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From: CodyGramma
Date: 10-28-2005, 08:57 AM (1 of 4)
| I have 45 inch wide material and need to join it to make 90 inch width for the backing of a quilt.....can you use the salvage edge as a seamline guide or should it be ripped down (say half an inch from the salvage) the length to create a seamline guide? |
User: CodyGramma
Member since: 04-22-2005 Total posts: 133 
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From: MaryW
Date: 10-28-2005, 09:19 AM (2 of 4)
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Myself, I would cut the selvages off. They are sometimes very densely woven. It is difficult to stitch thru and they sometimes shrink at a different rate than the rest of the fabric.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: carman
Date: 10-28-2005, 09:29 AM (3 of 4)
| definitely take them off, they will make your seam buckle after it is washed, even it is washed already. but don't rip, cut , ripping will make the fabric wavy for an inch that is unusable on both sides. |
User: carman
Member since: 04-17-2000 Total posts: 692 
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From: CodyGramma
Date: 10-28-2005, 10:04 AM (4 of 4)
| Appreciate the quick responses...I need to get this thing up in the frames today so I am glad I got the answer I needed right away! Thanks again! |
User: CodyGramma
Member since: 04-22-2005 Total posts: 133
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