Using dryer sheets. Some blocks
#22
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Hi, I do some paper piecing and would be interested in using dryer sheets. Do you use the ones that have gone through the dryer and iron them or use new? Was wondering about the film on unused sheets. Thanks for your post. Will try it.
#27
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That is a neat design! It would look great too using black to separate the blocks. I like to use the used dryer sheets too. I'm just careful not to give them to anyone that might be allergic to the scent used in them. Do feel that they make a great base for scrappy quilts.
#28
My piecing improved so much after I started making practice blocks using scraps before starting a new technique.
Another thing to try is basting the seam just inside the 1/4" allowance and if you like the results, go ahead and sew the seam and then pull the basting stitch out.
Another method is to go the school glue method. Just the slightest line of school glue inside the seam allowance and place the blocks together. The glue dries in a few minutes, and then sew the seam. I even press a low heat iron lightly on the blocks to help with the drying time. I'm so impatient!
I still love your quilt!
peace
Last edited by ube quilting; 03-11-2015 at 12:24 PM.
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