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Recent Answers from Connie Hester

2009-09-30 stitch and tear:

It is just one of many tear-away stabilizers. It is used behind single-layer fabric to prevent embroidery or, sometimes, applique from bunching up or distorting the fabric. The portions of the stabilizer

2009-09-17 Pieced quilt top fabric:

I would go ahead and quilt it before washing. If you wash it now, you will have all sorts of fraying. With 1/4" seam allowances, most of it could be lost to fraying. In addition, frayed threads could

2009-07-29 flannel and applique seams:

Unfortunately, flannel continues to shrink, has inconsistent stitch count (thus distorting easily during use and washing - as well as contributing to the fraying of seams), does not provide a crisp edge

2009-07-07 sewing machines and YLI thread:

Rather than recommend a particular machine, I would suggest that you visit your local (or nearest to you) sewing machine vendor and try out all of their machines yourself. Take with you samples of fabrics

2009-06-09 Orange Peel hand-pieced quilt:

Tip 1: Place 2 pieces of fabric together, right sides together, and insert straight pins perpendicularly along both seamlines to align exactly as they should be joined. Then, holding the 2 pieces of aligned