Originally Posted by Rhonda
All my "blocks" directions are sew first cut later. That is what I call my cut down method. I love it as you get tiny piecing without handling tiny pieces.
I have never had the guts to try velvet and lace etc. I know they used to use alot of that in crazy quilts in the "old" days. I admire anyone who can sew with silk! I have had some fabrics that are slick and I hated sewing with them. But I am used to only cotton. So if I did it on purpose it might be a differant story. I would be prepared for the slipping feeling instead of frustrated with it.
I have made stuffed hearts with velveteen fabric. I love how it looks and I like the stretchiness of it as I made some teeny tiny hearts with it. Hope you don't mind a pic on your thread. But this is what my hearts look like. Some of the littler ones are less than an inch. My mom is nuts over hearts for Valentines so I play around with a lot of differant kinds closer to Feb. every year.
Yes, know what you mean by cut-down method. Am getting ready to do the same thing with some tiny stuff; it's the only way to handle them.
No, I don't mind a pic on my thread. You're hearts are just adorable. We all love the hearts no matter what size or fabric!
Have some gorgeous satin the seamstress supplied my family with and can't wait to get N2 that stuff. It'll be just like trying to sew silk I'm sure. But the sheen is just so beautiful, I can't let it just sit there. Some creative idea will pop up for sure! Having done crafting for many yrs I know I'll use it some way to maximize on its color. Velveteen i s very nice to work with. Found some interesting looking leather appearing bonded poly of some type and want to use it also in a deep wine color. I found so much wonderful silk/poly fabrics that I'll be using a lot of them as they are so colorfast! They'll hold better in a quilt than cottons I think, but anyway it's a chance to play with something else! :wink: :lol: :roll: :wink: :roll: