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Originally Posted by BlueChicken
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
Originally Posted by BlueChicken
Yeah, I did it needleturn. It's a method I like the look of the finished product, and I'm good at it.
I cut the circle from cardboard, placed it on the fabric and roughly cut around with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Then I tacked with lots of little stitches just inside the cut edge of the circle and pulled the ends so the seam allowance gathered over the cardboard. Then I turned it over (still holding the tacking thread tight) and ironed the snot out of it! :D Voila, perfect circles. A quick yank on one end of the tacking thread pulled it out, whip out the cardboard, and whack the lovely edged circle down on the fabric and sewed it on. I did use fabric out of my scrap bin, so these blocks will be in the finished quilt. As I was trying to describe it I was thinking it would be much easier with pictures. I might take some today, I've seen it done before but this is the first time I've used that method and it was very easy. it sounds like rhonda's method except she uses a straight top stitch on the circle to attach it to the fabric. if you feel like it, make a tute. i don't use this method but i'm sure others would love to. the more tutes we have the better - there are tons of ways to make the same block and the more options we have to choose from the better. |
to all,
please feel free to make tutes on the DJ blocks/triangles/etc. like i said in the first post, i'm not the best on the forum nor do i know the best way to make the blocks. we all have talent to contribute to this project. the more info we have the better quilters we all shall be. |
I have to say Kelly that you are doing a grandjob here for all of us. We really do have a treasure in you.
I am liking everything you are saying re the tutes and the posting of the blocks. Elle |
Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
I have to say Kelly that you are doing a grandjob here for all of us. We really do have a treasure in you.
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i'll third that. does that mean that the motion carries? :P
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Yes, the motion carries!
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yippieeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :lol:
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In the software, do you think the line thickness matters when you print the block pattern. Is everyone just using the default for that?
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some people are "doing their own thing" and pretty much ignoring the software
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OK - I'll re-phrase - for those of us using the software - are you using the default line thickness?
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