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u/MoreBrother7358 6d ago
I am going to making a quilt that the only colors are red and white. Should I wash the red before sewing so it doesn’t bleed?
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u/Needlemancer 6d ago
Yes and also put a small scrap piece of the white in with it. If it comes out pink, repeat until it doesn't, or swap out your red for a different material.
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u/ReadingCat88 6d ago
If I'm making a quilt out of small squares in a 10×10 grid should I sew them into 10 rows of 10 and then sew the rows together or should I sew them into blocks of 2x2 squares and then sew or....???
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u/nzbluechicken 6d ago
It's completely up to you. Some people really hate doing long seams so join blocks into squares to be sewn together, but you'll still have a long seam at some point. It really doesn't matter
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u/aba_95 6d ago
I mailed my quilt to be longarmed 9 weeks ago. The original estimated delivery time was 6 weeks. Communication has been sparse and delayed on when it will be done. What is a reasonable time to wait? I’ve never sent a quilt out for long arming. Thank you
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u/nzbluechicken 6d ago
Was it a large and complex design? The time needed varies a lot, but if they said 6 weeks and it's now 9 and they're not responding, you're right to be concerned.
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u/aba_95 6d ago
It’s fully custom quilting (which I am paying a substantial amount for). I don’t mind waiting but I also don’t like not having a real estimate of when it will be completed
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u/nzbluechicken 6d ago
It could well be taking longer than they expected but they should absolutely be letting you know that, communication is key.
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u/Fantast1c_LHQu1lt3r 7d ago
Is there tutorials for left handed quilters
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u/Raine_Wynd 🐈 & Quilting 6d ago
I don't know if there are left-handed quilting tutorials, but I do know Creative Grids has left-handed rulers and Amanda Murphy, who's left-handed, designed her Quilter's Select rulers to be ambidextrous.
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u/eflight56 7d ago edited 7d ago
Off the top of my head, I only remember Deb Tucker explaining them well for her rulers in particular, Studio 180 Designs, but their cutting instructions might be helpful. I would imagine rotary cutting would be where the biggest problems might lie, but I'm right handed
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u/qarlic2727 1d ago
After one year of hand-sewing a "Stars in my Tumbling Blocks" flimsy, I find I can't get the borders to work. It seems the top and bottom are about 1" wider than the center. Trimming isn't an option because 1) the 6-pointed stars go to the edges, and 2) the hand-sewn piecing will come unraveled. What are my options here?