Pic - Foundation Piecing Triangle
02-17-2012, 03:51 PM
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What I use is called "FOUNDATION". A Expert Quilter told me this herself - a good friend of mine. This stuff you can write on and it is very thin and I mean very thin and it does not add any weight to your quilt whatsoever. I love this stuff. You can also mark on it as well too. You have to ask for this stuff at JoAnn Fabrics. I do not know how it comes whether it comes in sheets or by the yard or anything like that. This is almost like Mohair...that is how thin it is and it is so easy to sew right through this stuff either by machine or by hand. I love this method.
Thanks for all of your comments.
Thanks for all of your comments.
02-17-2012, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
foundation piecing you do not use paper---you use a fabric foundation instead- sometime muslin- sometimes an interfacing of some sort---and you do not have to remove it-
i do 98% of my paper piecing on foundations (usually muslin) simply because i hate removing paper- it does add an extra layer of fabric to your quilt- so makes hand quilting a bit more difficult- but if you are machine quilting it doesn't make much of a difference- does add weight to the quilt.i use all sorts of (cheap) thin fabrics for foundations- generally fabrics i do not think i would want to use for piecing but would be ok as a foundation-
i've even done some foundation piecing right on batting- --- kind of a quilt as you go result.
i do 98% of my paper piecing on foundations (usually muslin) simply because i hate removing paper- it does add an extra layer of fabric to your quilt- so makes hand quilting a bit more difficult- but if you are machine quilting it doesn't make much of a difference- does add weight to the quilt.i use all sorts of (cheap) thin fabrics for foundations- generally fabrics i do not think i would want to use for piecing but would be ok as a foundation-
i've even done some foundation piecing right on batting- --- kind of a quilt as you go result.
02-18-2012, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by beginnerquilter
how many do you have so far?
02-18-2012, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Needle Up
Isn't it called quilt as you go?....
02-18-2012, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rosie the "Ripper"
Nice layout. What is the reason for leaving the paper there? Doesn't it make it stiff for quilting? I have never used this method and am not familiar with the results. I am still a beginner. Thanks
02-18-2012, 10:08 PM
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I used old sheets for my foundations at times. The sheets are well washed & no shrinkage will occur. This is what my Grandmother (who was born in 1908) taught me to use for scrappy squares. Yes, Using a fabric foundation does make the quilt a little heavier but I LOVE heavier quilts.
02-18-2012, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SandyinZ4
I am doing this very same thing except I am doing it with paper. When you get many more of these done, I think you will end up with a spiderweb quilt or something similar. The lightweight muslin on the back is a good idea but since I already began all mine with paper, I will have to continue that way. Look forward to seeing your progress so keep us posted.
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