Is this possible?
05-30-2020, 07:59 PM
#11
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Okay.... that is what they call a Deep Vee in clothing sewing. It's mostly used on necklines. This may give you some tips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R54KCmQMps
She is sewing a standard 5/8" seam used in home sewing for clothing. You would do a 1/4" seam. Hope this helps some. I watched it and it said use seam sealant. That makes a hard edge. I wouldn't do that. You won't be turning the piece all the way, but sewing an insert in. I'll look for another video.
She is sewing a standard 5/8" seam used in home sewing for clothing. You would do a 1/4" seam. Hope this helps some. I watched it and it said use seam sealant. That makes a hard edge. I wouldn't do that. You won't be turning the piece all the way, but sewing an insert in. I'll look for another video.
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 05-30-2020 at 08:03 PM.
05-30-2020, 08:41 PM
#12
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I have spent all morning testing out the modified Y technique, like Tartan recommended. it shows potential, but I am still getting those ugly pleats at the top corners. more testing is needed.... how do I avoid those? are my seam allowances too wide or too narrow that leads to that pleat?
Barb - my points will be floating. the picture below is my test piece, but imagine the purple extends much larger and the beige is the background that would encompass the purple on all sides.
Barb - my points will be floating. the picture below is my test piece, but imagine the purple extends much larger and the beige is the background that would encompass the purple on all sides.
Can you seam the background (cream) fabric? It would probably be easier to cut your zigzag edge on the purple and fit in triangles of cream than to have two zigzag strips and try to fit them together.
05-31-2020, 05:09 PM
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To get the white fabric to lie flat, it needs to be trimmed *very* close to the seam in the area near the mountain summit. In Barb's video link, around 3:45 the video shows how it bunches without trimming and then shows how to trim it. For a quilt, I would not want to have the material trimmed so close to the seam. I think Jennifer23's suggestion to consider using smaller pieces of the cream is a good one - it would make it possible to get seams that lie flat without trimming.
06-01-2020, 12:27 AM
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Maybe look at examples of Seminole borders. If I understand you correctly, I think that is the look you are going for.
https://buzzingandbumbling.blogspot....orial.html?m=1
https://buzzingandbumbling.blogspot....orial.html?m=1
