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03 Apr 2007 11:12 PM |
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Questions!
If you have a question you'd like to submit, please e-mail it to quilting@quiltingpassion.com.
Thank you!
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I see "RRCD" mentioned
on this Web site. What does it stand for and what does
it mean?
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What is a
"medallion"?
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I see files with PDF as the
extension. What type of file is that?
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What is WOW?
BOB? COC?
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What is a Fat
Quarter (FQ)?
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Should I pre-wash
fabric?
Answers!
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RRCD
is an abbreviation
for "Round Robin Charity Drive". In March,
2002, this Web site kicked off a new project in which quilts
are made and then donated to various charity organizations
(such as, Project Linus). The quilts are made using the
"Round Robin" technique, which simply allows
volunteers to sign up for the parts of the quiltmaking process
that they enjoy and/or have time for. The typical
process includes: The medallion, border one, border two,
quilting, label, binding, etc. Once a quilt is started,
it is then mailed to the next volunteer and continues to be
mailed until it is finished, then donated. For more
information, refer to
http://quiltingpassion.com/charity.html.
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This
is
hard to define! I can best describe it as the beginning
of a quilt top. It can be a single, large block or
panel, or pieced top, or a collection of blocks. It is
then built upon by adding either rows or borders, until the
entire quilt top is complete.
PDF
files are files that must be viewed and/or printed using
Adobe® Acrobat® software. Acrobat is free and can be
downloaded from the link given below.
WOW
is White on White fabric, BOB is Black on Black fabric, and
COC is Cream on Cream fabric.
A
Fat Quarter (abbreviated "FQ") is a piece of fabric
that measures approximately 18" x 22". Instead
of using a standard fabric that measures 1/4 yard (9"
length by
approximately 44" width), a FQ uses half of the width
(22") and twice the length (9"). The advantage is to allow you to cut
larger pieces from a FQ, yet have the same amount of fabric.
This is a
question that quilters face sooner or later! I have best
answered it in an online article, "Pre-Washing
Fabrics".
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