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Forum: Main
12-25-2019, 06:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,206
Posted By Kcmomto2

Advice, please, about ease when adding borders...

So, I’m adding a pieced border to my quilt top. Width at which section of border is to line up to center pieced area is 1 3/8” too much. Is this too much to ease in if the center area is supposed to...
Forum: Main
12-03-2019, 02:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,743
Posted By Kcmomto2

So many different schools of thought and reasons...

So many different schools of thought and reasons why one way or another! Thank you all for the feedback. I ended up putting the long border strip on the bottom and pinning the heck out of it. Worked...
Forum: Main
12-01-2019, 02:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,743
Posted By Kcmomto2

Long border strips up or down?

Should I be sewing long border strips on rows (or to edge of quilt top) with those strips facing up toward the needle or down toward the feed dogs? Edges of pieced blocks where seams meet are giving...
Forum: Main
04-02-2019, 07:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,790
Posted By Kcmomto2

So weird. When I look at my post above, it looks...

So weird. When I look at my post above, it looks like there’s been a link created to a store page. I did not do that. Just want to make that clear if any of the rest of you see that, too. Wasn’t me!
Forum: Main
04-02-2019, 06:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,790
Posted By Kcmomto2

Preparing to Quilt a large fused piece

So, I’m looking into what issues I need to be alert for as I prepare to use the long arm to quilt a very large wall hanging, the top of which is a collaged background of smallish (2”ish x 4-6”ish)...
Forum: Main
01-15-2019, 06:34 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

Oh my gosh, everyone! Thank you for the feedback...

Oh my gosh, everyone! Thank you for the feedback and input. Sorry for the radio silence! I really appreciate your enthusiasm and encouragement! I will get back to it - had to work all weekend and...
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 08:32 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

I KNOW there are better ways "nowadays" to...

I KNOW there are better ways "nowadays" to construct the HST/Flying Geese units. I kept mumbling that to myself! I didn't want to go to the trouble of recalculating/redrafting the piece sizes - it...
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 07:43 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

I like your suggestion! Strangest thing is there...

I like your suggestion! Strangest thing is there is no sizing given for the units, only a finished size for each finished block! Just tells me what size to cut my strips/squares from each fabric,...
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 07:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

All eight of these units are slop-y. Do you...

All eight of these units are slop-y. Do you think it is indeed my ironing? or...?
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 07:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

You're probably right, GingerK! The ironing...

You're probably right, GingerK! The ironing could be the culprit. And, as far as I can tell, the two blocks I've finished look right! Mostly. I think. LOL Here's a photo of one of them. I'm using...
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 07:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

Which triangle has the seam too big? (Looking at...

Which triangle has the seam too big? (Looking at these units objectively now, they're really not good! Phooey.)
Forum: Main
01-11-2019, 06:23 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,857
Posted By Kcmomto2

Help! What did I do?

So these units will be sewn into 16” finished blocks, two of which I’ve completed. These units aren’t coming out right, though. Besides the fact that half of my large triangles are cut 1/4” short, so...
Forum: Main
10-23-2017, 10:12 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,040
Posted By Kcmomto2

Kitsie! This may actually work! My instructions...

Kitsie! This may actually work! My instructions tell me to cut squares first, then the triangles needed from those. So, all I have to do is stop at the squares stage and I'll test one. I think...
Forum: Main
10-22-2017, 06:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,040
Posted By Kcmomto2

Technique question: Converting measurements for flying geese block pieces

Not a very compelling title, I know, however...I'm trying to think through all the ramifications of converting the measurements, considering the pros and cons of cutting triangle pieces for flying...
Forum: Links and Resources
06-16-2017, 05:12 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,411
Posted By Kcmomto2

Kona fabrics is different from Kona Bay Fabrics.

Kona fabrics is different from Kona Bay Fabrics.
Forum: Main
06-03-2016, 07:06 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,276
Posted By Kcmomto2

In theory, yes. But, I have to ask, have you...

In theory, yes. But, I have to ask, have you quilted anything on it yet? Even a length of practice fabric/batting/backing? My thought is that I would want to make sure I've got the nuts and bolts...
Forum: Main
03-12-2014, 06:30 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

GeriB, I found all the triangles alreeady cut in...

GeriB, I found all the triangles alreeady cut in a thrift store. Just working to find a way to use them. Fun to play, plenty to play with! I have discovered the "secret" is to sew them adding one...
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 09:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Cathyvv, excellent! That's kind of what I was...

Cathyvv, excellent! That's kind of what I was thinking. It'll be like I meant for it to be a trapeziod quilt! Yes!
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 09:06 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Thank you, Barb_Mo for pointing out another duh...

Thank you, Barb_Mo for pointing out another duh for me! ��
I think I'll play around a bit to practice both ways. I've always been leery of working with bias edges. So I need the experience! ...
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 04:41 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Auntpiggy, what is the difference between a stay...

Auntpiggy, what is the difference between a stay stitch and the stitch for the seam? I'm likely to mess up the bias while doing the stay stitch! (Insert self-deprecating chuckle here...)

...
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 04:37 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

MaryMo, thanks for the encouragement! I think I...

MaryMo, thanks for the encouragement! I think I can, I think I can....LOL! (Where in Mo are you? Did you all get much snow today? It didn't quite do what they said it was going to, huh?)
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 04:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Hi NJQuilter! I found the triangles as a whole...

Hi NJQuilter! I found the triangles as a whole bag, precut, at a thrift shop for $1. All cotton solids, why not? I don't really recall what I was thinking.
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 04:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Maniac, no particular block. My thought was to...

Maniac, no particular block. My thought was to sew them all together in continuous flying geese-style rows, then sew the rows together. So, yes, the bias edges will be the length of the rows. I'm...
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 04:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Looking at that tute, the overlaps of the two...

Looking at that tute, the overlaps of the two side triangles happen at the same place. Ok.
Ah, nurtz! I've been sewing triangle pairs at a time, with edges matching, not adding one at a time in...
Forum: Main
03-02-2014, 03:23 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,628
Posted By Kcmomto2

Tartan, this is the info I hadn't been able to...

Tartan, this is the info I hadn't been able to find! You don't happen to have a couple of HSTs you could lay out to Show me, do you? If I could see it in process, it'll make more sense. I'll go...
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