What other tips am I missing?
#31
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 232
Love this tip! It is always a 50/50 chance that I get the knot to pop-thanks!
#32
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 232
The best tip I received for putting blocks together is to take a quick snapshot once you have the quilt laid out. Then when you go to sew the blocks together you can always refer to the snapshot. Work great for me. I have used this method for the past three quilts and have not had to rip one block!
#33
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Kenai, Alaska
Posts: 1,150
I've only used the Elmer's Washable school glue on a binding but on the Missouri Star Quilt Forum yesterday someone shared that she used a mini paint roller and the glue to baste her quilt. Much faster than a paint brush or squeezing the glue out of the bottle.
#34
Member
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Salem, OR
Posts: 44
I found a website that (at no charge) converts a picture into squares. It works pretty well for graphing out quilts. I downloaded a jpg of an image of the popular number 12 for the Seattle Seahawks football team to create a quilt for my BF. Cut the squares into 2 1/2" squares, added a few borders and it turned out great.
http://vam.demo.lemberg.co.uk/patchwork-pattern-maker/landing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]477156[/ATTACH]
http://vam.demo.lemberg.co.uk/patchwork-pattern-maker/landing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]477156[/ATTACH]
#35
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 9,608
I'm a beginner and use my digital camera and computer all the time. I can design on the wall, take a pic and use that as reference. That way I can take the strips down, sew them, press them and then lay them out next to the laptop with the picture of the design on the screen to make sure get them together correctly. For me, I saves me a lot of pinning and marking.
I've also used my digital camera to help with laying out my design. Sometimes the camera shows things that I don't see just by looking at the design.
I've also used my digital camera to help with laying out my design. Sometimes the camera shows things that I don't see just by looking at the design.
#36
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
When I plan to make a new pattern I learned that is beneficial to do a test block. It will give you the chance to test the cutting instructions, the sewing order, the pressing order, and to get the final size. If you make enough test blocks you can then make a sampler.
#37
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Posts: 695
annesthreads - To quote Bonnie Hunter, "Done and usable is better than perfect". This helped me finish MIL's quilt and get it to her in time for her to use after breast cancer surgery. Was awesome to see her wrapped up in it. It was far, far from perfect, but certainly usable.
#38
I found a website that (at no charge) converts a picture into squares. It works pretty well for graphing out quilts. I downloaded a jpg of an image of the popular number 12 for the Seattle Seahawks football team to create a quilt for my BF. Cut the squares into 2 1/2" squares, added a few borders and it turned out great.
http://vam.demo.lemberg.co.uk/patchwork-pattern-maker/landing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]477156[/ATTACH]
http://vam.demo.lemberg.co.uk/patchwork-pattern-maker/landing
[ATTACH=CONFIG]477156[/ATTACH]
#39
annesthreads - To quote Bonnie Hunter, "Done and usable is better than perfect". This helped me finish MIL's quilt and get it to her in time for her to use after breast cancer surgery. Was awesome to see her wrapped up in it. It was far, far from perfect, but certainly usable.
#40
I often use my camera when planning a layout. As you say, photos often give a different view of my arrangement of blocks - maybe a slightly more objective one. They can be very useful.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
stitchofclass2
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
13
11-18-2010 01:28 PM
craftybear
Links and Resources
5
09-23-2010 11:57 AM