Hi Quilty Friends! The Winter Solstice quilt has been in the works for months. The plan was to start cutting this week. However, due to a recent wrist injury the start may be delayed by a few days or more.
The fabric was purchased a few weeks ago at Hobby Lobby during one of the 40% off sales. It's a 108 wide quilt backing so I'll need to cut this into more manageable sizes for strip cutting.
Since this is a cheap fabric and the color is so dark I'm prewashing it to be on the safe side. To help reduce fraying in the washer the corner was snipped off each corner. This works well on some fabrics better than others.
As expected with cheaper fabric, there was still quite a bit of raveling. However, to my surprise, the color bleeding was not as severe as expected.
Struggling with the tangled fabric aggravated my sprained wrist. This was a good time to sit down and an recheck my quilt math. I did make one change to my quilt pattern. The in-set triangles (stars below) were originally going to be cut from squares that are subcut on the diagonal to make triangles.
The Marti Michell ruler makes set-in triangle from strips of fabric. For some reason I forget I have this ruler. It's a handy tool to have in your stash. It makes the set-in triangles much easier to cut.
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It's always fun to start a new project. Dealing with fabric strings after washing is never fun.
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