Celtic block ..How I went about doing it.
02-13-2011, 05:07 PM
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02-13-2011, 05:19 PM
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Beautiful block and a nice tute. Thank you.
I wanted to suggest using Glue Baste It. (School glue would probably work, too with a small applicator tip.) I took a class recently and we used the glue baste, making small dots and finger pressing the strip down. It works beautifully and you have no pins to distort the bias. We used tweezers to pull the bias strip under where needed, after leaving an inch or a little more space unglued to create space to pull it under.
I really love the colors of your block as well! :thumbup:
I wanted to suggest using Glue Baste It. (School glue would probably work, too with a small applicator tip.) I took a class recently and we used the glue baste, making small dots and finger pressing the strip down. It works beautifully and you have no pins to distort the bias. We used tweezers to pull the bias strip under where needed, after leaving an inch or a little more space unglued to create space to pull it under.
I really love the colors of your block as well! :thumbup:
02-13-2011, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Judy sevigny
I was wondering if you could sew this with a double needle?your block is very pretty.
02-13-2011, 06:50 PM
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beautiful bias. wish i'd had this when i started making my wall hanging. as it was, i learned a lesson with the 1/4" bias maker, don't cut 1/2 strips like it calls for, cut 5/8". made a huge difference and don't use continuious strips. the 1/4" tip is too small for the bulk. the shorter strips are so much easier to control and really the overlaps are easy to hide.
02-13-2011, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Fascinating technique! I'd like to try it some day. There is one thing in your tute I cannot figure out:
*I was told to have the bias raw edge (looking from the
backside)at the top , not the folded edge.*
Can you explain in more detail? Or, better yet, with a photo?
*I was told to have the bias raw edge (looking from the
backside)at the top , not the folded edge.*
Can you explain in more detail? Or, better yet, with a photo?
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