Fabric Care – How to best prepare fabric BEFORE quilting
It is always a good idea to pre-wash all new fabrics(metre cuts and/or large pre-cuts) before using in a quilt to ensure there will be no uneven shrinkage and no transfer of colour when a quilt is laundered. It can also help ensure no bad reactions when using marking pencils. You’d be surprised how much chemical residue can be left on fabric from the production process and this can interfere with the way marking pens work. Here are a few tips from Claudia at Quilt Essentials in Queensland ( www.quiltessentials.com.au) – a new Sewline stockist. Wash light colours in lukewarm water […]