Looks like we all learned and shared our quilting skills on two pages. Learn something new every day, my father used to say and we need each other to accomplish this.
happy quilting, now all we need is more hours in the day, right? Carol J. |
buy a "go" it cuts straight EVERY TIME
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OMG!! I learned the lesson of "go up one side and down the other" really soon when I started quilting! The only course for quilting was an advanced one, which I took. (I didn't know ANYTHING about quilting or sewing for that matter. When we were instructed to put the strips together, I rapidly sewed all of the strips starting from one direction!!!OMG!!! Talk about RIPPLES!!! Luckily, I swallowed my pride and took the thing to class! What laughter I got! Such a simple explanation but I will NEVER forget to sew
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Sew up one side and down the other.... I will never forget that !!!!!! You REALLY do learn more from a mistake than if all goes right!!!! |
You really have to start with straight strips. Please be very careful while cutting your strips. Then if you reverse ends when sewing together, you should be set to go...
S T R A I G H T to a beautiful quilt. Charlie |
Thanks for this important information. I would never have known about this problem and how to solve it. I love this site. I have learned so much from it!
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When pressing your stratas don't lay them the length of the ironing board but the narrow way on the board and press the seams to the side.
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Thanks for the question and all the answers, Im currently working on a quilt for a friend and have been having this problem, So I will do this from now on. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by FabrikQueen
Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by FabrikQueen
When sewing the strips together how does one keep them perfectly straight so they don't have a bow (commonly known as a dog leg) in the center of the strip . Even if you sew a perfectly straight 1/4" s eam there is still a bow the strip. There has to be a secret.
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i love that pattern.
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