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06-19-2018, 07:15 PM
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Donna Jordan's hint to use a weight to hold down the end of a 24" ruler so it doesn't move as you cut along it. Bonnie Hunter's spinning seam intersections. I don't know where I learned it, but joining the ends of binding by overlapping them by the width of the strips before cutting off the excess makes my bindings so much nicer than inserting one end into the other. I wish I could remember half of the tips and tricks I've heard or read about over the years!
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06-19-2018, 09:27 PM
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When I learned to glue baste was “ah-ha” moment for me. Learning to use ultra thin iron on interfacing to make larger appliqués, and using the glue to place my appliqués so I can hand stitch them down was a revelation too!
06-20-2018, 05:41 AM
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I'm so glad that I discovered Emerald Meadows' YouTube video on joining the ends of binding. I didn't like the look of tucking one end inside the other, and I really couldn't understand Fons & Porters' method despite numerous attempts. Then I discovered Emerald! I play his video and sew along with him for perfect joins every time.
06-20-2018, 07:44 AM
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What a great thread! Thank you Bearisgray for starting it. My contribution: Cut strips a thread or two larger than the finished size to allow for the turn of cloth. After sewing, measure to make sure it's the right size.
06-20-2018, 08:09 AM
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Thank you for this. I am just about to start the Kaffe Mystery Quilt and the first two clues involve snowballs. Several people have mentioned on the FB Group that they are coming up short. I think your tip will solve that problem.
06-20-2018, 10:23 AM
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06-20-2018, 02:13 PM
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The partial seam trick/technique - opened up so many block patterns -
That "tails/dog-ears/triangles 'sticking out' from one piece that I want to sew to another piece"- are "normal" and that marking the seam lines until I catch on to where and how the pieces join was worth the effort.
Do you have any techniques/tricks that were "a-hA" events for you?
That "tails/dog-ears/triangles 'sticking out' from one piece that I want to sew to another piece"- are "normal" and that marking the seam lines until I catch on to where and how the pieces join was worth the effort.
Do you have any techniques/tricks that were "a-hA" events for you?
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