Fabric Dictionary
Are you a fabric-holic? How much do you spend on fabric in one year? That's our quilter's secret! From A to Z there is a wealth of fabric design. Examine all the varieties, then enhance your collection with some of these additional fabrics. So often stude
nts come to a workshop with fabric selections matching what they are wearing. So concentrate on buying a wide range of colors and designs from A to Z. Your quilts will take on a new life.
A is for Amish, African, Animal, and Architecture
B is for Batik, Background, and Border Prints
C is for Calicoes, Cruise, and Cheater Cloth
D is for Decorator Prints
E is for Elaborate
F is for Focus, Fun, Folk, and Floral
G is for Geometrics--Stripes, Pin Dot, Checks (printed and woven),
Plaids (printed and woven), and Gingham Checks
H is for Hand Dyed and Holiday
I is for Indian
J is for Juvenile and Jungle
K is for Kids
L is for Landscape (mountains, trees, and leaves)
M is for Muslin and Music
N is for Nature (sky, water, and watercolor)
O is for One-Way versus Nondirectional Prints
P is for Paisley and Patriotic
Q is for Quilted-looking fabric
R is for Recycled fabrics
S is for Solids
T is for Texture and Toil
U is for Uglies
V is for VIP--our classics
W is for White on White
X is for EXTRA
Y is for Yardage
Z is for "Zingers"

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