Preparing Fabric

I have been pre-washing the background fabric and a few of the bright cottons I plan to use in my DJ 2. The reds ran a bit and I have discovered that Fabric Grabbers are now available in a local grocery store. I bought the fabrics from  That Quilt's on line shop twiddletails. There are 8 each of 8 different colours in fat 1/8ths. They also sell the Dear Jane book over there.
My 6 year old granddaughter arranged the colours on my DJ software. She has been playing in EQ7 for a couple of years now. At first she coloured everything the same colour and learned how to save even though she did not yet know how to read. 

Fabrics for DJ2

I washed and ironed a 2 yard piece of the Kona white that I am using for the background. Then, I pre-cut strips in different widths and put them into labeled containers. These had produce from the local grocery store. By taking a few minutes now, I will be saving hours later when I need small pieces. 

Pre-cut background strips

Blessings,
Chris