January 15,2008 - Crystals - Directions & Discussion
#12
Leslee,
Paper piecing half square triangles and flying geese would put me into a panic. I can never get the angles going in the right direction and then when they finally work, I find that the fabric piece I have just attached is too small for the area I am trying to cover. When paper piecing, I imitate a frog at least 60% of the time that I am sewing the block. :cry:
I think it is all a mind set. I would rather practice these two types of patches regular piecing than with paper piecing.
Tell you what, Leslee. You try to do this with regular piecing and I will do it paper piecing, if I can get the pattern to print out at 12 inches. :) :)
Patrice, can you help me out with that?
Connie
Paper piecing half square triangles and flying geese would put me into a panic. I can never get the angles going in the right direction and then when they finally work, I find that the fabric piece I have just attached is too small for the area I am trying to cover. When paper piecing, I imitate a frog at least 60% of the time that I am sewing the block. :cry:
I think it is all a mind set. I would rather practice these two types of patches regular piecing than with paper piecing.
Tell you what, Leslee. You try to do this with regular piecing and I will do it paper piecing, if I can get the pattern to print out at 12 inches. :) :)
Patrice, can you help me out with that?
Connie
#13
Originally Posted by Karenmay
OH NO!!!...All those pointy bits!!!!!!! :roll:
Karen
Karen
I press my squares on the diagonal so I have line to sew down when making HSTs and these corner triangles that make Flying Geese. It is not so hard, except that I have to take the 1/4 inch foot off!
#15
I find that if you are careful in the preparations those patches go together easily. It's when we try to go fast or cut corners that we get into trouble. I like the idea of pressing the square on the diagonal to get it accurate. Then if you draw a scant 1/4 inch line on each side of that crease and sew on the line you draw, the half square triangles come out correct.
Patience and preparation is the key. :)
Connie
Patience and preparation is the key. :)
Connie
#19
Of course you may join in. We just do these for fun. If you see one that you want to do go ahead and do it and don't forget to post a pic. We post these twice a month on the first and fiftenth. I'm making the ones that I like and am going to put them with my bday blocks to make a sampler quilt. You can access all of the patterns so far if you go to the home page and click on BOM.
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