I am intimidated.... not sure if I will follow through.
07-13-2010, 04:35 PM
#21
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Originally Posted by sharon b
Any patterns scare me :shock: I do better watching and just flying by the seat of my pants :wink: LOL
This is funny....I call it "wingen it". Makes us good quilters, Wives, Mothers, Grandparents LOL
07-13-2010, 05:06 PM
#22
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Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
Ok I have a other question? :( step 2 sew top to bottom I have people on my top and I would like for them to be upright. So am I sewing this at the bottom or the top?
07-13-2010, 07:42 PM
#24
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I feel better reading this. I don't have problems with regular sewing but many quilt blocks frustrate me.
This is like going into a lab for me:
My advice is to read all the directions before you start.
Collect all needed materials (you won't believe what isn't listed on the materials list, like regular sewing needles if you need to hand sew something shut, etc. They just expect you to have that sort of thing. For me it is more, where did I put that stuff?)
Highlight the "do this" parts if you need to. Some people need to alternate colors. I make notes on the instructions to clarify. If I make the pattern more than once I am usually re-engineering the directions. Notes just help the process. Especially when I write things like "don't make stupid mistake again". My daughter loves to borrow my patterns to laugh at me, I swear.
Remember, the seam ripper is still your friend. You are allowed to baste something, decide whether you did it right then restitch. It isn't a crime. 6 stitches per inch is a lot easier to rip than 20.
I think I may need to see one of these Bow-tuck patterns everyone talks about. I'm not sure what it really is, but I promise you are "Smarter than a 5th Grader". You can do this. Will you post pictures when you finish?
This is like going into a lab for me:
My advice is to read all the directions before you start.
Collect all needed materials (you won't believe what isn't listed on the materials list, like regular sewing needles if you need to hand sew something shut, etc. They just expect you to have that sort of thing. For me it is more, where did I put that stuff?)
Highlight the "do this" parts if you need to. Some people need to alternate colors. I make notes on the instructions to clarify. If I make the pattern more than once I am usually re-engineering the directions. Notes just help the process. Especially when I write things like "don't make stupid mistake again". My daughter loves to borrow my patterns to laugh at me, I swear.
Remember, the seam ripper is still your friend. You are allowed to baste something, decide whether you did it right then restitch. It isn't a crime. 6 stitches per inch is a lot easier to rip than 20.
I think I may need to see one of these Bow-tuck patterns everyone talks about. I'm not sure what it really is, but I promise you are "Smarter than a 5th Grader". You can do this. Will you post pictures when you finish?
07-13-2010, 08:24 PM
#25
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I was lucky enough to have a friend who had made one and was kind enough to walk me through my first one. I have made at least 20 of them since. BUT, I made a mistake on the last one in that I didn't sew the pocket into the top. Oh my, how dumb. Even with experience, mistakes are still made!!! I hope you enjoy making them as much as I do.
07-14-2010, 05:39 AM
#27
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Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
I love the Bow tuck totes. But I will confess the bow tuck has intimidated I have cut out the pieces but that is as far as I have gotten. It took 2 weeks before I cut it out. I first made a pattern.I am a visional person, so I first made a pattern to cut my fabric with. I know that is silly but it made me feel as if I was following someone pattern. Now that I am over that obstacle I am facing sew it. I think I will take one step at a time.I am working up my nerve. If I watch someone or have pictures I can whip it right up. this is out of my comfort zone. Am I the only one who is like this?
07-14-2010, 06:39 AM
#28
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Location: Illinois
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I was intimatdated as well....for a while....once I tried one though, I was hooked! I think I've made 4 or 5 of them now and have plans for more! They really go together nicely, and you'll have fun once you get started! Go ahead....take the plunge! :)
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