Thread: New Quilting Bee, September, 2017
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Old 09-29-2017, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredteacher09 View Post
I decided to zigzag with black thread around my 'The Stanley' block pieces because I liked my block but it needed something to break up the colors that were too similar. I used Tear-A-Way stabilizer to keep the block the correct size while I zigzagged. I am so glad I am doing a BOW with my LQS because I have had lots of practice appliquing so that's why I thought of using a simple decorative stitch. .

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You may need to make it bigger to see the zigzags.

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Wow! It's amazing how that black zigzag stitching makes the components of your block separate and POP! I'm going to have to remember this one for later use when needed. Thanks for sharing this tip.
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