Affairs of the Heart, my first 16 blocks completed
10-03-2012, 04:43 AM
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awesome blocks and I like how the black sets them all off. Is there a pattern for this? I have never done needleturn applique before but now that I see your beauties, I want to try.
Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see the other 20 blocks and the finished quilt.
Pat
Thanks Patsy, the pattern is from this book http://www.amazon.com/Applique-Maste.../dp/157432859X I have enlarged the pattern to give me 10" blocks as I thought the 7" was way beyond my skill level.
Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see the other 20 blocks and the finished quilt.
Pat
Thanks Patsy, the pattern is from this book http://www.amazon.com/Applique-Maste.../dp/157432859X I have enlarged the pattern to give me 10" blocks as I thought the 7" was way beyond my skill level.
10-03-2012, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by key4unc
Your blocks are gorgeous. It's hard to believe this was your first time doing needle-turn. Are the skinny gold swirls appliqued too?
10-03-2012, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Bbemerald
Wow! Love all of your blocks. I've been nervous about trying the needle turn too. What sites do you recommend & what method did you finally decide on?
What I do is trace the design on to freezer paper, then iron my traced copy to another piece of freezer paper so that I have 2 layers.
I then cut out all my pieces and iron them on to the wrong side of my fabric ( I use batiks so there is not really a wrong side LOL). I then cut out my pieces leaving around 1/4" all round (usually a little smaller), then using a small paint brush dipped in a starch and water solution, I put the starch on my seam allowance, with a mini iron I iron my seam allowance down using the freezer paper as my guide. As the fabric is wet, it goes aound curves really well, I clip my inside curves so they sit better. I then peel off my freezer paper and stitch down using silk thread.
There is a video that traces the pieces onto template plastic but I found it moved too much when I was trying to iron around the shapes, the freezer paper sticks to your fabric so it doesn't move. If it gets a bit soggy with the starch and folds in a bit I just use the little clover iron to press it back into shape and try again. I also use just the tiniest amout of Elmers school glue on the inside cut of those little comma shapes just to help hold those stray threads as you don't have a seam allowance to fold under.
I hope this helps, let me know if you need any other info and I will do my best, I'm still learning as I go.
10-03-2012, 04:52 AM
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Your work is absolutely gorgeous!! I haven't got time to read through all of the thirteen pages but I've skimmed through several. My question is: Which method of needle turn did you use and what needle did you use? I am starting on a little needle turn project and have basted my pieces down per tutorial I had seen. Is that how you start?
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