Dunkard Path
08-02-2008, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by nor'easter
Lookin' good, Jerrie! You're doing just fine. I, too, love your choice of fabrics! You have a good eye for color. :wink:
Lots of pins (every half inch or so), keeping the "L' shape on top (to control the fullness), and sewing slowly are some of the things I do to make curves easier. Mark the midpoint and quarter point of each curve by finger creasing, match those points up and pin them first. Then pin between them as necessary. Keep turning the piece counterclockwise (to your left) as you sew the curved seam. It gets faster and easier in no time at all...honest! :D My first quilt was a strip pieced Drunkard's Path so all the straight edges were on the bias in addition to the curves. Talk about stretching!!
Lots of pins (every half inch or so), keeping the "L' shape on top (to control the fullness), and sewing slowly are some of the things I do to make curves easier. Mark the midpoint and quarter point of each curve by finger creasing, match those points up and pin them first. Then pin between them as necessary. Keep turning the piece counterclockwise (to your left) as you sew the curved seam. It gets faster and easier in no time at all...honest! :D My first quilt was a strip pieced Drunkard's Path so all the straight edges were on the bias in addition to the curves. Talk about stretching!!
08-02-2008, 06:40 PM
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Oh my I love your colors!!!!!!!!!! They showed how to do this today on America Sews......They made it look easy...sure huh....I haven't had the nerve to try something like that...
They put the L on the bottom...no pins....make sure when you start to have the edge straight....they held the top piece up and worked it around the curve as they sewed....took tweezers at the end and waalaa...square up as needed.... Like I said they made it sound easy...gonna have to try before I forget........ :shock:
They put the L on the bottom...no pins....make sure when you start to have the edge straight....they held the top piece up and worked it around the curve as they sewed....took tweezers at the end and waalaa...square up as needed.... Like I said they made it sound easy...gonna have to try before I forget........ :shock:
08-02-2008, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gcathie
Oh my I love your colors!!!!!!!!!! They showed how to do this today on America Sews......They made it look easy...sure huh....I haven't had the nerve to try something like that...
They put the L on the bottom...no pins....make sure when you start to have the edge straight....they held the top piece up and worked it around the curve as they sewed....took tweezers at the end and waalaa...square up as needed.... Like I said they made it sound easy...gonna have to try before I forget........ :shock:
They put the L on the bottom...no pins....make sure when you start to have the edge straight....they held the top piece up and worked it around the curve as they sewed....took tweezers at the end and waalaa...square up as needed.... Like I said they made it sound easy...gonna have to try before I forget........ :shock:
nor'easter told me another way and i tried it it turned out ok also, i am doing the one with the L on bottom i am more comfortable with that way Thanks yall for your help.
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