by Jane Green
Preparing your materials is a crucial starting step when you are starting a new quilt. You would not start an exciting new job in filthy attire, so why should your quilt be any different?
To get your quilt off to the best start, I have listed my pre-flight quilting checklist.
Read Any Instrutions
This is the most significant step before anything else, I learned this the tough way - which I'll tell you about later on.
The instructions will give you information about anything which will damage or affect the materials in the preparation process, so make sure you read all of the directions so you do not get caught out.
Washing
Once you've read the directions, your next stop is to wash the quilt. The directions will tell you whether its safe to put in the machine or whether you should hand wash it, as well as the temperature of water to use.
I was recently working on a <a href="http://www.mypatchworkquilt.com/green-quilt">green quilt design</a> and did not go over the directions. As it seems, the actual dye they used for this material doesn't handle warm water very well and the colours ran and faded in areas, so be alert and check!
Drying
Drying is one of the things that surprises a number of quilters. Some material does not react well to being put in direct sunlight straight after washing.
More commonly, there are more materials that will get damaged if you put them into a dryer, so make sure you know what you are dealing with.
Ironing
Like drying, ironing is another step in which you can destroy a supremely good fabric. Materials like silk and polyester will burn or melt if you use an iron that is too hot.
There are too many materials to cover here, so in short if you are uncertain, put your iron on the lowest setting simply to be safe.
When you're ironing, start from the center and push your iron out to the sides. Once the material is flat, run your iron over the sides to get rid of any small wrinkles and make it prepared for stitching seams.
If you follow these steps, your material will be prepped and ready to be used in any quilt, removing any forseeable issues with the fabric itself.
Curious about more <a href="http://www.mypatchworkquilt.com/green-quilt/making-and-using-a-green-quilt">green quilt design</a> ideas? Then head on over to Jane Green's <a href="http://www.mypatchworkquilt.com">how to make a patchwork quilt</a> site now!
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Title: Whats the First Step When Making Any Quilt?
Author: Jane Green
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