is
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| design. If you stick to some guidelines
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| | determined by the fiber content. The
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| about these criteria, then you're sure to
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| | standard 100% cotton fabric sold for
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| be pleased with the final result of your
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| | quilting is easy to work with and this is
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| project.Surface Design:The printed or
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| | the best choice.Cotton blends are harder
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| woven surface design and, of course, the
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| | to work with; they tend to shift while
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| color, is very important.1) Try to pick
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| | cutting or sewing them. 100% cotton is
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| fabrics with the same color value so one
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| | strong when wet, absorbs moisture,
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| doesn't stand out in the finished
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| | creases easily, irons nicely at high
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| quilt.2)Check to see if there is a
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| | temperatures and wears well.Beware of
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| one-way direction in the design; you may
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| | Discount Fabric:For a good finished
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| need to purchase extra fabric to allow
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| | product, quilters need to purchase
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| for cutting fabrics with plaids or
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| | good-quality, colorfast cotton fabric
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| stripes.3) The size of the design and the
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| | from a reputable supplier. I've bought
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| background spaces are also important
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| | fabric from discount stores because I
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| considerations. Are the designs large,
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| | liked the print. Then I had trouble
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| medium, or small? Is the background area
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| | manipulating the material; it would shift
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| prominent? How will this particular
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| | and bunch as I sewed it.The finished
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| fabric look when cut it into small quilt
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| | product usually reflected the problems I
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| pieces? If the design is too widely
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| | encountered while sewing. No matter how
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| spaced, it may be lost in the cutting of
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| | much money I saved on material, my time
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| the fabric.Take a few minutes to analyze
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| | was wasted by producing a less than
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| fabric and keep these questions in mind
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| | satisfactory quilt.
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