tube quilting ?????
11-19-2009, 07:28 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: cordele ga
Posts: 604
ok i've the tut on tube quilting and i want to play sick and go home and play lol but that want get the bills paid! but i have a few ?'s will any size triangles work?? i guess i could wait til i get home to play ! but thought i would ask! thanks JAMH
11-19-2009, 07:58 AM
#2
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,743
Seems like any side should work. Even if your initial 2 strips were different widths (I don't think you would get the effect where all the seams perfectly match, but that could still look cool). The important part seems to be that your final tube, the top strip equals the width of the 2 bottom strips, to give you that half square triangle effect.
And I understand wanting to play hooky to do this. Most of my supplies are packed up, so I can't do this until January :( but I want to!! :D
And I understand wanting to play hooky to do this. Most of my supplies are packed up, so I can't do this until January :( but I want to!! :D
11-19-2009, 08:30 AM
#4
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Maryville, Tn
Posts: 1,786
both of the above are correct.. you can even use more than 2 strips on the one side.. as long as the strips (top and bottom) are of equal width.
They have to make the whole come out square to work.. I made some with 2 (two) 1.5" strips and then the top strip was 2.5" and came up with smaller squares that make beautiful coasters.
One way to insure is to piece together your strips for the "striped" side of the square, then measure the width, after you press them.. cut "solid" strip that width, then stitch the two together.. and cut away.
They have to make the whole come out square to work.. I made some with 2 (two) 1.5" strips and then the top strip was 2.5" and came up with smaller squares that make beautiful coasters.
One way to insure is to piece together your strips for the "striped" side of the square, then measure the width, after you press them.. cut "solid" strip that width, then stitch the two together.. and cut away.
11-19-2009, 08:46 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 389
I have tried this on left-over strips from a old project.
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
11-19-2009, 09:08 AM
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 4,394
Originally Posted by wichypoo
I have tried this on left-over strips from a old project.
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
11-19-2009, 09:33 AM
#7
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Central Washington State
Posts: 5,997
Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
Seems like any side should work. Even if your initial 2 strips were different widths (I don't think you would get the effect where all the seams perfectly match, but that could still look cool). The important part seems to be that your final tube, the top strip equals the width of the 2 bottom strips, to give you that half square triangle effect.
And I understand wanting to play hooky to do this. Most of my supplies are packed up, so I can't do this until January :( but I want to!! :D
And I understand wanting to play hooky to do this. Most of my supplies are packed up, so I can't do this until January :( but I want to!! :D
11-19-2009, 09:33 AM
#8
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Central Washington State
Posts: 5,997
Originally Posted by wichypoo
I have tried this on left-over strips from a old project.
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
11-20-2009, 11:57 AM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Australia
Posts: 909
Originally Posted by wichypoo
I have tried this on left-over strips from a old project.
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
I just iron the multi-strip in half equally and sewed up the sides.
The block came out looking like string quilt blocks without the hassles.
Yea Me! :D
You better put this hint in tutorials.
What a great idea. So easy now that you have said it. That has to be one of the great "why didn't I think of that" moments. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
n2scraplvr
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
17
11-09-2009 09:14 PM
