| To tell you the truth, I had not really
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| | patches will pucker more than others.
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| thought much about the question prior to
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| | 3) The color bleeds out of some fabric;
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| last week. Long ago, I took a quilting
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| | and may deposit itself into other fabric.
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| class, and the teacher told us to arrive
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| | Reds, blues, yellows and purples are
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| at class with our fabric already washed
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| | famous for sharing their beauty with
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| and ready to cut.
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| | whites, muslins, and tans. Translation -
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| When we arrived for the class, she
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| | the beautiful, bright white in your quilt
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| explained that quilters always pre-wash
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| | may end up with a pink, blue, yellow or
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| their fabric - for many reasons:
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| | lavender haze, if the excess color is not
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| 1) To remove all of the sizing
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| | removed from the colored fabric.
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| (chemicals) the manufacturers add to the
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| | I wasn't surprised when the beginning
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| fabric to make look more attractive,
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| | quilter asked the question in an on-line
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| prevent wrinkles, and make it come off
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| | quilt discussion group about whether to
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| the bolt easier in the store. Although
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| | pre-wash the fabric, and I wasn't
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| it makes the fabric easier for them to
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| | surprised to see that several quilters
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| handle, sizing makes the fabric a little
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| | answered with all of the above reasons.
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| stiffer and more difficult for quilters
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| | I was surprised, however, at the quilter
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| to handle; plus it may leave a residue on
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| | who responded that she never pre-washed
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| your needles and thread as you are
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| | her fabrics because she liked the
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| sewing.
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| | puckered look.
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| 2) Fabric with a high cotton content will
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| | I understand completely liking the
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| shrink - even if it says it is
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| | puckered look; I love it! It makes a
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| pre-shrunk. (We all know about the
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| | quilt look well-loved and handmade. And
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| pre-shrunk jeans that don't fit any more
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| | I am always happy when my quilts develop
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| after one washing! Eeek!) Since not all
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| | that look, whether it is the first time
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| cottons are born 'equal,' they don't
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| | they are washed or after several years.
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| shrink 'equal' either. That means that
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| | I would do almost anything to make sure
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| some cotton fabric will shrink 1%, other
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| | that my quilts (although maybe not my
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| cotton fabric will shrink 3% or possibly
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| | wallhangings) could have that look of
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| more. The result is that once your quilt
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| | love. I just wish I could figure out a
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| is washed, the fabrics will exert their
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| | way to get the sizing and excess color
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| own shrinking personality, and you will
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| | out of the fabric without washing it
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| have a quilt that has puckers - and some
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| | before I sew.
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