Why I Hate Piecing
#42
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I feel your pain, I am a new quilter and I just cut out pieces for a simple table runner and even though I measured the blocks before I cut them, some were still off.
I was using an acylic rotery cutter template and tracing around it with a pen, the cutting it out with scissors..so not sure what went wrong..
If any of you ladies have any suggestions I would love to hear them..
Thanks so much Jenn
I was using an acylic rotery cutter template and tracing around it with a pen, the cutting it out with scissors..so not sure what went wrong..
If any of you ladies have any suggestions I would love to hear them..
Thanks so much Jenn
#44
I made two baby quilts using the Missouri Star method for HST's and will never do that method again. It was a nightmare trying to put these quilts together. Plus, the white fabric I used was not 100% cotton, it was a cotton-polyester blend and that created another nightmare.
#46
Originally Posted by arkansasquilter123
I use Thangles....I'm not very good at doing them on my own!!! They always turn out RIGHT for me!!!
#47
I hated piecing until I just realized that it was the cutting messing me up. So I saved and bought an AccuQuilt. Now I mostly only sew it if I have the necessary dies to cut it. So much less frustrating (for me at least).
#48
Everyone, thank you so much for all the encouragement and suggestions. I am investigating each suggestion and feel confident that one will be the ticket for me. I'm going to use the HSTs that I have cut for rug mugs and potholders as I don't want to try to piece the quilt with them. I'll wait until I have a more reliable method for making HSTs to do the quilt. Thanks again for all your help!
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