Affairs of the Heart Cyber-Sew 2011
02-27-2011, 05:01 PM
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Oh boy...I saw machine applique and thought.."hey, I can do that" - - question is do I want to do that and my Modern Jane at the same time cuz I know there is no way in he** I'm gonna get that one done by June...
Thinking, thinking...
Thinking, thinking...
02-28-2011, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by maine ladybug
I will say that if I were making it for a young person, I would use machine applique. It will be beautiful and I think, will hold up to use a little better. That's just my opinion.
tquote=Obsessed]I'm hoping that one of the more experienced hand-appliquers can answer a question. I am planning to make this quilt for my (very young) daughter, and I am having second thoughts about hand appliqueing. This quilt may need to be washed fairly often. Even treating it very gently, will hand applique hold up well to washing? I'm wondering if I shouldn't take this opportunity to work on my machine applique....
I am committed to my idea of making this for my daughter with a white background and lots of pink and purple batiks - that hasn't changed (amazingly enough) - I'm just questioning my planned method. Any input?
Ducky - those fabrics are wonderful with the denim background! Your quilt is going to be fabulous!
tquote=Obsessed]I'm hoping that one of the more experienced hand-appliquers can answer a question. I am planning to make this quilt for my (very young) daughter, and I am having second thoughts about hand appliqueing. This quilt may need to be washed fairly often. Even treating it very gently, will hand applique hold up well to washing? I'm wondering if I shouldn't take this opportunity to work on my machine applique....
I am committed to my idea of making this for my daughter with a white background and lots of pink and purple batiks - that hasn't changed (amazingly enough) - I'm just questioning my planned method. Any input?
Ducky - those fabrics are wonderful with the denim background! Your quilt is going to be fabulous!
i think i would use the very small and spaced out zigzag with clear thread, so you can't really see the stitches, but the fabric is still being caught every few millimetres... there won't be too much bulk then, and you should get a similar effect to needle turn... i love your fabric/colour choices!! it will look stunning!!
lucky DD!!
02-28-2011, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jacquie
i think i would use the very small and spaced out zigzag with clear thread, so you can't really see the stitches, but the fabric is still being caught every few millimetres... there won't be too much bulk then, and you should get a similar effect to needle turn... i love your fabric/colour choices!! it will look stunning!!
lucky DD!!
lucky DD!!
02-28-2011, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
When I washed my fabs the other day almost every single one of them bled like crazy! I was sooooo thankful that they all got the dunking!!
02-28-2011, 07:49 AM
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Just popping in before I go to bed. My friend at work told me she is going to do her AOTH in shades of pink, lilac, rose, turquoise etc, and use green thread instead of gold for the accents. She wants the quilt to look like flower blocks, and the green will make it look like vine tendrils. Sounds cool, huh!!
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