Sewing Multiple Points
04-18-2010, 03:43 AM
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I am doing some research leading to an instruction sheet about sewing multiple points.
I'm having difficulty finding info in any of the current quilt books. I am assuming that differing methods are not copyrighted. All the current instructions appear to avoid multiple points and reduce the designs down to four points rather than the 6,8,10 and above. My current project has 12 points that come together in the center and I have pieced designs with 16 points.
Do any of you have references you might share with me.
I have not started going through my older quilt books which might address the subject- such as the Giant Dahlia
I'm having difficulty finding info in any of the current quilt books. I am assuming that differing methods are not copyrighted. All the current instructions appear to avoid multiple points and reduce the designs down to four points rather than the 6,8,10 and above. My current project has 12 points that come together in the center and I have pieced designs with 16 points.
Do any of you have references you might share with me.
I have not started going through my older quilt books which might address the subject- such as the Giant Dahlia
04-18-2010, 10:41 AM
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The way I learned to do multiple points is to fan them and then use a tailor's clapper after steam pressing to make them flat. This works the best of any method I've tried. It would be great if you found a great way to master this!
04-18-2010, 01:32 PM
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I press the seams open, where the blocks are joined together.
When I was making the OBW's with cutebuns cass, I had a little bowl of water next to my iron. I dipped a finger in the water and put a drop right where the seams all met in the center on the back and front, and then pressed it dry. I had really nice centers that were very flat :wink
When I was making the OBW's with cutebuns cass, I had a little bowl of water next to my iron. I dipped a finger in the water and put a drop right where the seams all met in the center on the back and front, and then pressed it dry. I had really nice centers that were very flat :wink
04-18-2010, 02:57 PM
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http://www.jinnybeyer.com/quilttips/...x.cfm?axis_v=2
Jinny Beyer has a good reference for hand piecing.
Jinny Beyer has a good reference for hand piecing.
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