2017 Fabric Moratorium
#481
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
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oh, and I have to fess up to falling off the wagon today. I went into the LQS to see if they had another tuffet class because DC (dear cousin) brought me a bunch of her late husband's ties last month and asked me to make a tuffet for her. Our LQS has their tuffet classes set up so that if you've already taken one, then for a much lower price, you can come to the 2nd half and get help with the actual upholstery part. So, anyway, I went in to see when they had classes and to buy the interfacing that you use (of course I forgot to get the muslin) and then found myself at their remnant bin(s). I only bought 3.5 yards (at 20% off) and they were all lights, which I am low on...and also a spool of Razzle Dazzle (50% off) to play with in my bobbin...
Rob
Rob
#482
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
Blame it on the week, Rob. Enjoy your purchases. Love that razzle dazzle thread.
#483
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 873
Thanks Martina. Lutrador is similar to non-woven interfacings. I'm not sure what the material is that it's made from. It comes in a variety of weights ranging from very lightweight (like interfacing) all the way up to the weight that I used for this piece which was about the thickness of card stock. Anyway, if you stitch on it with cotton thread and then use a heat gun it will start to develop holes. The holes stop wherever there is cotton thread.
I did a two step process with the stitching, I stitched on it with cotton thread using some of the decorative stitches on my regular sewing machine, then I took it over to my PQ1500 straight stitch machine and FMQ'd it using some of the Westalee templates to get the large spirograph-looking motifs (circles and flower-ish things). The cotton thread did a good job of stopping it from disappearing completely (except where I got a little heavy handed with the heat gun LOL).
That's the lacy effect you see.
Rob
I did a two step process with the stitching, I stitched on it with cotton thread using some of the decorative stitches on my regular sewing machine, then I took it over to my PQ1500 straight stitch machine and FMQ'd it using some of the Westalee templates to get the large spirograph-looking motifs (circles and flower-ish things). The cotton thread did a good job of stopping it from disappearing completely (except where I got a little heavy handed with the heat gun LOL).
That's the lacy effect you see.
Rob
#484
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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Lego quilt is posted on UFO challenge thread. I figure 3 1/2 yds of fabric left the sewing room for this! Yeah
http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...ml#post7790996
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#486
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 873
OK, when it's your own grandchild -- and twins! how special! :-) congratulations! -- then it seems to me like something fresh and new and modern would be a a great choice to give.
...I don't think this thread is the correct one for me. lol I read the comments and always seem to think that buying something is fine.
...I don't think this thread is the correct one for me. lol I read the comments and always seem to think that buying something is fine.
#489
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 873
Lego quilt is posted on UFO challenge thread. I figure 3 1/2 yds of fabric left the sewing room for this! Yeah
http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...ml#post7790996
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#490
Went to Joann and did purchase fabric but only ones that had an immediate purchase. Quite proud of myself and might actually get through a month without a stash purchase!
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