The third (and presumably final) package arrived today, the much-anticipated Anna Maria Horner parcel. Her packaging may just outdo SMS:
Inside, we find this – WOW COLOR:
Holy moly, look how bright! Most of these I can’t imagine pairing with anything other than her line, but we’ll see. There’s pre-washing and such to do. Speaking of which: [...]
As it turns out, pre-washing the cheap fabrics seems to have taken a lot of the “tacky” feel out of them. I noticed, as I was putting them into the washing machine, they had a fairly foul smell – I wonder if the nasty feeling was preservative chemicals of some sort? At any rate, they’re [...]
Tip: Do pre-wash your fabrics in warm water and dry on medium to get any shrinkage out of the way before you cut.
Don’t wash your husky mix’s doggie bed immediately before doing so. It’s fall. Sumi is shedding even more than usual.
Oy.
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Yesterday, I decided to quit pussyfooting around this quilting thing and Just Doo Eet.
I’d been debating potholders and placemats and maybe just some fricking napkins to get started and I realized, “Ok, what’s the worst-case scenario if I fail? I’m out some fabric. BFD.” Well, technically, I’m out some fabric and some self-esteem on not [...]
So, I pre-washed my little bundle of fabrics, because pre-washing is a good idea. It gets rid of nasty manufacturing sprays, it shrinks the fabric (if it’s going to shrink) and softens it up for coziness. Here’s the thing, though:
If you prewash, perch (vulture-like) over your dryer and pluck those puppies out of there the [...]