Matching corners
08-19-2011, 12:37 PM
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[quote=AliKat]
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Start with precise cutting, then accurate seam allowances. After that, try a little glue stick. If that doesn't work, then yes! What they said ↑↑
Originally Posted by sewmorethings
Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
Start with precise cutting, then accurate seam allowances. After that, try a little glue stick. If that doesn't work, then yes! What they said ↑↑
08-19-2011, 12:56 PM
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I posted this link the other day in "What Tips would you give a new Quilter?"
http://sew4home.com/tips-resources/s...n-finished-hem
http://sew4home.com/tips-resources/s...n-finished-hem
08-19-2011, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by alikat110
Originally Posted by tlrnhi
pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, patience, pin, pin, cross your fingers, pin, pin
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
Just take your time and don't rush it. It take practice and patience. Not all of my corners match all the time and when they are WAAAAY off, a little applique over the corners hides it very well. :)
08-19-2011, 03:20 PM
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The link below is from "Izy" her Easy Intersections
tutorial. Needs few pins and works well.
http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...4be69_2513.pdf
tutorial. Needs few pins and works well.
http://static.quiltingboard.com/uplo...4be69_2513.pdf
08-19-2011, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
Dont know if the trick I use is "legal" but a alot times I will put in 3-4 stitches at each joint I want to match and then go back and sew the entire seam. That way I can nudge and fudge along the way but still have my corners matching. That many any sense?
08-21-2011, 04:33 AM
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Thanks for all the advice. I despise doing blocks because I cannot get the corners to meet. I'm bookmarking this thread and will refer to it when I do another block quilt. If everything can't be perfect, there is still a way to make those corners meet. Brilliant!
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08-22-2011, 08:37 AM
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If hey don't match check your seam size. If the blocks are all the same and the seams are the same they should match up. I also pin just before the seam, not in the seam. Pinning in the seam seems to push them apart.
08-22-2011, 10:58 AM
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The holding pin is perpendular to the fabric so it does not shift the pieces. But it does scratch the stitch plate as it passes over, so I have scratch marks on the clear plastic plate on my Janome and on the metal plate for my old Kenmore. It works for me and I know exactly where the needle has to go to get the point to match.
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