Frayed

 

 

How is your week going?

We actually got a little rain (ok, very little) Sunday night so we are hoping that the drought eases!

I did some stashbusting over the weekend in the hopes of reducing my Christmas scraps.  There were just too many little pieces and I was hoping to move my Christmas fabrics to a smaller drawer (didn't happen by the way).

Today I'm wondering if you all could give me some insights on solid fabrics.  I like to keep solid black, white, and navy fabrics in my stash.  I used up most of the navy over the weekend but was dismayed at the amount of fraying that occurred.  

So here is what I want to know...when you use a solid fabric what company do you choose?

It seems to be a problem with most of my Kona solids these days. I'm just tired of wasting money on fabric that doesn't hold up.  If I had worked on a quilt, I would have not used the navy at all.  Little projects were okay for the fabric as the items don't get much wear.  I've always bought Kona because my LQS carried it with a huge variety of colors but I won't be buying it anymore.

So I'm almost done with the navy solids.  I used Fray Check, I used a fresh blade in my rotary cutter and it didn't help.  

The thing is--we shouldn't HAVE to do these kinds of things to our fabric when we spend good money already buying them.

I went to my local fabric store on Monday and bought some crackle black fabric because I was out of black.

Research indicated that Art Gallery Solids have a tight weave and I already love their fabrics.  So I ordered some navy

I'll report on what I find.  

So if you have any insights, I would love to hear them!

Have a safe and happy day!