Hello!
Happy New Year, first of all! I'm sorry to have been so long posting. I got sick right before Christmas, and well, I just got a little behind things again! I'm feeling much better now, and last night we had our January Wool Club at the shop! We made cute little woven mug rugs! I got out lots of strips left over from previous projects and bags of selvages from our hand-dyed wool! A fun time was had by all! Here are a few pictures!!
Remember the quilt I was making for my husband? WEllllllll....... I got it done, and my friend, Sandy put the binding on for me, to help keep the surprise. A couple days before Christmas I decided to wash and dry it before wrapping it up! I took it out of the dryer, and the fabric I used for the border had disintegrated! Just in spots, but it was just ruined! I cried my eyes out and honey heard me and came running. So he saw his ruined surprise! I was pretty darn upset. But thankfully it was just the border, and I am cutting it off and putting on a new binding. It was just a 2" border, so it won't change the size too badly. Thank God I didn't use that fabric anywhere else in the quilt. It was older fabric from about 15 or so years ago, and a little looser weave than most quilting fabrics. I just loved it, so used it not thinking it would fall apart! Yikes! I'll post a new picture of the quilt for you, as soon as I figure out why I can't insert a picture! Oh, he loves the quilt any way, and couldn't believe I took the time to make it for him! Yay!
Okay, time to figure out the picture thing! Stay tuned!
Jeni
Happy New Year, first of all! I'm sorry to have been so long posting. I got sick right before Christmas, and well, I just got a little behind things again! I'm feeling much better now, and last night we had our January Wool Club at the shop! We made cute little woven mug rugs! I got out lots of strips left over from previous projects and bags of selvages from our hand-dyed wool! A fun time was had by all! Here are a few pictures!!
Remember the quilt I was making for my husband? WEllllllll....... I got it done, and my friend, Sandy put the binding on for me, to help keep the surprise. A couple days before Christmas I decided to wash and dry it before wrapping it up! I took it out of the dryer, and the fabric I used for the border had disintegrated! Just in spots, but it was just ruined! I cried my eyes out and honey heard me and came running. So he saw his ruined surprise! I was pretty darn upset. But thankfully it was just the border, and I am cutting it off and putting on a new binding. It was just a 2" border, so it won't change the size too badly. Thank God I didn't use that fabric anywhere else in the quilt. It was older fabric from about 15 or so years ago, and a little looser weave than most quilting fabrics. I just loved it, so used it not thinking it would fall apart! Yikes! I'll post a new picture of the quilt for you, as soon as I figure out why I can't insert a picture! Oh, he loves the quilt any way, and couldn't believe I took the time to make it for him! Yay!
Okay, time to figure out the picture thing! Stay tuned!
Jeni
I can't wait to see your projects and that is a shame about the quilt.
ReplyDeleteI have washed some old curtains and lace and it fell apart, could kick myself for washing it in the machine.
Debbie
Thanks Debbie, I still couldn't get the pictures up this morning. I'll try when I get home tonight. Who knew fabric under 20 years old, kept inside in a nice sewing room would do that?!! I bought it new also! Sheesh!
DeleteOh, I'm so sorry to hear the fabric fell apart! I was just telling my daughter about things like that today as we were fabric lookin' in a hobby shop. Good thing your border wasn't too big, like you said!! So glad he liked it!! That's the most important part... And I had trouble the other day posting pics, then it worked the next day, so give it a try tomorrow. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks Missie, I just tried the pictures again, with no luck. It doesn't even give me a bar to click in to search! Weird! Maybe tonight after I get home from the shop! And yep, he loved it and that is the best! I still haven't fixed it yet, so I'll take before and after pictures so I can post them! Happy New Year!
DeleteWhat crummy luck on the quilt border! Makes me wonder about some cherished fabrics I have. Maybe moral of the story is to use and buy more.
ReplyDeleteI've heard there's a problem with posting photos so it is not just you.
Thank you Kay! I know! I hope to get it fixed this weekend. I like your idea of buying more! Haha! I still can't post pictures! Driving me nuts, cause I hate posting a new post without a picture!
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