Affairs of the Heart - Block 2 Photos
05-15-2011, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Here is block 2. I wanted to try to make the whole block form one piece of fabric that has different shades in it, I think it turned out ok.
It amazes me all the combinations ppl come up with, and as we go along and more and more blocks get made and you see a person's "group" of blocks...how nicely they all go together, forming their style. It's awesome.
So individual and unique and all pretty! :-D
05-15-2011, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
No Patti, its not the same fabric, it just needed a bit of zing and the purple did it. Thanks, I THINK I am getting a little better on those points.
This is like ice cream and we have all flavors :XD:
05-15-2011, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
I think your points look great Elle....I've found that I am better or worse depending on the type of fabric I'm using. I'm getting pretty darn good, if I'm using batiks! Regular slightly bulky cottons on the 7" blocks...not so much! But I have been doing this new "sweeping" under of the tip prior to trying to get the point done and that is seeming to help.
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL:
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL:
I'll have to come over, Patti, so I can keep an eye on your q,... on you, lol! :lol:
05-15-2011, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Donīt think thats a very good pic the colours are much brighter than that. Could be I took it at night.
Patti, you took some and said your colors were pretty "true" in the pics...what's your secret?
Inside...what was the lighting like? bright, medium, dim
Do you use those regular yellowish light bulbs in your house, or do you have the natural looking ones...swirly bulbs.
I have those.
I think I use too much light sometimes.
I've gotten a piece of black velvet to use for "posing" my blocks on...think that will help.
Do you use flash inside the house?
05-15-2011, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mousie
Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Donīt think thats a very good pic the colours are much brighter than that. Could be I took it at night.
Patti, you took some and said your colors were pretty "true" in the pics...what's your secret?
Inside...what was the lighting like? bright, medium, dim
Do you use those regular yellowish light bulbs in your house, or do you have the natural looking ones...swirly bulbs.
Think this other camera I have is not as good as the other. This one only has 5.1 pixels and the higher the pixels the better the photo. Yes I use flash havenīt got an option with mine. I am not a good picture taker, I aim and fire LOL
I have those.
I think I use too much light sometimes.
I've gotten a piece of black velvet to use for "posing" my blocks on...think that will help.
Do you use flash inside the house?
05-15-2011, 04:50 PM
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Mousie, I'm not an expert by any means but I have found that the setting for "scenery- floral" is what makes the best pics for me. To take the best pics, I use daylight from the window or take them outside. The best light is in the AM...not so much of an orangish tint to it. I don't use an external flash. Sometimes I will add some fill light from Picassa when I load them onto the computer too. It just depends. I'm not sure you need to "pose" them on the velvet. For your black background, you might rather use a white sheet.
05-16-2011, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
I think your points look great Elle....I've found that I am better or worse depending on the type of fabric I'm using. I'm getting pretty darn good, if I'm using batiks! Regular slightly bulky cottons on the 7" blocks...not so much! But I have been doing this new "sweeping" under of the tip prior to trying to get the point done and that is seeming to help.
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL:
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL:
05-16-2011, 07:13 PM
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When I'm sewing along, tucking the allowance under with my needle..I will get to the end and all of the allowance is then over to the left side of the tip...Then I take the pointy end and fold it under leaving the tip "flat" (swept under), then I take a toothpick and sweep under the piece to make sure it is smooth, then I pull my thread just a tad to get the point out there, then take a stitch right in the point, then start tucking the allowance under again and start up the other side.
If this was clear as mud...which I'm sure it is...I'll try to take some pics tomorrow to show you.
If this was clear as mud...which I'm sure it is...I'll try to take some pics tomorrow to show you.
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