How do I correctly piece a NYB block?
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Monale, a clerk at the fabric store can show you what muslin is. A very nice, cotton, either cream colored or white. What you are showing would not work. Your center block is really pretty, as will the whole block be, when you get it finished.
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Anyway, I couldn't wait starting my block, so I had another idea: I've seen a youtube video where someone is using fusible interface as a foundation. She is doing machine piecing, but I figured it should work for hand piecing, too. So I decided to use it for the spikes part and I drew them on there with a fabric marker. It seems to work so far, I'm just putting in the quarter circle right now.
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in some Countries muslin is said to be called callico and callico called muslin. I have no idea why.
anyway, here is a tutorial that may help.http://www.incolororder.com/2012/04/...g-block-7.html
anyway, here is a tutorial that may help.http://www.incolororder.com/2012/04/...g-block-7.html
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I am going to start working on a Judy Niemeyer pattern called Island Sunrise that includes paper with the design already printed on the paper. The design is also a NTB. You might also want to check out Eleanor Burns Quilt in a Day. I think she sells the fusible already printed but it is a much simpler design than you have.
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Here in England we call that Muslin and the heavier fabric is called calico. I did use muslin to pp Christmas stockings and it worked ok but think it would be too stretchy for those precision blocks.
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But is Monale's order of piecing as it should be even given a foundation block/paper piecing? I have extremely limited piecing experience, but long time sewing experience for what that's worth (possibly nothing). It seems to me as if she should begin at the arc she has labeled 4, next adding 3 to it. Then the arc of triangles would be built and added; at the end she should attach the final piece 5. Correct me here; help me learn. What is the best order of construction and why? I am intrigued.
~ Carla ~
ETA I just looked at nativetexan's link. Thank you. That does help. Maybe you should ignore my post? LOL.
~ Carla ~
ETA I just looked at nativetexan's link. Thank you. That does help. Maybe you should ignore my post? LOL.
Last edited by HomekeepingGran; 09-20-2014 at 04:40 AM.
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But is Monale's order of piecing as it should be even given a foundation block/paper piecing? I have extremely limited piecing experience, but long time sewing experience for what that's worth (possibly nothing). It seems to me as if she should begin at the arc she has labeled 4, next adding 3 to it. Then the arc of triangles would be built and added; at the end she should attach the final piece 5. Correct me here; help me learn. What is the best order of construction and why? I am intrigued.
~ Carla ~
ETA I just looked at nativetexan's link. Thank you. That does help. Maybe you should ignore my post? LOL.
~ Carla ~
ETA I just looked at nativetexan's link. Thank you. That does help. Maybe you should ignore my post? LOL.
This is actually the first time I'm doing anything curved, and it turns out it's much easier than I thought!
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Thank you nativetexan for the link to the tutorials, I have never even looked at anything remotely PP, but after looking at the tutorials linked in the link (does that make sense?) I think I might be tempted sooner than I thought to give it a try, thanks again from another Texan (I wasn't born here but I got here as fast as I could )
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