What is the best tip you ever got?
#24
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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The wisdom, "Sometimes, even though your quilt isn't finished, you're finished with your quilt. Even Beethoven left things unfinished, and no one doubts his genius!"
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
#26
To enjoy the quilting process,cause if not.. why put all the $$$ & time in it.No one forces me to use patterns or fabrics I don't like.
It's really freeing,cause I do this for myself.My opinion comes 1st in quilting.
It's really freeing,cause I do this for myself.My opinion comes 1st in quilting.
#29
Was when a quilt teacher told us when sewing a sq in the corner on a bigger sq to make a half triangle to start at the point like normal but gradualy sew a liitle off your line along side and go back to the point.Make sure this is on the side where the point is so whren you press over you have the extra.
THis gives you a little extra to fold back and then you can sq agin and not be short.
Clear as mud. lol
Gale
THis gives you a little extra to fold back and then you can sq agin and not be short.
Clear as mud. lol
Gale
#30
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Cutting, stitching an accurate 1/4" seam and pressing (not ironing) carefully are all really important. Mastering each of these skills will really improve the quality of your stitching and help avoid the frustration of blocks not fitting and frog stitching. The value of spray starching was also a huge revelation to me. I just couldn't believe it would make such a difference.
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