Tip for keeping blocks in order
09-06-2010, 07:15 AM
#31
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I use a flannel backed table cloth. I hang it on the wall and put my quilt squares on it.
I take one row off at a time then hang the sewn row up on the board again to recheck what I have done.
I like the idea of a picture because one times the blocks fall off.
I like the fact that I have to get up to get the next row. It gives me time to stretch out a bit.
I also use safety pins to signify the top and which row it is. I use one for the first two for the second and so on.
I take one row off at a time then hang the sewn row up on the board again to recheck what I have done.
I like the idea of a picture because one times the blocks fall off.
I like the fact that I have to get up to get the next row. It gives me time to stretch out a bit.
I also use safety pins to signify the top and which row it is. I use one for the first two for the second and so on.
09-06-2010, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by scrapcollector
I do mine same and similar to lots of others, when I lay out the blocks, I label each block with piece of masking tape. If it's row 1---- then I put 1-1,1-2,1-3, and so on. As in row 1 block 1, row 1 block 2
Then row 2 2-1, 2-2,and so on. I put tape in top left corner. But make sure to remove all but your row 1 1st block trape before ironing. The tape can leave a residue that won't come off, if you don't.
The tape on row one, block one on top left corner tells you where the top corner is all the way thru. Make sense?
Then row 2 2-1, 2-2,and so on. I put tape in top left corner. But make sure to remove all but your row 1 1st block trape before ironing. The tape can leave a residue that won't come off, if you don't.
The tape on row one, block one on top left corner tells you where the top corner is all the way thru. Make sense?
09-06-2010, 07:27 AM
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I use an Excel spreadsheet. I make the cells at a size that will work. I can "color" in the cells and also use an icon to tell me if that square is a plaid, flower, print, check, or stripe. I also put a note in as to where the fabric came from, i.e. purchased, Grandma's scrap box, etc.
I can move the blocks around also.
I can move the blocks around also.
09-06-2010, 08:12 AM
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I used my camera for the same purpose recently and it was a great idea. And, somehow, I could see things differently on the photo (and computer screen) than I saw when the blocks were laid out....and noticed that one block was turned the wrong way. Save me from some un-sewing time.
09-06-2010, 09:47 AM
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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!
09-06-2010, 09:59 AM
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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!
09-06-2010, 01:35 PM
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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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