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Old 09-18-2011, 12:38 PM
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Carol Wilson
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Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter
Absolutely gorgeous! Did you use interfacing before cutting the silk?
No I didn't use interfacing as I thought it would make the fabric too hard to fold. If you are using silk a lot of people interface it before cutting, Thai Silk is a firmer fabric than pure silk so it wasn't too bad to work with, I cut my strips 31/2 x 6 and then fold over 1/2 inch to make them 3 x 6 so as the raw edge does not show, I also put a few tacking stitches at the bottom of each "petal" and then top stitch the last row to hold everything in place.
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