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i meant betweens (quilting needles)
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I love you, you big footed Blue-Chicken you!!! :mrgreen:
I am trying...rather slowly, I might add...to do a BOM that has a lot of circle pieces, and didn't know how I was going to get them right. I didn't want to just fuse them, as I want this quilt to last a while. It will have a ton of work in it when I get finished. Hopefully I will get some blocks made now, that you have removed my FEAR block! :wink: |
how do you get them %&#*& cardboard circles out?
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Thanks for the tip!
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OH thank you for the tips.. As a beginner at applique and quilting, I need all the help I can get!!
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Thanks for this post. I want so much to do applique, but I am afraid to try. Maybe I will do a little practice thingy, and see how well it turns out. It could give me some confidence.
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Originally Posted by BlueChicken
Thanks you guys :-)
I love needleturn, love the effect, and love that I'm good at it! LOL Some of the tips I've picked up.... - use a wet toothpick to turn edges under instead of the needle, it's much easier. Just hold the toothpick in your mouth to keep the end wet. - use applique needles (the really small ones). Although they're difficult to thread and tiny to hold, they DO create tiny stitches. - use very fine thread, the finest you can get, not your normal sewing machine thread. You WILL notice the difference. - don't pull the stitches tight, it creates hollows along the turned under edge and makes it lumpy. And as much as I hate to admit this one..... wear glasses, magnifying ones if you can. I have a pair that I perch on the end of my nose so I can look over them to the tv, and then down through them to my handwork. It does make it easier to get tiny stitches. :-) |
Originally Posted by lisalovesquilting
what type of thread do you recommend :?:
It's polyester, not natural, which is a bummer. But it is super fine, it's called Invisi - something. It's just really really fine, but really strong, and that's what you want. If you use normal machine cotton, the stitches *will* show, no matter how good you are. Although, having said that, I might be being a little bit fussy. I think applique might be something I end up specialising in, I really like the handwork and the finish. :-) |
BlueChicken, Thanks. It could be invis-a-fil. Don't think you're too fussy. None of us are perfect, but if you're going to do it you want it to look the best it can. Lisa
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Me again. If it is invis-a-fil I think it may be used in the bobbin during FMQ. Anyone know?
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