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Is this correct? Bjay attempts a Kaffe Faset quilt kit
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Is this correct? Bjay attempts a Kaffe Faset quilt kit
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January 22, 2023, 11:38:05 AM »
Yesterday was sorting out the fabric into sections.
There are 26 different patterns.
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Re: Is this correct? Bjay attempts a Kaffe Faset quilt kit
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January 22, 2023, 12:25:02 PM »
Well, that definitely sounds like Kaffe Fasset
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January 22, 2023, 15:12:03 PM »
I'm a reasonable fan of Kaffe Fasset designs, but of late I have found the fabric to be of a poor quality, a rather loose weave that stretches all over the place! It also frays like the devil!
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January 22, 2023, 18:01:12 PM »
@KayK
Yes, that's what I've found today.
First cuts went wrong but I now know to take more care.
I do have enough fabric as long as I don't make too many cutting errors. Then it will just be a smaller quilt
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January 22, 2023, 20:17:38 PM »
I have always coveted KF fabric, could afford only very little of it, but if the quality is becoming so bad that it frays easily my desire may be well and truly quashed. What a relief.
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January 22, 2023, 22:06:01 PM »
But the colours are so amazingly vivid
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January 22, 2023, 22:45:40 PM »
Quote from: Bjay on January 22, 2023, 22:06:01 PM
But the colours are so amazingly vivid
Indeed, they truly are glorious.
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January 23, 2023, 18:48:04 PM »
@Bjay
Try using (quite a bit of) spray starch before you cut
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January 23, 2023, 18:59:30 PM »
Quote from: Deafoldbat on January 23, 2023, 18:48:04 PM
@Bjay
Try using (quite a bit of) spray starch before you cut
Aaah thanks - just the sort of tip I need. I have cut out the larger squares but spray starch could be the answer next when I will be cutting smaller pieces.
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January 23, 2023, 19:26:24 PM »
Check your machine doesn't mind it, though.
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January 23, 2023, 22:16:36 PM »
I use ‘Mary Ellen’s Best Press’ for floppy cotton… it’s best bought in larger quantities from Amazon, & it really works!
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January 23, 2023, 22:34:17 PM »
Yes, Best Press is good
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January 24, 2023, 00:59:15 AM »
But don't buy the "linen" scented one. Smells like cheap soap when the iron hits it. The lavender is quite nice. You can't go wrong with the unscented.
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Hey Bill! Read the manual! Hehehe.
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January 24, 2023, 18:01:47 PM »
Gosh what a lot of advice. Haven't heard of 'Best Press.'
I have spent most of afternoon going nowhere and then had a eureka moment and realised the best way of cutting lots of little bits and bobs.
Should be quicker now but still not a stitch sewn - one day!
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January 24, 2023, 18:14:10 PM »
Cut for one block at a time.
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