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Old 08-12-2015, 12:12 PM
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ckcowl
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Stained glass quilts are so fun! I don't think I have pics here on my tablet but I have many already in the pictures category of this board. I have used many regular stained glass patterns, coloring book pages are great for stained glass. I see no reason to feel a class is needed, it is a very ( forgiving) technique. You trace your shapes on paper back fusible ( heat n bond lite, steam a seam 2, wonderunder, what ever lightweight, sewable product you use) you don't have to worry about overlapping pieces, they just need to fit next to each other. Then ( a small clover iron is easiest- a big iron is heavy, difficult to use for the bias tape) you start ( leading) your picture. Pressing the bias tape covering all the piece edges, it easily goes around the curves. After it is all fused in place stitch it down with black thread, a zigzag works nicely. Set the width to reach across the bias tape.
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