Struggles with Stripes
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I was looking for a solution to incorporating some striped fabric into a quilt and came across Struggles with Stripes from the Bad Ass Quilters Society. It didn't solve my problem -- still struggling with those darn stripes -- but it was really interesting. Hope you enjoy it!
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went to the site......personally think the name of it is totally unnecessary, but thats JMHO.....anyway.......nothing there would help you. All that person did was gather a bunch of pics from various sources, with his/her own comments about them, at best and wrote a 'paper' on the subject......dah!!!!!!!!! BTW sorry you are struggling w/d...... stripes. Ask someone here, maybe you can get some GOOD advice. And I did not think that site was interesting..........just blah, blah,blah!!!!!!
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went to the site......personally think the name of it is totally unnecessary, but thats JMHO.....anyway.......nothing there would help you. All that person did was gather a bunch of pics from various sources, with his/her own comments about them, at best and wrote a 'paper' on the subject......dah!!!!!!!!! BTW sorry you are struggling w/d...... stripes. Ask someone here, maybe you can get some GOOD advice. And I did not think that site was interesting..........just blah, blah,blah!!!!!!
Happy Quilting!
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The original reason I went in search of tips on working with stripes is that I am making a throw for my sofa -- using what's in my stash. I had enough for some blocks but felt they needed sashing and the fabric I have, while patterned in curlicues and dots is, nonetheless, striped! I decided it would look best on the diagonal. After looking at a zillion sites that essentially offered tips for cutting on the diagonal for binding, I devised my own method and that has worked out well. Aware of the potential for stretching, I decided to starch well before I cut and that helped. Sewing to the blocks was another matter. More than once I was horrified to see that the sashing slipped away so I was only sewing the block! Lots of time with my seam ripper. In the end, it will be just fine. Not meant to be entered into a show, just to keep me cozy.
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