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Fabric Choices for First Time Sewing
An Assortment of Cotton Fabrics

An Assortment of Cotton Fabrics

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
The very best choice for the first time you are sewing is tightly woven 100% cotton woven fabric. It's characteristics make the fabric " stick" together as you are working with it and it does not stretch.

Thanks to the popularity of quilting 100% cotton is easy to find in almost any fabric store in a wide variety of colors and prints.

Always avoid one way designs, plaids and diagonal prints when you are choosing fabric for your first sewing project because they require special considerations when you are laying out the pattern.

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