Do NOT iron until the quilt top is DONE!
10-28-2010, 05:30 PM
#94
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Originally Posted by miholmes
Her philosophy was, if you measure it right, cut it right, and sew an exact 1/4 right. Then the block will turn out right.
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There's too many variables in that one sentence above..
Measure right? almost always
Cut it right? almost always
sew an EXACT 1/4" - uhhhhhh no I lose track of what I'm doing sometimes :oops:
Again - I'm an IRONER!
10-28-2010, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by Prism99
What kind of block did you try this on? I'm wondering if it would work on a pieced log cabin.
In September I took a class from Kaye England. She had over a dozen of her quilts on the walls in the large room and you would not know it wasn't pressed until finished. My Bernina owner/quilter doesn't iron any of her quilts until she is done. And, she does beautiful quilting.
I tried it... I like it. But, it does go against your normal inclination to press every seam sewn! :shock: :shock:
10-28-2010, 05:35 PM
#96
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Originally Posted by miholmes
Did I get your attention?
I recently took a class with Kaye England and it was kind of a real eye opener. She made us all try creating a block her way just to see how it turned out. Here were her rules:
Iron your fabric first
Then you don't touch the iron again until the block is done. In the real world application it was until the quilt top was done.
While piecing it together you would sew the dark toward the dar without pressing. Her philosophy was, if you measure it right, cut it right, and sew an exact 1/4 right. Then the block will turn out right.
Well I will say this...I'm an ironer....I like to press it all so it like cardboard going through the machine. But when I did it her way I was astonished at how well the blocked turned out. Points were lined up GREAT and another thing....NO PINS!
I wondered if anyone else quilts like this all the time? After such a successful first try, I think I will continue this way, it actually saves a lot of time running back and forth to the iron.
So I would say if you think you might like to do it, TRY a block. I was kinda amazed, did I mention that I'm kinda in love with Kaye England now? :-D
I recently took a class with Kaye England and it was kind of a real eye opener. She made us all try creating a block her way just to see how it turned out. Here were her rules:
Iron your fabric first
Then you don't touch the iron again until the block is done. In the real world application it was until the quilt top was done.
While piecing it together you would sew the dark toward the dar without pressing. Her philosophy was, if you measure it right, cut it right, and sew an exact 1/4 right. Then the block will turn out right.
Well I will say this...I'm an ironer....I like to press it all so it like cardboard going through the machine. But when I did it her way I was astonished at how well the blocked turned out. Points were lined up GREAT and another thing....NO PINS!
I wondered if anyone else quilts like this all the time? After such a successful first try, I think I will continue this way, it actually saves a lot of time running back and forth to the iron.
So I would say if you think you might like to do it, TRY a block. I was kinda amazed, did I mention that I'm kinda in love with Kaye England now? :-D
10-28-2010, 06:43 PM
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I did a small log cabin block and did not press, it was much smaller than it was supposed to be. But I did not finger press either. I am always afraid I will distort more with finger pressing than pressing with an iron. I can remember my mother opening a seam and running it over the edge of the sewing machine cabinet. It must have worked for her, but that also seems as if it would distort. What do you all think?
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