Now what do I do with this roll of scrappy border?
04-15-2011, 08:08 AM
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I've never done one of those before, Do you just sew the scraps to the roll of adding machine paper? and then just trim it to the width of the roll? What if your scrap is wider then the roll, how do you trim it?
04-15-2011, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Toni-in-Texas
I don't wet the whole piece of paper when I'm removing it, but I take a q-tip and dip it in water and run it along the stitching. I do about a foot square area at a time and then it has time enough to soak in. Paper pulls off easily.
04-15-2011, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Joselake
How did you trim to the width of the roll of paper? What if your fabric was larger, how did you trim it to fit?
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After finishing a couple of feet, I sewed the edges down using about 1/8" seam from the edge--sewing from the paper side, and then trimmed the edges by just using scissors and trimming evenly with the paper.
It is the "perfect" border of this quilt. I'll try to get it done quickly...just have company here. I really am pleased. It won't be the last one I do!
04-15-2011, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Toni-in-Texas
With scraps, you have all kinds of bias edges and the paper acts as a stabilizer. Otherwise you'd get really wonky fabric. Ask my how I know. LOL
04-15-2011, 05:46 PM
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I wanted to suggest something--but you already have sewn the pieced border on. I thought if you were going to have other borders on each side of this pieced one, you could first sew
borders on the strip piecing, then treat this whole unit as
one border. easier to handle a stretchy border if it is "held down" by outside borders. then you can miter or square
the corners or put cornerstones in. I do a lot of my borders like this so you only have to sew onto the quilt once.
borders on the strip piecing, then treat this whole unit as
one border. easier to handle a stretchy border if it is "held down" by outside borders. then you can miter or square
the corners or put cornerstones in. I do a lot of my borders like this so you only have to sew onto the quilt once.
04-15-2011, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by smitty
I wanted to suggest something--but you already have sewn the pieced border on. I thought if you were going to have other borders on each side of this pieced one, you could first sew
borders on the strip piecing, then treat this whole unit as
one border. easier to handle a stretchy border if it is "held down" by outside borders. then you can miter or square
the corners or put cornerstones in. I do a lot of my borders like this so you only have to sew onto the quilt once.
borders on the strip piecing, then treat this whole unit as
one border. easier to handle a stretchy border if it is "held down" by outside borders. then you can miter or square
the corners or put cornerstones in. I do a lot of my borders like this so you only have to sew onto the quilt once.
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