A couple unfinished stained glass panels I've been working on
07-27-2008, 12:16 PM
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Cordelia,
You do wonderful work - I found another method for stained-glass windows. The video is on quilterstv.com. One would actually use black as the background and cut out the pieces and piece it with a fusible webbing. Making sure the black space left showing is about 1/4 of an inch - one can place the whole thing on a light box or up to a window. She does not show any machine appliqueing but I think I would do that. Maybe she does and just didn't show it. I forget the name of the video but you could go on there and look for it. Beautuful work on your part as it it is though.
You do wonderful work - I found another method for stained-glass windows. The video is on quilterstv.com. One would actually use black as the background and cut out the pieces and piece it with a fusible webbing. Making sure the black space left showing is about 1/4 of an inch - one can place the whole thing on a light box or up to a window. She does not show any machine appliqueing but I think I would do that. Maybe she does and just didn't show it. I forget the name of the video but you could go on there and look for it. Beautuful work on your part as it it is though.
07-28-2008, 04:58 AM
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I had forgotten about this thread. That Old World pattern is a Greek Island view.
I actually tried that technique with the black background with the polar bear. She's on a black background. But, I found I couldn't get all the intricate parts sized and properly spaced and gave up and used the tape and stitching.
For simplier patterns, that's the way to go. For intricate, comlex patterns, it's near impossible to get it right.
I actually tried that technique with the black background with the polar bear. She's on a black background. But, I found I couldn't get all the intricate parts sized and properly spaced and gave up and used the tape and stitching.
For simplier patterns, that's the way to go. For intricate, comlex patterns, it's near impossible to get it right.
07-28-2008, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Cordelia
No, they're easy to do. But, if you have fine, small, intricate pieces that 1/4" bias tape can't be used, then you have to do extra fine, careful satin stitching with black thread. And, I'm not very good at it. You can see how poorly I've stitched some of the smaller things.
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