Snowballing a block
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Snowballing a block
I'm trying to find the instructions for snowballing a block. It was similar to using the angler but it used putting tape on the bed of the sewing machine. Any help would be appreciated.
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I have used the painter's tape method for joining the 45* angles on my binding but not for snowballing a square. For snowballing a square, Jenny from MSQC presses the small square in half and uses the crease mark to sew along for snowballing a corner of the bigger square.
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http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SnowballBlock.html http://www.quilterscache.com/S/Snowb...atchBlock.html this shows chain stitching http://www.instructables.com/id/Quil...-and-Pressing/
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I also draw the line corner to corner and the larger squares I pin so they won't shift. Sometimes I only trim the back triangle of the corner piece and leave the large square intact. It helps sew the squares together straight.
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I do this too -- draw the line. For small squares, I usually trim all the back pieces because of the bult, but for the larger pieces, I trim the small piece, but not the piece from the original, large square.
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I have a line drawn on my machine straight out from the needle. To sew a corner on a snowball I put the small square in the corner, the needle on one corner and the opposite corner on the line. Then as I sew I keep the opposite corner on the line. It sews a straight line on the corner square and makes an easy snowball. Hope this makes sense.
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This is exactly it, just put the tape instead of the line down. Great explanation! I use the tape for this all the time, easier than marking the squares.
Now my machine has the laser and that is the slickest yet for snowballs!
Now my machine has the laser and that is the slickest yet for snowballs!
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