Piecing Question
#11
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Personally I don't like diagonal seams in the borders. If you have a 6 inch wide border every one of those seams wastes 6 inches of fabric.
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#12
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Personally I don't like diagonal seams in the borders. If you have a 6 inch wide border every one of those seams wastes 6 inches of fabric.
There just isn't a really good reason to turn that much fabric into scrap if you don't have to.
#13
Piecing on the diagonal is the traditional, tried and true method of joining strips together. I do agree that it is less visible. You can use a blunt seam if you prefer however. Now on a 6" wide strip - I may choose to do blunt because it is so wide. But my personal preference is a seam on the diagonal.
#14
Originally Posted by M.I.Late
Piecing on the diagonal is the traditional, tried and true method of joining strips together. I do agree that it is less visible. You can use a blunt seam if you prefer however. Now on a 6" wide strip - I may choose to do blunt because it is so wide. But my personal preference is a seam on the diagonal.
#15
I just made a quilt for my daughter. I pieced the borders diagonally on 3 sides, but I ran out of fabric on the fourth border. I had to piece it with a blunt, straight seam. After it was quilted, you really could not tell the difference. Also, since I didn't miter the corners of the border, it all seems to become a moot point, or really not any point at all.
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it distributes the seam with less bulk- the bias is stronger- just like doing the binding- and there is less chance of the seam coming un-sewn....and it is simply a traditional way of doing it.
you can do it any way you want-
there is something to be said for (traditional- tried and true) though :)
you can do it any way you want-
there is something to be said for (traditional- tried and true) though :)
#17
Originally Posted by ckcowl
it distributes the seam with less bulk- the bias is stronger- just like doing the binding- and there is less chance of the seam coming un-sewn....and it is simply a traditional way of doing it.
you can do it any way you want-
there is something to be said for (traditional- tried and true) though :)
you can do it any way you want-
there is something to be said for (traditional- tried and true) though :)
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Originally Posted by Xstitshmom
The other day on another thread someone mentioned that when the WOF isn't the same length as the quilt top, they piece on the diagonial instead of just putting two pieces together and making a straight seam.
Is there an advantage to this method?????
Is there an advantage to this method?????
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Originally Posted by Bobbielinks
Originally Posted by Xstitshmom
The other day on another thread someone mentioned that when the WOF isn't the same length as the quilt top, they piece on the diagonial instead of just putting two pieces together and making a straight seam.
Is there an advantage to this method?????
Is there an advantage to this method?????
It is the Flynn method. You will need to scroll down a bit
http://www.flynnquilt.com/workshop/FreeLessons/
#20
I remember one time, way back when, that our Guild President, Carol Doak (yes THE Carol Doak) said she never pieced her borders. If she didn't buy the yardage to allow for the fulll length of the border, instead of piecing, she would place something such as a pieced block or something else where the join would be. It made her borders so unique & interesting. I have done it several times, but I'm not against piecing my borders, either. However, using the lengthwise grain of the fabric for your borders helps eliminate wavy borders as there is so much less stretch to the lengthwise grain. Just a thought.
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