Originally Posted by
ube quilting
You never know until you try. This is going to be a challenge for me too. I have a little experience with curves but nothing so complex, Just curved piecing in square blocks. PP is one of my favorite things to do so that part won't be the problem for me. Piecing the ladies together will be my challenge and lesson.
For the rest of the week I'l be testing fabrics and start piecing Saturday. I also have the first week in July off so this will be my major project for that week. If I actually accomplish this It will be the most amazing adventure in quilting I have had in a very long time.
I am so excited
peace
Ube, take the paper pattern of the clam and glue it to template plastic and cut it out. Trace around it on one square of fabric or scrap, then put that traced fabric on another two, pin here and there and cut out three at a time. Paper piece the collar.
find the center of both the collar and the clam and pin. Pin the edges of the collar to the edges of the clam, being real careful to put a pin through the 1/4 inch seam allowances at both ends, the little points of the collar should hang out from the clam 1/4 inch. Now, between the middle mark and the end on one side, squish the collar onto clam top and pin, make it fit, it will fit, take your time, do the other side.
I would advise to use a longer stitch when you put the collar on, make just one, to test. If you have to rip, it will be easy with the longer stitches. If it's right, sew again with the 2.5 stitch. The collar will be the hardest part of this, but if done as above, it will work.
Here are the scraps I pulled out of the drawer.