Affairs of the Heart - Block 17 Photos
06-19-2011, 05:07 PM
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Candi, you did a beautiful job on the commas! LOL! This was the worst block for those scrolls that I've done so far. I've done all the center section blocks...there may be another doosie on the outer border...I'm scared to look!
Elle suggests the freezer paper, but I've just been needle turning mine and learning some new words along the way :wink:
Elle suggests the freezer paper, but I've just been needle turning mine and learning some new words along the way :wink:
06-19-2011, 05:34 PM
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Candi, I am using freezer paper. I was worried about those scrolls, so I clipped the seam allowances almost down to the finished edge, & using a glue stick, glued only the innie psrts of the scroll. The rest of the scroll I basted down & stitched the scroll down & I think it turned out great! Here is a pic of my block (I was going to wait until we are actually doing Block 17, but here it is, anyway.
06-19-2011, 10:37 PM
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Great blocks ladies and what a great idea to cut the fabric all in one piece.
Kathy love your colours they are so vibrant.
I hated doing this block wish I had thought up an easy way, thanks for showing the way.
Kathy love your colours they are so vibrant.
I hated doing this block wish I had thought up an easy way, thanks for showing the way.
06-20-2011, 12:18 PM
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Pat, Mousie and Elle: you all are so encouraging, thanks.
Kathy, your block is just gorgeous! Love the colors. Now I am trying to picture what you are saying about the commas, lol. I am using a template and pressing the seam allowance under...the main issue I have is the little inne part where I have not much seam allowance to turn under. I wonder if it would look bad if I do them in two sections: the circle and the curve separately.
Kathy, your block is just gorgeous! Love the colors. Now I am trying to picture what you are saying about the commas, lol. I am using a template and pressing the seam allowance under...the main issue I have is the little inne part where I have not much seam allowance to turn under. I wonder if it would look bad if I do them in two sections: the circle and the curve separately.
06-20-2011, 05:14 PM
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Candi, I see NO reason why you can't do the "comma's" (lol) anyway you want! Doing them in 2 pieces is of course another step, but I can see why it would work out just great! Go for it girl, if its how you want to try one!
I think that if you do them with your template, you will need to saturate that innie with starch and let that kind of "glue" the innie in place before you stitch it down. You are right, there are really only a few threads to turn under right there!
I think that if you do them with your template, you will need to saturate that innie with starch and let that kind of "glue" the innie in place before you stitch it down. You are right, there are really only a few threads to turn under right there!
06-20-2011, 05:23 PM
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I have a question: Is everyone using cotton thread for appliqueing ? and if so, are you having to hunt all over for colors of the thread you need? And is it 50 weight thread as well? I don't have many cotton hand sewing thread...
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