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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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:lol: :lol: :lol: You'll have to explain to me what that really means...Originally posted by PosyP
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Renata and Maryjo, love your little quilts.
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Maryjo and Renata, your little quilts are beautiful and adorable! Great work!
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it means that if something is originally 1' long you make it 1/12th of a foot long ie 1" so a quilt that is 6' x 6' would end up being 6" x 6"Originally posted by Renata:lol: :lol: :lol: You'll have to explain to me what that really means...Originally posted by PosyP
My Caught Red Handed top - the original blocks were 6" x 6", but I scaled them down to 1/6th scale and made the center small ones 1" x 1". If I had scaled them down to 1/12th then the blocks would have finished at 1/2" x 1/2" - does it make sense now?Comment
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Hi Rosemary! I did not come across correctly...
ops: I understood the 1/12th scale part. I was just scratching my head about how I could get the 8" block with its nine sub-blocks down to 0.6666667. What is the smallest you've seen someone make a block for a miniature? and was it still machine stitched or hand stitched? By the way, I still love your Caught Red-Handed quilt!
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Okay, I have a dilemma--and I want a brutally honest opinion. I just did the quilting on another AAQI quilt and even though I did a sample to get the tensions right, something awful happened and when I finally turned the piece around to look at the back, it was full of bird nests! :shock: My instinct is that nobody would ever want to purchase a piece full of bird nests on the back, yet I'm afraid of what would happen to the fabric if I ripped all the stitches out, especially since half of it is pebbles. So, rip, don't rip, start over? What would you do? Thanks!
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Brutally honest? Count this as a really good lesson about checking tension as you go, and make another one for AAQI. It's a darling quilt, and it's not like you are loosing enough fabric and time involved in a king size quilt!
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That was my instinct too, Margo. :cry: I'd be too embarassed to put it out there but would feel even worse if someone spent good money on such a badly quilted piece. Thanks for validating my gut feeling. I was just hoping there was a way to rip the stitches out and smooth the fabric because that was the last of that particular fabric and I really liked how it turned out otherwise.
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I would bondaweb some fabric over the back to secure the stitches and make a nice firm quilt backing. Then you can still donate it
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I agree with Wendy. Use a fusible web on the back of some pretty fabric. Cover the back side. Iron down well so that it bonds to a lot of the thread work. Square it up and do the binding. Don't sweat it. When the tension is off, only one side looks bad. The fusible will secure the stitches and the piece is saved. That is what I would do. Clara
P.S. Everyone of us has made a blunder from time to time and this one is fixable.
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Funny you should mention that, Wendy. I was just looking at my quilt again. It really is almost impossible to rip the stitches without ruining the quilt totally, but from the front, I am still pretty satisfied with the results. Wasn't familiar with Bondaweb but just looked it up and I would not be adverse to doing that just not to lose the little quilt. I will still try to make another little quilt to redeem myself from bad stitching on the back. After all, practice makes perfect, right? :roll: Thanks for a great idea! After all, no quilt police in my neighborhood--if there were, I'd be in jail! :lol: :lol: :lol: I still take on Margo's comment about it serving as a lesson.
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Nobody said to throw it away!! :lol:
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Bondaweb, Steam a Seam, pretty much the same thing except that Steam a Seam works better. It is a lovely little quilt and if you do decide t throw it away will you fling it in my direction? :mrgreen:Comment
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There's hope, I'm happy! Steam-a-Seam is going to become my friend tomorrow... thanks everyone!
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