Quilting Phobias
08-19-2011, 04:00 AM
#53
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Originally Posted by MissyGirl
I have never seen this topic brought up before so I thought I would share what terrifies me about quilting. I am scared of TRIANGLES. Seriously. I will design and create quilt after quilt but I have NEVER made a single block with a triangle in it. Weird, huh? I want to make them but I am so scared of messing them up. *Sigh* Am I alone in being afraid to make certain types of blocks or shapes in their blocks? I should say that I am not a new quilter either. I have been quilting since ’95. So, yeah. Sixteen years and not a triangle in anything I have ever made. LOL
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But circles are as scary as hell!! Oh yeah, PETRIFIED of FMQing!!)
I am practicing with turtles for my soon to be grandchilds cot quilt!! I am attaching a practice block!!
08-19-2011, 04:06 AM
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Triangles--ah yes, what I do is make the triangles a bit larger than needed then trim to exact size. I'm talking about sewing two triangles together to make a square. I cut two squares about 1/4" larger than needed, draw the line down the center, put them together and sew scant 1/4 on each side of that line. Cut, press then square them to the exact size I need. I know it takes a bit more time, but they sure are accurate.
08-19-2011, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by katier825
If you don't try, you'll never find out how you'd do with them. You may discover that you are the BEST at whatever, triangles, circles, paper piecing...but you won't know if you never try! :)
I may not excel at everything I try, but I'm not afraid to give it a go!
Don't take your attempts so seriously...laugh at yourself when you screw up! Relax, try new things and have fun!!!!!!!
I may not excel at everything I try, but I'm not afraid to give it a go!
Don't take your attempts so seriously...laugh at yourself when you screw up! Relax, try new things and have fun!!!!!!!
08-19-2011, 04:32 AM
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I guess I don't worry about messing up a block...if I like the design, I just play around with scraps until I decide if I want to make it or not. Don't be afraid...just jump in with both feet, play with your scraps and soon you will decide if you fears about triangles are on solid ground or not...who knows, you may find you love working with them so much that you will make a Thousand Triangle Quilt!!!
08-19-2011, 04:43 AM
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I have actually made only 4 quilts, start to finish, and am working on 5 and 6.
I went for lots of triangles on 6 and found that stitching in the same direction when sewing the same pieces helps.
I turned the fabric over and changed my thread (light with light/dark with dark) so I could do that and mostly tried to stitch so that the stretch was pulled in and not out.
If that makes sense.
It made a HUGE difference when I started putting the triangles together.
I was NOT careful about which way I cut the fabric (with the grain or across the grain).
The quilt is not finished yet but the piecing went better than I had hoped for.
I went for lots of triangles on 6 and found that stitching in the same direction when sewing the same pieces helps.
I turned the fabric over and changed my thread (light with light/dark with dark) so I could do that and mostly tried to stitch so that the stretch was pulled in and not out.
If that makes sense.
It made a HUGE difference when I started putting the triangles together.
I was NOT careful about which way I cut the fabric (with the grain or across the grain).
The quilt is not finished yet but the piecing went better than I had hoped for.
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