Originally Posted by
lfletcher
In the past I have used canned vegetables on either side of my needle to control fullness. I believe I actually read the tip on this forum. My cans are now so dented that I worried about leaking. I told a friend this trick and she uses the small water bottles. That seems a little safer however they are not quite as heavy and sometimes I need the weight of my vegetable cans. This works quite well.
I use Sharon Schamber's rice bags...1 wash cloth sewn with large 2 in seam on the OUTSIDE, fill with rice , sew ends shut, opening seam as you go. The large seam serves as a handle, bags are malleable, can be shaped a bit to really sit where you need the weight.
And after weighting each side of the offending square, I try to determine the middle of the block, pin, determine the point midway between edge and center, pin again....keep splitting the fullness in half and then use a design or panto that is a bit 'open'...that allows it to evenly distribute the fullness so it doesn't pleat anywhere...