Not a fan of crumb method
#33
I think yours turned out fantastic!
I'd like to try one. I have a drawer of small scraps. I just printed out the tute as I asked a question in another thread. From a site I looked at before, I just wasn't thoroughly grasping the method.
I'm sure I'll experiment. Thanks for the tip about the ironing board.
My *issue* with scraps, first I LOVE scrappies, but for me I'm always afraid by not doing some sort of planning, I'll have make something that has fabrics that just stick out too, too much.
I think I'll try one that just uses scraps of a few color families that complement each other. I'll have to spend time looking for an appealing layout.
I'd like to try one. I have a drawer of small scraps. I just printed out the tute as I asked a question in another thread. From a site I looked at before, I just wasn't thoroughly grasping the method.
I'm sure I'll experiment. Thanks for the tip about the ironing board.
My *issue* with scraps, first I LOVE scrappies, but for me I'm always afraid by not doing some sort of planning, I'll have make something that has fabrics that just stick out too, too much.
I think I'll try one that just uses scraps of a few color families that complement each other. I'll have to spend time looking for an appealing layout.
#36
Oh i think your crumb blocks came out so nice! I have done a few, and my problem is overthinking too, so i was scared to try crumbs, but find them very relaxing. I don't get up for the iron at all, in any of my quilting any more, not until a block is finished and ready to be trimmed. I use a trick that i learned in home-ec years ago. Called finger pressing. You just press the seam, by scraping your fingernail along the seam. Only takes a second, and it's a real crisp press. As for size, i dont need to sew crumb blocks on paper, i just keep a piece of paper beside the sewing machine, the size the finished block should be, and when i wonder if a block is big enough yet, i just hold the piece of paper up to it, to see if the block is a bit bigger than the paper.
#37
Originally Posted by Barb M
Oh i think your crumb blocks came out so nice! I have done a few, and my problem is overthinking too, so i was scared to try crumbs, but find them very relaxing. I don't get up for the iron at all, in any of my quilting any more, not until a block is finished and ready to be trimmed. I use a trick that i learned in home-ec years ago. Called finger pressing. You just press the seam, by scraping your fingernail along the seam. Only takes a second, and it's a real crisp press. As for size, i dont need to sew crumb blocks on paper, i just keep a piece of paper beside the sewing machine, the size the finished block should be, and when i wonder if a block is big enough yet, i just hold the piece of paper up to it, to see if the block is a bit bigger than the paper.
#39
Originally Posted by kwhite
I really need to get over this obsession with bits so small they can't be used.
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