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Old 06-26-2011, 10:57 AM
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moonwork42029
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Originally Posted by Wonnie
I'm bookmarking all your suggestions for future referral. Presently I'm on my SECOND block of the month with thangles....I'm a glutton for punishment I guess.... :-)
Our monthly package comes with 2 1/2" strips so can't take advantage of some of your suggestions right now but will definitely try in the future. I use a 2.5 stitch and have tried creasing both directions before ripping still with no success. Gotta' be me, gotta' be me, gotta' be me :-(
I drop my stitch to 1.5 for paper piecing and using the paper guides....makes tearing off so much easier. Crease and tear off the big piece first. I do have to use some super pointy tweezers in a few spots but figure the rest of it will wash out.
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