[Nfb-krafters-korner] Fabric question

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Hi Dixie,
I have not done a lot of quilting, so perhaps others might have more ideas 
for sorting and storing. I mostly use long pins with plastic heads for 
sewing. I find them much easier to work with than the pins with the small 
metal heads. If my fabric feels the same on both sides, I will first ask 
someone to check if it actually has a right and wrong side since some 
fabrics not only feels the same on both sides but also looks the same. If 
the fabric has a right and wrong side, I will usually mark the piece by 
holding the fabric so the right side is nearest me and inserting the pin so 
the plastic head indicates the right side of the fabric.
With the star and the flower, only one cut is required per shape, so you 
should be able to keep track since you are folding in a sequence. You might 
first want to cut all your scrap fabric into similar sized squares, though.
If you have many different scraps of fabric, perhaps you can ask someone to 
help you sort it into different piles of matching or complementary colors 
and, at the same time, help you to pin the pieces on top of each other with 
the right sides on top and the wrong side facing down. You could do this 
before or after the cutting process or after both.
I hope I am making sense here. Perhaps others can explain better or has some 
ideas on this subject. I'd love to hear how others do this too.
Lindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 2:26 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Fabric question


> Ok, so how does a person who is total keep track of the right and wrong
> sides of the fabrics?  Obviously the first cut is the easy one to figure
> out, but for quilting, I have a closet full of scraps.  This sounds like a
> project for the sighted?
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