Sewing with panels
#1
Sewing with panels
I use printed panels a lot and know they are rarely straight, but I can't believe the number of times I've tried to make "custom" blocks because the panel size didn't fit into a traditional block pattern. This one was no different and I'm kicking myself for not framing the blocks like I usually do so they are the correct size. This panel has 7" blocks, a weird size. I wanted to put them into stars, so I had to do the math and figure it all out. There was a lot of unsewing and wasted fabric, but I finally figured it out. The panels were framed in black, so now my star points look skewed because just a little bit of the black is visible. Lesson learned, I hope!
#5
You can straighten uneven grain on panels by stretching them on the bias, both ways, before you cut out the blocks. Snap the fabric when you have it taut. Then check to see if the grain is more squarely situated. They are all printed straight, but in the winding and bolting of the fabric they get skewed.
Donna Jordan shows how to do this in this video at 1:54.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGt6_pWo6zs
Donna Jordan shows how to do this in this video at 1:54.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGt6_pWo6zs
#6
You can straighten uneven grain on panels by stretching them on the bias, both ways, before you cut out the blocks. Snap the fabric when you have it taut. Then check to see if the grain is more squarely situated. They are all printed straight, but in the winding and bolting of the fabric they get skewed.
Donna Jordan shows how to do this in this video at 1:54.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGt6_pWo6zs
Donna Jordan shows how to do this in this video at 1:54.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGt6_pWo6zs