November 2014 - February 2015 Wall Hanging Swap
12-24-2014, 07:10 PM
#122
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That is terrific.
I just watched " The Man Who Came to Dinner" w/ Bette Davis and Monty Woolley. A tradition in my home is watching all the classic Christmas movies and since I am partly immobile, I am enjoying them while doing some EPP.
Merry everything and good cheer to everyone as we move forward to new adventures in the coming year.
peace and love, lulu
I just watched " The Man Who Came to Dinner" w/ Bette Davis and Monty Woolley. A tradition in my home is watching all the classic Christmas movies and since I am partly immobile, I am enjoying them while doing some EPP.
Merry everything and good cheer to everyone as we move forward to new adventures in the coming year.
peace and love, lulu
12-24-2014, 07:18 PM
#123
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I missed seeing the chat from post #110 and want to welcome in Cogito to the swap. I love seeing the plans come together and the magenta with the breezy fabric is awesome.
Looking forward to seeing more progress pictures.
peace
Looking forward to seeing more progress pictures.
peace
12-25-2014, 06:56 AM
#124
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Location: Rural Oklahoma
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Experimenting w/ the best way (looks wise) to make many small circles. My first thought was applique, but sewing perfect circles is proving not as easy as I thought, so now on to piecing, we'll see how that goes.
12-25-2014, 12:41 PM
#125
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When I make circles for applique I use aluminum foil.
- cut out template
- cut out fabric around template w/ enough seam allowance
- layer Aluminum foil, fabric and template, paint or use q- tip to add starch of choice around the edge of template to dampen the fabric
- fold aluminum foil all around the template and press with hotish iron
- take circle out of aluminum foil and applique it where ever you like
Another method is the inside out one.
- your fabric at a size bigger than you need to trim later
- a backing fabric ( best to use something that is close to or the same as the piece you are making.
- trace a light circle on the back of the backing fabric and place the two pieces right sides together and sew slowly on the drawn line all the way around.
- trim the extra fabric down to a seam size (1/4") and snip the seam around the sewncircle to within two threads of the sewn seam
- snip the backing material open so you can turn the circle inside out and use a chop stick to push the seam into place and press
Both are methods that I have used and like. Sewing slowly, Stitch by stitch sometimes when they are small circles
is the key to not getting puckers in them.
peace
- cut out template
- cut out fabric around template w/ enough seam allowance
- layer Aluminum foil, fabric and template, paint or use q- tip to add starch of choice around the edge of template to dampen the fabric
- fold aluminum foil all around the template and press with hotish iron
- take circle out of aluminum foil and applique it where ever you like
Another method is the inside out one.
- your fabric at a size bigger than you need to trim later
- a backing fabric ( best to use something that is close to or the same as the piece you are making.
- trace a light circle on the back of the backing fabric and place the two pieces right sides together and sew slowly on the drawn line all the way around.
- trim the extra fabric down to a seam size (1/4") and snip the seam around the sewncircle to within two threads of the sewn seam
- snip the backing material open so you can turn the circle inside out and use a chop stick to push the seam into place and press
Both are methods that I have used and like. Sewing slowly, Stitch by stitch sometimes when they are small circles
is the key to not getting puckers in them.
peace
12-25-2014, 12:57 PM
#126
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I have been working on my EPP and want to show what is done so far and what I did to compensate for my not so perfect hand sewing talent.
Here we go!
The finished blocks I have so far
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503656[/ATTACH]
My trick to hold the unsewn pieces together while I stitch them together
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503657[/ATTACH]
I saw a tip here on QB about not holding the two pieces back to back, but hold them side by side and you will never have show through at the seam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503658[/ATTACH]
Another trick to help keep my stitches in place. A simple index card and I added lines across it to guide the size of my stitches.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503659[/ATTACH]
The finished piece
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503660[/ATTACH]
A close up of some of the blocks
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503661[/ATTACH]
This may look weird and like over kill but my stitching is so bad I had to get creative solutions to help me out. Thanks for looking.
peace
Here we go!
The finished blocks I have so far
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503656[/ATTACH]
My trick to hold the unsewn pieces together while I stitch them together
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503657[/ATTACH]
I saw a tip here on QB about not holding the two pieces back to back, but hold them side by side and you will never have show through at the seam.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503658[/ATTACH]
Another trick to help keep my stitches in place. A simple index card and I added lines across it to guide the size of my stitches.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503659[/ATTACH]
The finished piece
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503660[/ATTACH]
A close up of some of the blocks
[ATTACH=CONFIG]503661[/ATTACH]
This may look weird and like over kill but my stitching is so bad I had to get creative solutions to help me out. Thanks for looking.
peace
Also, thanks for all the tips.
12-25-2014, 06:42 PM
#128
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Rural Oklahoma
Posts: 5,374
When I make circles for applique I use aluminum foil.
- cut out template
- cut out fabric around template w/ enough seam allowance
- layer Aluminum foil, fabric and template, paint or use q- tip to add starch of choice around the edge of template to dampen the fabric
- fold aluminum foil all around the template and press with hotish iron
- take circle out of aluminum foil and applique it where ever you like
Another method is the inside out one.
- your fabric at a size bigger than you need to trim later
- a backing fabric ( best to use something that is close to or the same as the piece you are making.
- trace a light circle on the back of the backing fabric and place the two pieces right sides together and sew slowly on the drawn line all the way around.
- trim the extra fabric down to a seam size (1/4") and snip the seam around the sewncircle to within two threads of the sewn seam
- snip the backing material open so you can turn the circle inside out and use a chop stick to push the seam into place and press
Both are methods that I have used and like. Sewing slowly, Stitch by stitch sometimes when they are small circles
is the key to not getting puckers in them.
peace
- cut out template
- cut out fabric around template w/ enough seam allowance
- layer Aluminum foil, fabric and template, paint or use q- tip to add starch of choice around the edge of template to dampen the fabric
- fold aluminum foil all around the template and press with hotish iron
- take circle out of aluminum foil and applique it where ever you like
Another method is the inside out one.
- your fabric at a size bigger than you need to trim later
- a backing fabric ( best to use something that is close to or the same as the piece you are making.
- trace a light circle on the back of the backing fabric and place the two pieces right sides together and sew slowly on the drawn line all the way around.
- trim the extra fabric down to a seam size (1/4") and snip the seam around the sewncircle to within two threads of the sewn seam
- snip the backing material open so you can turn the circle inside out and use a chop stick to push the seam into place and press
Both are methods that I have used and like. Sewing slowly, Stitch by stitch sometimes when they are small circles
is the key to not getting puckers in them.
peace
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