Pressing blocks
07-23-2010, 05:58 PM
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I took a straight edge down the center of my ironing board and drew a straight line with a black Sharpie.
This is so great to line the seam line up for pressing. Especially when you are chain stitching. It keeps stitchlines from getting wonky.
This is so great to line the seam line up for pressing. Especially when you are chain stitching. It keeps stitchlines from getting wonky.
07-23-2010, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Joyce
I took a straight edge down the center of my ironing board and drew a straight line with a black Sharpie.
This is so great to line the seam line up for pressing. Especially when you are chain stitching. It keeps stitchlines from getting wonky.
This is so great to line the seam line up for pressing. Especially when you are chain stitching. It keeps stitchlines from getting wonky.
07-23-2010, 08:28 PM
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Just in case the Sharpie leaves a mark (and it might) I had a thought. I have not done this but thought it might be a good idea. How about taking the board cover off and folding it in half lengthwise (to create a crease as a guide) and then sewing a straight line with your sewing machine following the crease. If this works (again I don't know if it will) then you could add different angles as well, such as 45, 30, 60 and anything else you might need.
It seems like a good idea in my head but who knows if it will be practical. Hope this helps. Just a thought.
It seems like a good idea in my head but who knows if it will be practical. Hope this helps. Just a thought.
07-23-2010, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by crafter005
Just in case the Sharpie leaves a mark (and it might) I had a thought. I have not done this but thought it might be a good idea. How about taking the board cover off and folding it in half lengthwise (to create a crease as a guide) and then sewing a straight line with your sewing machine following the crease. If this works (again I don't know if it will) then you could add different angles as well, such as 45, 30, 60 and anything else you might need.
It seems like a good idea in my head but who knows if it will be practical. Hope this helps. Just a thought.
It seems like a good idea in my head but who knows if it will be practical. Hope this helps. Just a thought.
07-23-2010, 10:05 PM
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Hi Barbara,
Since you will be trying tomorrow, I had another thought.
You might want to use different colors of thread for different areas. Such as, if doing a 30 degree angle, use one color. If doing a 45 degree angle, use another color. Also you could use same color(s) for a specific project. Just trying to be helpful.
Since you will be trying tomorrow, I had another thought.
You might want to use different colors of thread for different areas. Such as, if doing a 30 degree angle, use one color. If doing a 45 degree angle, use another color. Also you could use same color(s) for a specific project. Just trying to be helpful.
07-24-2010, 05:57 AM
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Actually, I have been doing this for over 2 yrs. Use only a black Sharpie! Both red & green will run if they get water splashed on them. I have a 5' x 9' padded table that I gridded with 1" squares over twenty years ago. I have metal ruler strips on both sides, so it was fairly easy to grid.
I did use both red & green on the long edges at 2", 4" for pressing up hem lines for draperies. The red & green only run if they get wet. They can be steamed.
You can press any angle on the one line, because you just line up the stitch line. It makes a lot of difference.
I did use both red & green on the long edges at 2", 4" for pressing up hem lines for draperies. The red & green only run if they get wet. They can be steamed.
You can press any angle on the one line, because you just line up the stitch line. It makes a lot of difference.
07-25-2010, 01:06 AM
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I apologize Joyce. I didn't mean to offend you (if I did). I tried using a sharpie once on a quilt top I was working on and the ink ran. I was so upset. I put the quilt top up and never went back to it. That was the only reason I suggested the machine stitching.
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