Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
How do you wash a pre-cut fabric, like charms and the ready made strips from the fabric store?
You have a great point. Some of the smaller pieces are totally
impossible to wash in a washing machine and still have any usable
fabric left. Try washing them in a sink - more like soaking them. You
can dry them in a lingerie bag or just leave them out to air dry. While
this won't really address the issue of shrinkage, it may save you the
heartache of the colors bleeding into neighboring fabric.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com
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12th o November, 2008
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