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What to Do When Your Whites Aren't White Enough

9/16/2017

 
Today I was working on a quilt for a future class.  It is completely scrappy and I needed a lot of fabrics in a few different color families.  One of those was white.  I have lots of white prints in my fabric collection.
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However when I went into Electric Quilt -- for the most part the whites were really not white but multi-color prints with a white background.
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I found this commercial for FAB Detergent that showed my how to make my whites, whiter.  But alas, I could not find FAB in the grocery store.
So I decided to  create a new collection of true "white" fabrics in Electric Quilt just for designing in Electric Quilt.  
Here is a quilt (not the one I was working on for my upcoming class), drafted with my "almost" white" fabrics.
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Kim
9/16/2017 09:13:17 am

Thanks for this tutorial, it will be very useful. I'm giving it a try right now. The sides of the video seem to be chopped off, so it was somewhat difficult to follow along. Perhaps it is just my browser.

Kari Schell
9/16/2017 11:31:01 am

Thanks for letting me know. The video has now been fixed and uploaded. My apologies.

Kim
9/16/2017 12:12:39 pm

I rewatched after the fix- this is awesome!! I've already created my own "true whites" collection. I know this will come in handy, because I was needing this just last week.

Val W
9/16/2017 10:04:14 am

Like Kim, I also noticed that the sides of the video, and some of the bottom, being chopped off. It makes it hard to see what buttons you are clicking to work your magic. It amazes me how much more there is to EQ7 than I ever thought. Thank you for your videos!

Kari
9/16/2017 11:31:39 am

Thanks Val. This has now been fixed.

Elaine in North Texas
9/16/2017 10:47:16 am

Thank you so much for these lessons. I am learning so much. Like wise my sides were cut off also but still was a great lesson.

Kari Schell
9/16/2017 11:32:13 am

Thanks Elaine. Video is now fixed.

Jeannie
9/16/2017 02:32:47 pm

I wish I had this earlier last week - it's just what I needed. Thanks - now I know how to change the fabrics and make my own libraries!

Joanne
9/16/2017 05:50:26 pm

Thanks for the mini lesson. Appreciate everything you share!!!


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