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Originally Posted by AnnieF
If I read you right...after sewing some strips together, you want to cut crosswise and insert strips...right? I just saw Anita gross an Solomon and she does this all the time...but she fuses a strip of interfacing before making the cut so that on both sides of the cut is interfacing which corrals the bias.
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I just wanted to thank everyone for all the great ideas and advice. I cannot wait to get my machine back! The awful thing about bringing it into the shop was that I started looking around at all the other machines I would love to have -- and really shouldn't even think about getting.
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THE MILE A MINUTE QUILT MADE WITH JELLY ROLLS DO NOT HAVE A FOUNDATION.
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Originally Posted by Janice Thompson
THE MILE A MINUTE QUILT MADE WITH JELLY ROLLS DO NOT HAVE A FOUNDATION.
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Trying to find my camera, so I can show you what happened so far and why I desperately need my machine back so I can quilt the heck out of this -- it NEEDS it!
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I have never used foundation when piecing a string quilt...never used starch either......hope the quilt police aren't around! The quilt turned out just fine!
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Well, at long last, here's the end result of that string quilt I started eons ago. At least it's done.
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It is perfectly fine to not use a base, just what you prefer to use. The base does add weight to the quilt. Just make sure when you stitch that you leave a good seam width so it doesn't ravel apart. Otherwise go for it.
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I love it Krystyna, I love green.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the main reason to use a foundation fabric was if you were using a really thin fabric (like batiste or voile or some of the vintage cottons). If you are using regular weight fabric I don't see a need for it.
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