Tip for keeping blocks in order
09-05-2010, 08:16 PM
#21
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I use safety pins with the plastic clips on them for basting.. I took a magic marker and wrote numbers and letters on the plastic spine bit. I use them not only for keeping blocks in order but also the fabric as I am cuting.
09-06-2010, 02:06 AM
#22
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Good Morning virginia!
i pin my blocks on a sheet. i lay them out the way i want them, then pin them, then hang the sheet up on a wall with push pins.
i can also roll/fold the sheet up, for working on it another time. this works just fine for me.
i pin my blocks on a sheet. i lay them out the way i want them, then pin them, then hang the sheet up on a wall with push pins.
i can also roll/fold the sheet up, for working on it another time. this works just fine for me.
09-06-2010, 02:26 AM
#23
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I use the small stickers that you might use to price items at a garage sale...sometimes I use the colors to mean something specific and sometimes not, just depends on the quilt. DON'T IRON THEM (put them in the middle of a block, away from seams that have to be pressed!) and they come off just fine if left a couple of weeks or so.
09-06-2010, 02:38 AM
#24
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
I also will use a small piece of painters tape and in the center of each block I place a piece labeled for example "A-1", "A-2", B-1, B-2, etc. it helps me keep the blocks where they are supposed to be!
09-06-2010, 03:24 AM
#25
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I take pictures of the layout (even during the planning stage) on my cell phone camera. If I've rearranged and don't like it I can always refer to the previous picture to put it back the way it was. When it comes time to sew - it's one row to the machine at a time.
I would never be able to label and then sew.
I would never be able to label and then sew.
09-06-2010, 05:44 AM
#27
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Originally Posted by hobo2000
I use a piece of flannel on the bed, lay out my blocks the way I want them then, roll from the bottom. When ready to sew, unroll first row, sew, put back sewn row, unroll second and so on. Again starting from the top,sew 1st to 2nd, and so on. Works for me.
Thanks,
Linda58
09-06-2010, 05:59 AM
#29
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Originally Posted by theoldgraymare
Probably this is nothing new to most of you, but it might help those like me who don't have a whole lot of experience. Once you have finished the individual blocks and arranged them in an order that pleases you, take a picture with a digital camera and print out the pic. Keep it where you can see it as you sew together your blocks. I did this after unpicking the seam putting together the first two blocks with one upside down!
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