Affairs of the Heart - Block 2 Photos
05-17-2011, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
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.
I love outside pictures! Nature seems to know how to give great lighting. :thumbup:
05-17-2011, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
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.
05-17-2011, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Roxanne
I had read previously about toothpicks and have some on my machine. I'll try this today with the new block. Thanks I hope it helps since I haven't had a leaf or flower petal look right yet!
In fact, we are all really hard on ourselves...
not that I've shown anything yet for aoth,
...but I haven't seen anybody cranking out crappy blocks!
You, my dear, have a fabulous eye for color and coordination!:thumbup:
05-18-2011, 04:38 AM
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Why mousie, Thank You!
I have been using only my scraps so far and didn't intend to buy anything new for this quilt. So far, so good...
Patti---thanks for this tip. I used it last night to start on block 21(?) and I am much happier. I'm still having problems getting the fit right (I'm not using a pattern or template ) so by the time I stitch down one side, I'm sometimes kinda short on the other...I guess it takes practice.
I'm not doing any of the embroidery as I'm saving these to work on when my sisters and I go on vacation next month. They think I'm crazy, but I know I'll need something to do in the evenings or early mornings.
I have been using only my scraps so far and didn't intend to buy anything new for this quilt. So far, so good...
Patti---thanks for this tip. I used it last night to start on block 21(?) and I am much happier. I'm still having problems getting the fit right (I'm not using a pattern or template ) so by the time I stitch down one side, I'm sometimes kinda short on the other...I guess it takes practice.
I'm not doing any of the embroidery as I'm saving these to work on when my sisters and I go on vacation next month. They think I'm crazy, but I know I'll need something to do in the evenings or early mornings.
05-18-2011, 04:52 AM
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Rox, I found that when I trace the template on the piece I'm using for the applique AND on the block that I can get it in place better. I stick a pin through a point on the applique piece, then poke the pin through the exact same point on the block..I use at least 2 pins to start with to hold the piece. This helped me tremendously, maybe it will work for you.
05-18-2011, 05:08 AM
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It didn't work for me just using the pins Rox...I had to draw the shape on the applique piece so that I could pin the exact points together. Things tend to get a little difficult for me sometimes and it seems that I have to do extra steps to make things work. Oh well...LOL
05-18-2011, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
It didn't work for me just using the pins Rox...I had to draw the shape on the applique piece so that I could pin the exact points together. Things tend to get a little difficult for me sometimes and it seems that I have to do extra steps to make things work. Oh well...LOL
I love you guys for making me feel a little more normal, lol!
I've always thought I was slower at doing things, bc I seem to have to go the long, hard way around...fussy, just too finicky, I s'pose! :XD:
I played with fabrics earlier and got all the colors stacked,...lots of 'em...now to do the 'weeding'...for me, it's not what I use, it's what I take away, and don't use...that's hard...I want them all!
Once I get one done...I know I'm gonna be eating, sleeping and breathing this stuff...I can feel it coming on! :XD: :XD: :XD: woo hoo!
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