Piecing and Quilting Myths
09-06-2017, 05:19 AM
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09-06-2017, 05:42 AM
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I once heard a woman say that you cannot hand quilt through batiks. This is not true. I hand quilt 80 percent of my quilts and a lot of them are batiks front and back.
This woman was at a quilt show, speaking to three other women. I think she may have had an agenda, such as selling long arm machines.
This woman was at a quilt show, speaking to three other women. I think she may have had an agenda, such as selling long arm machines.
09-06-2017, 06:21 AM
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09-06-2017, 07:50 AM
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Love Eleanor Burns and her patterns and enjoy the organization of her instructions which make every action productive but, "Quilt-in-a-day" (?). I had a weekend off and decided to make her Log Cabin .... my first quilt.....it took me two days and that was tieing, not quilting and tearing the strips, not cutting as per the original pattern and it was queen sized and only took time to eat and sleep. So, "Quilt-in-a-day"...no, maybe "Piece-in-a-day "...yes
09-06-2017, 08:48 AM
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Stitch in the ditch is the easiest way to quilt for a beginner - not even!! But it you have that sewing foot with the flange in the middle - that is the way to go. Wish I had one years ago - I do,now!
Log cabin blocks are a literal piece of cake if ---- you measure and cut each log to exact length press each seam as you sew (this is for all blocks) and if you do a really good 1/4" seam. Seam allowance is VERY IMPORTANT - no ifs, ands or buts. That's more than just my humble opinion.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
Log cabin blocks are a literal piece of cake if ---- you measure and cut each log to exact length press each seam as you sew (this is for all blocks) and if you do a really good 1/4" seam. Seam allowance is VERY IMPORTANT - no ifs, ands or buts. That's more than just my humble opinion.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
09-06-2017, 09:45 AM
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I agree with each one of these comments. Yesterday I was watching Carol Doak on Craftsy doing a paper piece class and she made an interesting comment about scissors. She said it was confirmed with the scissor companies that cutting paper with your sewing scissors does NOT dull the blades and she cuts paper with her sewing scissors and same rotary cutter that she uses for fabric and has not had any problems.
I also don't buy the one about cutting through several pieces of tin foil will sharpen them...IMHO...don't try it. THAT might dull the blades.
~ C
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