Preparing circles for needleturn applique
11-17-2009, 06:53 PM
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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:
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:
12-17-2009, 07:38 AM
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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.
12-23-2009, 10:23 PM
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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.
:-)
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.
:-)
12-23-2009, 11:00 PM
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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.
:-)
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