How does one make a Lonestar withOUT the mountain in the middle?
11-20-2010, 03:03 PM
#12
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When you are stitching the diamond tips, you should stop 1/4" from
end, take a couple backstitches. Then I sew the center diamonds in groups of
2, then sew the 2 into group of four. Then carefully pin the center and sew
from center to one edge, and again from center to other outer edge.
There is an excellent book on making Lone Star quilts by Blanche Young, I
believe. An older book, but has been most helpful to me.
end, take a couple backstitches. Then I sew the center diamonds in groups of
2, then sew the 2 into group of four. Then carefully pin the center and sew
from center to one edge, and again from center to other outer edge.
There is an excellent book on making Lone Star quilts by Blanche Young, I
believe. An older book, but has been most helpful to me.
11-20-2010, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by watterstide
a rubber mallet?!
(with batting on it,to keep from leaving a mark on the fabric!)
i swear i have heard of it being done..
(with batting on it,to keep from leaving a mark on the fabric!)
i swear i have heard of it being done..
11-20-2010, 03:55 PM
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At a quilt show in Shipshewana this man had a little wooden hammer he made with a rubber tip on it, then he showed us an area where you could see that a seem was sort of standing up......he placed a piece of white cloth over the seam and hit it with the hammer........afterwards that seam was so flat you could no longer see it or feel it........I bet if you took a rubber mallet and did the same thing it might work to flatten all the seams....worth a try....couldn't hurt it as long as you have fabric in between. Hope this helps
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