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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
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I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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I am late to the party so I have only completed the 8 Small House 1 units so far. I realize this post is too late for everyone...03-24-2021, 11:30 AM
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Most Color My World quilters probably think of you as the trouble shooter for all thing Color My World.
They may not...03-23-2021, 06:47 AM -
I moved the first of the year but I had ordered the fabric kit. Now when I opened it i didnt find any directions or the...03-22-2021, 12:38 PM
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I’m jumping ahead a bit....made brown fusible bias for tree trunks & now experimenting with dif shapes & fabrics...03-21-2021, 05:37 PM
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Thought I’d start a thread where those of us using wool can post on progress when using this alternative medium for this...03-19-2021, 04:31 PM
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Because I am using a dark background I plan to make lighter coloured trees. I know that the 14 yards of bias tape required...03-17-2021, 07:39 PM
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I can't find anything that mentions about what kind/size needle that is recommended if sewing with 60 wt thread on top and...03-14-2021, 08:04 PM
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When I have done Judy Niemeyer quilts (paper pieced), I usually can save a lot of fabric by making an extra copy of the unit. Cut out the piece of paper shape for one piece and just
add a half inch all around. That gives you a little wiggle room for alignment, but you are not wasting the rest of the fabric like when you are using a square or rectangle
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I am not a new quilter, but I have not made a large quilt. Only art quilts. When I saw 11 yards for the white I thought it must include the backing. Is that correct? I can't imagine 11 yards just for the top! -
No, that 11 yards does not include the backing. It sounds like a rather excessive amount to me too. But much of this quilt is paper pieced. With paper piecing you generally start with a patch larger than what you need and then cut away the excess as you go so you do end up with more waste than in a more traditionally pieced quilt. Even so, I suspect we will have leftover background fabric when we are all done. But that's better than running out. :-)Comment
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It seemed like a lot to me too. However, after thinking about it, I remembered that Caroline Hock said somewhere that there are a Lot of small pieces in this quilt.
So you would need extra fabric for all the seam allowances for those small pieces. and then maybe extra fabric for paper piecing.Comment
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So, I have learned to paper piece, but have never done a big project. I was really excited about doing this quilt, but when I realized the wasted fabric created by paper piecing..... It just is really hard for me to be ok with it. I guess it is my depression era mother speaking to me from the grave! I realize it is for precision. But......anyway, can someone speak to this?!Comment
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Thanks. That was exactly what I needed to hear. I'm back in!Comment
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