Bargello Question
09-17-2011, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol J.
Are you sure the bow in the fabric didn't come when you were cutting the strips? That happens to me when I use the cutter. Look at your strips pulled out all the way,is there an "elbow" in the center?
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09-17-2011, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Reverse directions when sewing the seams. In other words, when you sew 2 rows together and get to the end, turn around and sew from that end to the beginning of the row you previously sewed. Alternating directions keeps the rows from bowing.
Also, it's important to iron each sewn seam before you sew another seam.
09-17-2011, 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by mom dusty
Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Reverse directions when sewing the seams. In other words, when you sew 2 rows together and get to the end, turn around and sew from that end to the beginning of the row you previously sewed. Alternating directions keeps the rows from bowing.
Also, it's important to iron each sewn seam before you sew another seam.
Great, I'll remember that. Thank you!
The above is good advice. I just finished a Barjello and the most important thing is alternating direction of rows and pressing one to the right and one to the left so when you butt them together they rock into a smooth seam.
09-17-2011, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Airwick156
I press my seams to the dark side. I rarely open them.
Yes, press them to the side, and keep pressing all the subsequent seams in that same direction.
09-17-2011, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by FabrikQueen
Originally Posted by mom dusty
Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Reverse directions when sewing the seams. In other words, when you sew 2 rows together and get to the end, turn around and sew from that end to the beginning of the row you previously sewed. Alternating directions keeps the rows from bowing.
Also, it's important to iron each sewn seam before you sew another seam.
Great, I'll remember that. Thank you!
The above is good advice. I just finished a Barjello and the most important thing is alternating direction of rows and pressing one to the right and one to the left so when you butt them together they rock into a smooth seam.
If you check your pattern, it will tell you which way to iron the seams....mine is always press towards the even numbered fabrics.
09-17-2011, 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Carol J.
Are you sure the bow in the fabric didn't come when you were cutting the strips? That happens to me when I use the cutter. Look at your strips pulled out all the way,is there an "elbow" in the center?
Carol J.
Carol J.
If it's the first part of the process, sewing plain strips together, it could be one of or a combo of the way the strips were cut (which would have the bow in the middle if the fabric wasn't aligned properly at the time), and/or not reversing directions for each strip (which gives more of J curve towards one end).
09-17-2011, 07:43 AM
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I read this in a jelly roll book I bought and have started to use this method when cutting strips. It works for all size strips - bargellos too trust me it works!
"If you have strips that have been cut selvage to selvage(WOF) along the crosswise grain (which most are as it is easiest), just cut the strips in half on the fold. This works well for a number of reasons.
- it helps keep fabrics on-grain and eliminates the bowing or curving that may occur when fabrics of differing thread counts are used.
- You can get more fabric variation in your quilt design also.
- You can use fat quarters too
- some pre-cut jelly rolls don't have many multiples and this lends itself to more variation."
The above quote is taken from
Nancy J. Martin's Rolling Along - Easy Quilts from 2 1/2 strips ISBN:978-1-56477-841-3 p. 13.
I found out even in high end fabric the strips can curve when sewing the longer strips together.
Good luck and have fun
"If you have strips that have been cut selvage to selvage(WOF) along the crosswise grain (which most are as it is easiest), just cut the strips in half on the fold. This works well for a number of reasons.
- it helps keep fabrics on-grain and eliminates the bowing or curving that may occur when fabrics of differing thread counts are used.
- You can get more fabric variation in your quilt design also.
- You can use fat quarters too
- some pre-cut jelly rolls don't have many multiples and this lends itself to more variation."
The above quote is taken from
Nancy J. Martin's Rolling Along - Easy Quilts from 2 1/2 strips ISBN:978-1-56477-841-3 p. 13.
I found out even in high end fabric the strips can curve when sewing the longer strips together.
Good luck and have fun
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