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Old 03-18-2018, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SewingSenior View Post
Your dart is and excellent start, I would just sew in a silver fabric in a V shape at the point of your dart instead of the yarn. How about 2 darts and a dart board. I can't find a ready made pattern for the dart board but it shouldn't be to hard to make one up. With paper piecing you could make the black, white and red wedges then embroider the numbers on. I'll keep looking for a pattern that can be modified if necessary.
Thanks for your help.

In the end I switched to a zig zag to make the dart point. Is your silver fabric in a V idea to replace the entire dart point or just the place where the point goes in?

How would I attach this V? A very tiny HST?? The blue "barrel" of the dart is only 1" finished.

I know what you mean about not having the front of the "barrel" flat, but I can't figure out how to make a pointed barrel with such a small barrel.
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Old 03-18-2018, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SewingSenior View Post
This one might be a good candidate.

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Beautiful but way way way beyond my capabilities! Plus the event is in just a few weeks and I don't want to rush. I think I'm going to have to stick with simple darts. Thanks for looking for it though.
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Originally Posted by ILoveToQuilt View Post
KenmoreGal2: Personally, I would try to narrow down the end of the dart body by the point. I can see what I mean, but can't draw it out for you (I don't know how on the computer). Basically, you would need HST of the background color and the dart body. You want the body to be smaller at the place where the point is attached to the shaft. Hope this is clear????

Can someone help draft my idea, please, so Kenmore can see it? Thanks!
Anita - Thanks for your help.

I know what you mean but I'm not sure how to accomplish it. The dart body is only 1" finished. I don't think I can make a HST that small. Is it terrible the way it is??
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I would definitely do pp'ing vs applique but that's because I'm terrible at machine applique and my hand applique skills are extremely rusty, lol.
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Originally Posted by SewingSenior View Post
This one might be a good candidate.

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This is way cool!!! Are those decorative stitches between the fans or embroidery?
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Old 03-19-2018, 04:34 AM
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NJQuilter helped me to make a pattern to pp the point. I think this will work out! I'll post pictures later.

Thank you to all you contributed.
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Originally Posted by KenmoreGal2 View Post
NJQuilter helped me to make a pattern to pp the point. I think this will work out! I'll post pictures later.

Thank you to all you contributed.
Can't wait to see your progress pictures, and your finished quilt is going to be a huge success.
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Originally Posted by ILoveToQuilt View Post
KenmoreGal2: Personally, I would try to narrow down the end of the dart body by the point. I can see what I mean, but can't draw it out for you (I don't know how on the computer). Basically, you would need HST of the background color and the dart body. You want the body to be smaller at the place where the point is attached to the shaft. Hope this is clear????

Can someone help draft my idea, please, so Kenmore can see it? Thanks!
I was thinking the same thing. The shaft of the dart needs to be at a point where the point is attached. I can't draw on the computer either.
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Looking forward to seeing the new version, I thought your first prototype was great already.
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Old 03-19-2018, 10:36 AM
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Here it is! I'm pleased. I made 3, this is the most perfect.

In my stash I found white fabric with silver glitter embedded in it. That's what I used for the body of the dart.

Now I'll build the quilt around a strip of these 3 darts. I'll post another picture when it's all done.

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