How does Jenny do it.
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What I have learned from taking Bonnie Hunter's classes, cutting has to be accurate, every piece the same. Seams have to be accurate, every seam the same. The quilt blocks will go together with no problem at all and will go together fast. Some of Bonnie's seam don't match, she doesn't stop and redo. She is very precise in her cutting and seams and will cut slivers off fabric pieces to get them perfect before piecing. The secret is in the details.
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Jenny and Eleanor and the rest are showing the basic steps and to really try to get that perfect seam as best you can. Jenny uses the pre-cuts. Her ideas how to make things a little easier probably come from when she was constructing costumes for the different movie companies when she worked in California. You need to be quick and make sure there would be no wardrobe malfunctions. I have learned a lot just from watching her videos.
#17
IMHO - I think she's presenting an idea; a concept; introducing a new pattern. I don't think her intent is to focus on precision and accuracy because that's up the the individual quilter. Her objective is to generate excitement, hold your interest ((our attention spans are much shorter than they used to be)) and drive traffic to her site, which she does quite well.
Personally, I like watching her videos.
Jane
Personally, I like watching her videos.
Jane
#18
Jenny's and Eleanor's finished samples are usually a bit off somewhere -- but they sure do have a lot of fun playing with fabric, and that's what it's all about for most of us, isn't it?
Having said that, most of the time part of the fun for me is seeing how accurate I can be -- but I don't stress over it when things end up a bit wonky or less than perfect.
Having said that, most of the time part of the fun for me is seeing how accurate I can be -- but I don't stress over it when things end up a bit wonky or less than perfect.
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I agree, most of her demos are just for entertainment not accuracy. Jenny is very entertaining and fun to watch. I like to watch her demos even if it is something I will probably never make. It's up to the person making the project to make it accurate.
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