faux chenille before laundry
04-27-2008, 07:45 PM
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Know what you mean Nanabird - about the work. i just finished a raggey quilt babysize which didn't have half as much cutting as yours did. lots of work tho.
question: Does the fabric fray better if it's cut on the bias?? My pattern was arranged that way but I wonder what would happen if i cut it on the straight of the fabric. Would use less fabric.
thanks for any tips.
question: Does the fabric fray better if it's cut on the bias?? My pattern was arranged that way but I wonder what would happen if i cut it on the straight of the fabric. Would use less fabric.
thanks for any tips.
04-27-2008, 07:57 PM
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hi stay-at-home, when you are making chenille always slash on the bias. that way it blooms instead of being raggy. you don't want chenille to fray just get curley. that makes it look like traditional chenille. your rag quilt should be frayed but not the chenille.
if you look at the picture i posted the quilt is actually a rag as well as chenille. the blocks are joined and clipped to make the rag edges. so are the hearts. but the blocks themselves are slashed on the bias to form the chenille.
is that as clear as mud :?:
if you look at the picture i posted the quilt is actually a rag as well as chenille. the blocks are joined and clipped to make the rag edges. so are the hearts. but the blocks themselves are slashed on the bias to form the chenille.
is that as clear as mud :?:
04-28-2008, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by nanabirdmo
hi stay-at-home, when you are making chenille always slash on the bias. that way it blooms instead of being raggy. you don't want chenille to fray just get curley. that makes it look like traditional chenille. your rag quilt should be frayed but not the chenille.
if you look at the picture i posted the quilt is actually a rag as well as chenille. the blocks are joined and clipped to make the rag edges. so are the hearts. but the blocks themselves are slashed on the bias to form the chenille.
is that as clear as mud :?:
if you look at the picture i posted the quilt is actually a rag as well as chenille. the blocks are joined and clipped to make the rag edges. so are the hearts. but the blocks themselves are slashed on the bias to form the chenille.
is that as clear as mud :?:
04-28-2008, 10:04 AM
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you're welcome stayat home, i did sew the hearts on after slashing and they stayed just as flat as could be most every time. a couple of spots caught the slashed fabric but after washing you can't even tell. the stitching lines for the chenille are only 1/2 inch apart so there isn't much loose material.
are you going to go for the chenille?? try it, its pretty fun. you can even do it as one large block. just sew diagonally across the whole area with 1/2 inch between the stitch lines. use at least 3 layers, maybe 4. it makes a very nice baby quilt with no blocks to join.
good luck, post pics if you do one of these pretties.
are you going to go for the chenille?? try it, its pretty fun. you can even do it as one large block. just sew diagonally across the whole area with 1/2 inch between the stitch lines. use at least 3 layers, maybe 4. it makes a very nice baby quilt with no blocks to join.
good luck, post pics if you do one of these pretties.
04-28-2008, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by nanabirdmo
you're welcome stayat home, i did sew the hearts on after slashing and they stayed just as flat as could be most every time. a couple of spots caught the slashed fabric but after washing you can't even tell. the stitching lines for the chenille are only 1/2 inch apart so there isn't much loose material.
are you going to go for the chenille?? try it, its pretty fun. you can even do it as one large block. just sew diagonally across the whole area with 1/2 inch between the stitch lines. use at least 3 layers, maybe 4. it makes a very nice baby quilt with no blocks to join.
good luck, post pics if you do one of these pretties.
are you going to go for the chenille?? try it, its pretty fun. you can even do it as one large block. just sew diagonally across the whole area with 1/2 inch between the stitch lines. use at least 3 layers, maybe 4. it makes a very nice baby quilt with no blocks to join.
good luck, post pics if you do one of these pretties.
05-08-2008, 07:05 AM
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What a lovely idea, have only seen cushions and bags made up this way and our Group is going to have a teach in on this soon and I canīt wait to try it out.
Its made a gorgeous quilt though I love that idea. Elle
Its made a gorgeous quilt though I love that idea. Elle
05-08-2008, 10:25 AM
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I used this technique to make bathroom rugs. I sewed 4 layers of 6" x 6" fabric on to a piec of fabric the size of the entire rug. I left enough material on the back of the rug to fold over to the top for a binded edge. Then I sewed a 3" strip of matching chenille to the band near the bottom of the towels. They hold up really well. :)
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