question for you experts out there
#31
Originally Posted by alapetitechaise
If you want a crazy quilt motif, could you cut muslin to the desired size and use the string quilt method to sew fabric to the muslin?
Thank you.
#32
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When I saw your dolls I thought: I like it that they don't have faces. Native Americans never put faces on the dolls they made (make) for their children. That way they child can use their imagineation to give the doll the personality they want. Nothing is worse than to see a doll with a smiling face when they are feeling sad or even angry. Please consider making some dolls without faces for these children. As for the skirts, you could just do a simple continual nine patch pattern.
#33
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Your dolls are precious! There are lots of good ideas here. I wish you plenty of success. The dresden plate idea, could you fuse the dresden plate pieces to another piece of fabric at least for the curved/pointed ends and then outline those curves/points with a decorative machine stitch? I have seen dolls with dresden plate type skirts before.
#34
Originally Posted by gbquilter
When I saw your dolls I thought: I like it that they don't have faces. Native Americans never put faces on the dolls they made (make) for their children. That way they child can use their imagineation to give the doll the personality they want. Nothing is worse than to see a doll with a smiling face when they are feeling sad or even angry. Please consider making some dolls without faces for these children. As for the skirts, you could just do a simple continual nine patch pattern.
#36
Originally Posted by wolflady
Vicky,
Why couldn't you sew fabric together as if you were going to make a quilt then cut your skirts from that????
Why couldn't you sew fabric together as if you were going to make a quilt then cut your skirts from that????
YIKES
#37
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Originally Posted by quiltmom04
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Originally Posted by Holice
I would use a patchwork printed cheater cloth.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
What a great idea also to serge the skirts together. Here I've been hand sewing the skirts together and that would save lots of edge triming and sewing time. Thanks so much.
#38
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I'm going to try and put in a picture of a skirt I took off the internet. It has 3 panels, each of a different print and not necessarily of the same width (we've all seen them and probably worn them when we were kids). The second panel is gathered and sewn to the top panel, and the third panel is gathered and sewn to the middle panel. Long strips of fabric could be done and then cut as needed, to save time and effort.
And, of course more could be used, but I don't think it would be necessary.
I saved the picture with the idea of making some for my granddaughters. It immediately made me think of quilting!
Your project is special in all sorts of ways.
If anyone can tell me how to get a picture on here, please do!!!!
Sorry I am so inept.
And, of course more could be used, but I don't think it would be necessary.
I saved the picture with the idea of making some for my granddaughters. It immediately made me think of quilting!
Your project is special in all sorts of ways.
If anyone can tell me how to get a picture on here, please do!!!!
Sorry I am so inept.
#39
Originally Posted by BrendaK
Originally Posted by quiltmom04
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Originally Posted by Holice
I would use a patchwork printed cheater cloth.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
What a great idea also to serge the skirts together. Here I've been hand sewing the skirts together and that would save lots of edge triming and sewing time. Thanks so much.
#40
Originally Posted by wordpaintervs
Originally Posted by Holice
I would use a patchwork printed cheater cloth.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
or put a simple checkerboard patchwork band around the bottom of the skirt. You could do the patchwork and then sew a wide piece of plain fabric and iron it to the back for the backing, with no batting. Then if you have a serger can serge the border to the rest of the skirt.
What a great idea also to serge the skirts together. Here I've been hand sewing the skirts together and that would save lots of edge triming and sewing time. Thanks so much.
Cheater cloth is fabric that looks like patchwork because it's printed that way.....not because it's actually pieced or appliqued. I have seen it often at Hancock's and JoAnn's, but not at my quilt shop.
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