I don't get what the 'reciept' is for when making string quilts
01-19-2013, 04:08 PM
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true....i do too....but sometimes when you pull the paper off the stitches still loosen up so i backstitch anyways just to be safe...it is a habit now lol
Originally Posted by QuiltE
HuntAnnette ... I haven't tried your adding machine paper method ... though when I do PPing, I shorten my stitches right up, and the paper comes off easily .......... and no backstitching!
01-19-2013, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by huntannette
true....i do too....but sometimes when you pull the paper off the stitches still loosen up so i backstitch anyways just to be safe...it is a habit now lol
My stitching is so tiny ... sometimes the paper comes off, before it needs to .... and then the painter's tape comes to the rescue as a bandaid!
01-19-2013, 07:00 PM
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that works too...actually i`ve started two tie quilts using muslin foundation....well thy are UFO`s hmmm maybe I should find them and finish them....
Originally Posted by Pat625
I make my string quilts using muslim as a foundation
01-19-2013, 07:01 PM
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lol yeps.....hey great idea .....thanks
Originally Posted by QuiltE
Old habits die hard!
My stitching is so tiny ... sometimes the paper comes off, before it needs to .... and then the painter's tape comes to the rescue as a bandaid!
My stitching is so tiny ... sometimes the paper comes off, before it needs to .... and then the painter's tape comes to the rescue as a bandaid!
10-14-2018, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by huntannette
I use adding machine paper....it is easier to sew small strips together....you just have to cut the sides even when you have a whole roll finished ...got the idea on th QB...i`ve done quite a few quilts this way...
10-14-2018, 09:37 AM
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The cash register roll would be a good way of storing your tiny scraps. When you're done with a quilt and have a bunch of bits left, take some time to sew them out onto a roll. Easy-peasy to store them and they don't wrinkle. Then when you feel like using them, make a quilt like huntannette has above! So nice! You could even start several rolls if you wanted to segregate your scraps by color or something. What an idea!
10-14-2018, 09:47 AM
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BTW, I often find rolls of adding machine tape hanging in bags at the Goodwill in the art/office supply section. I used to have a number of rolls that were being purged from my work but I gave them away when I took all the "craft" stuff out of the sewing room. LOL, didn't see this thread in time but I like the concept!
Alikigirl, looks like Huntannette is still on the board but not as active as she once was -- hopefully she will see this and reply. It looks to me like the quilt you like was made with even width strips of the background fabric and the pieced part. I'd guess they are about 2" wide, and so the block is somewhere around 14 x 16-18" ish.
Alikigirl, looks like Huntannette is still on the board but not as active as she once was -- hopefully she will see this and reply. It looks to me like the quilt you like was made with even width strips of the background fabric and the pieced part. I'd guess they are about 2" wide, and so the block is somewhere around 14 x 16-18" ish.
10-14-2018, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JLMiller
Hi.. I've been watching and I just don't get it.. I've been trying to figure out why people 'sew' onto reciepts to make string quilts. Wouldn't it be the same if you just sew the fabric together to begin with? Also.. I have lots of 'small' pieces and I see lots of people put them together and use them as crumb quilts. So how are these put together? I mean.. if they are small and you use a 1/4" seam how is that going to work.. don't they need to be turned under so they won't unravel? I know lots of questions sorry... thanks ladies
It is much easier using a foundation for those little strips of fabric and thy don t have to be perfectly straight because you just trim the sides when your done...the worst part is removing the paper lol but I enjoy doing it
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