Cathedral Window - Slightly Different Way
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http://hyena-in-petticoats.blogspot....-tutorial.html
This tutorial uses the method you speak of (with a few variations). I have used it, quilted my windows and there is no way any fabric is going to escape. (Unless my window fabric should fray.)
This tutorial uses the method you speak of (with a few variations). I have used it, quilted my windows and there is no way any fabric is going to escape. (Unless my window fabric should fray.)
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you would have to be so super-careful at the corners not to let any threads fray that imo it would be faster to press in that .25" fold-over. at least for me it would be. if you decide to test it, let us know. if it works, it would be a great time-saver.
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Originally Posted by belladawn
I just read the tutorial by hyena in petticoats. It was so amazing. Great pictures and instructions. A great aid for anyone wanting to try this pattern.
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
you would have to be so super-careful at the corners not to let any threads fray that imo it would be faster to press in that .25" fold-over. at least for me it would be. if you decide to test it, let us know. if it works, it would be a great time-saver.
When you roll the edges of the square's sides the tip will pop out at you if it isn't secured under the side iron downs. Remember we are rolling the sides to the center and holding the side over the top of your 'window' fabric.
I have one on the machine now but I am using the sewing method rather than the ironing method. Eddie's tutorial: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35742-1.htm
I really don't know if one method is faster or better than the other.
I am hoping to have enough fabric for a California King. I will need 780 squares. The first photo is the one on the machine now but I took the windows out. They were not speaking to me. I will know when I find just the right fabric.
The other is the test squares I made when I was learning the pattern. Both give you a good view of the tips and why they need to be secured under.
This was my first practice block. It shows the tips better for you.
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This one is on the machine now. I am not using the ironing method.
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#18
Originally Posted by grammy17
Originally Posted by belladawn
I just read the tutorial by hyena in petticoats. It was so amazing. Great pictures and instructions. A great aid for anyone wanting to try this pattern.
#19
Originally Posted by dsb38327
Originally Posted by butterflywing
you would have to be so super-careful at the corners not to let any threads fray that imo it would be faster to press in that .25" fold-over. at least for me it would be. if you decide to test it, let us know. if it works, it would be a great time-saver.
When you roll the edges of the square's sides the tip will pop out at you if it isn't secured under the side iron downs. Remember we are rolling the sides to the center and holding the side over the top of your 'window' fabric.
I have one on the machine now but I am using the sewing method rather than the ironing method. Eddie's tutorial: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-35742-1.htm
I really don't know if one method is faster or better than the other.
I am hoping to have enough fabric for a California King. I will need 780 squares. The first photo is the one on the machine now but I took the windows out. They were not speaking to me. I will know when I find just the right fabric.
The other is the test squares I made when I was learning the pattern. Both give you a good view of the tips and why they need to be secured under.
BTW - your quilt looks good so far.
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i think that turning up the corners is the important part. that's the part that's likely to make problems with loose threads. but if you have to turn up the corners anyway, what's the point of not turning in the .25" all the way around? also, i think that the double edge, after the pressing, gives it some substance that gets lost without it. i would still like to see one made this way, especially a close-up at the corners.
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