Can anybody help me with this tabletopper
#72
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Ok ,after taking the binding of for the the third and fourth time in some places , I staystiched the whole runner, because you could tell the poor runner was not happy looking
I then followed the video and finally finished handsewing the binding on late last night.It is not perfect by a long run, but it looks sooooo much better.
Thank you all so much for all the advice, tips and for all the help . I could not have it done without you all.
You girls are the best
Ok ,after taking the binding of for the the third and fourth time in some places , I staystiched the whole runner, because you could tell the poor runner was not happy looking
I then followed the video and finally finished handsewing the binding on late last night.It is not perfect by a long run, but it looks sooooo much better.
Thank you all so much for all the advice, tips and for all the help . I could not have it done without you all.
You girls are the best
#75
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Hi Cinnya
To do the inside binding can be a pain. You do wnat to use a bias binding, but can get by without it. There are a couple of good youtube videos on binding inside corners.
Here is one that is really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VGNc...eature=channel
doing inside angles by Marci Baker
Here's a link to Marci's videos on her website (Alicia's attic)
http://www.online-quilting.com/video...als/index.html
Marci has a lot of info on her site.
To do the inside binding can be a pain. You do wnat to use a bias binding, but can get by without it. There are a couple of good youtube videos on binding inside corners.
Here is one that is really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VGNc...eature=channel
doing inside angles by Marci Baker
Here's a link to Marci's videos on her website (Alicia's attic)
http://www.online-quilting.com/video...als/index.html
Marci has a lot of info on her site.
#77
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Join Date: Nov 2011
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here's a great video by Marcia Baker of Alicia's Attic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VGNcDoI-R8
#78
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I have never attempted an angle that sharp. Whoever offered the pattern should have spelled out how to do that, IMO. I just wanted to add that I think the work up to that point was beautiful and is well worth saving. Just my hunch is that a bias will not be enough to go around those sharp turns. What I would try would be to cut the binding at each corner with enough extra to turn under and fold a miter in it by hand in those spots. Use washable school glue (which is a thick starch) and your iron to anchor the binding where you want it to be and then machine sew. Another option might be to hide the corners with something decorative, such as yo-yos, but those would have to be hand sewn, I think, and some of the puckering extends out beyond the corners. I hope your friend is patient because it will be worth the wait whatever way you try!
#79
I made a braided table runner with sawtooth edges (not prairie points) that I did bias binding on. Talk about lots of sharp inner corners! What you have to do to get it to lay flat is to create a mitered type corner at each spot where it dips in. So you have the binding make a sharp point at the extreme inner edge, then create a fold that takes up the slack as it gets to the edge of the binding (point fold one way on front and opposite way on back of binding). It is not particularly difficult to do, but is time consuming, as it really needs to be done by hand for best results.
Yours will be beautiful!
Yours will be beautiful!
#80
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Location: New Zealand
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Hi - I have just had the same problem with a "prayer flag" that we are making in class. My instructor said to cut into the material and backing etc to the stitching in the corner beiung very careful not to cut too far. A bit scary the first corner but IT WORKED !! my bits now sit flat and neatly. Good luck!
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