These triangles are going to drive me to drink
01-09-2011, 12:52 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
Please please please use some startch before you stitch and cut your triangles out. It will make a heck of a good difference.
01-09-2011, 02:42 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by krabadan
I'm not a triangle fan either
01-09-2011, 03:00 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by amma
LOL I sew them on the wrong sides too... unsew them and then do it again ROFLMBO Could I have some salt on the rim of a margarita too? :D:D:D
01-09-2011, 03:03 PM
#45
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when I have a fabric that is close pattern or color so that I have a hard time getting the right side fr0m the wrong side, I take a marking pencil that contrasts with the fabric and mark on the wrong side with a squiggly line so I can see it after it is cut
01-09-2011, 03:03 PM
#46
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Originally Posted by seamstome
Sure...regular with salt or raspberry with sugar?? I already ate a candy bar. If I hadnt promised this stupid quilt to a charity by the 29th, I would throw it in the closet!
01-09-2011, 03:29 PM
#47
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I see one step I make missing from what you do. After I cut in half, I press them open, align the 45* line on my ruler with the sewn seam, then trim.
For any size of triangle, I start with squares that are 1" larger than the finished size I want. In theory, I should be cutting 1/8" off. However, since I never mark either seam or cutting line, my seam allowances on the triangles tend to be on the smaller side and I tend to cut off a bit more than 1/8". My finished triangles are always exactly on, which drives my careful guild sisters crazy.
For any size of triangle, I start with squares that are 1" larger than the finished size I want. In theory, I should be cutting 1/8" off. However, since I never mark either seam or cutting line, my seam allowances on the triangles tend to be on the smaller side and I tend to cut off a bit more than 1/8". My finished triangles are always exactly on, which drives my careful guild sisters crazy.
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