Miniature one block wonder finished...
05-09-2014, 07:49 AM
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well the top is done... here are some photos... I have learned several things from doing a mini... I would starch fabric first next time.... You may notice some of the centers aren't perfect... with minis.... there is no room for error in cutting or sewing.... I was excited to get this done... and even though I unsewed several times.... still some error.. not sure about the squaring up either.. I didn't have a book, so any suggestions for this would be appreciated... Why did my light and dark purple border pucker?? any suggestions... great. this is the first of many I am sure. Such fun. How do I quilt it.... please advise. It measures about 12x15.
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well the top is done... here are some photos... I have learned several things from doing a mini... I would starch fabric first next time.... You may notice some of the centers aren't perfect... with minis.... there is no room for error in cutting or sewing.... I was excited to get this done... and even though I unsewed several times.... still some error.. not sure about the squaring up either.. I didn't have a book, so any suggestions for this would be appreciated... Why did my light and dark purple border pucker?? any suggestions... great. this is the first of many I am sure. Such fun. How do I quilt it.... please advise. It measures about 12x15.
05-09-2014, 08:27 AM
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Cute, cute, cute!
The book suggests that when you piece the hexagons, you take care that the straight grain of the fabric is to the outside. This way, the hexagons won't stretch when you handle them as you arrange them. I think your comment about starch is right on. This will also help the fabric stay true. You might have stretched either the border fabric or the center a bit & got a few puckers.
I would not even have noticed it if you didn't point it out!
The book suggests that when you piece the hexagons, you take care that the straight grain of the fabric is to the outside. This way, the hexagons won't stretch when you handle them as you arrange them. I think your comment about starch is right on. This will also help the fabric stay true. You might have stretched either the border fabric or the center a bit & got a few puckers.
I would not even have noticed it if you didn't point it out!
WOW!
05-09-2014, 12:17 PM
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The center is heavy with seams and the borders may be sewn along the bias on some of the triangles edges. The triangle edges may have stretched a bit so there is a little extra fullness in the borders? It looks great and adding quite a big of quilting in the borders should fix that. I would SITD on the center portion. In the borders, I might do ribbon candy to take up the fullness.
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