I missed it! It is running so smoothly now.
More simple shapes.
The half-square triangles were in a box, most of them left overs or by- products from the Valentine's quilt.
I have a good start with the 128 HST already done.
Friday, March 31, 2017
Working on another quilt now that my sewing machine has returned from its check-up.
I missed it! It is running so smoothly now.
More simple shapes.
The half-square triangles were in a box, most of them left overs or by- products from the Valentine's quilt.
I have a good start with the 128 HST already done.
I missed it! It is running so smoothly now.
More simple shapes.
The half-square triangles were in a box, most of them left overs or by- products from the Valentine's quilt.
I have a good start with the 128 HST already done.
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Simple Shapes
You can make so many nice quilts ...
... using the simple shapes of squares and triangles.
I used this mini quilt (12" x14") as an example in the Binding Class I taught yesterday at Ewe Knit.
Students really enjoyed the class!
... using the simple shapes of squares and triangles.
I used this mini quilt (12" x14") as an example in the Binding Class I taught yesterday at Ewe Knit.
Students really enjoyed the class!
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Winter Quilt Finished...or not
I did finish my Winter Quilt last week but...
I hadn't finished assembling it and decided to add the binding strip on the part that was already quilted (bad idea!) (In my defence, I was going to visit a friend and wanted to bring some hand sewing for our visit!)
Later, I wanted to show it to a friend and so I rushed the rest of the assembly.
The entire thing started to go wonky and I hadn't noticed!
When I finished the quilt I couldn't believe how UN-square it was!! (how embarrassing ...with my experience!!)
I am going to remove the binding and square up the quilt and then reattach the binding and resew it by hand. I will never be able to use it knowing it isn't square!!!
Rushing is never a good thing.
NOTE: I undid the binding and marked the quilt edges to be equidistance from the horizontal centre seam line and just before I got the rotary cutter out I realized that if I trim the edges, the vertical seams of the panels will not be 90 Degrees with the edge. Oh brother!! I know that will bother me even more and will be more visible to my eye so I have decided to leave the quilt as is (I need to resew the binding on!!).
The good thing is I learned a trick for when I teach this class. I should start assembling it from the centre outward. Then turn the thing upside down and work the second side upside down from the centre outward.
I hadn't finished assembling it and decided to add the binding strip on the part that was already quilted (bad idea!) (In my defence, I was going to visit a friend and wanted to bring some hand sewing for our visit!)
Later, I wanted to show it to a friend and so I rushed the rest of the assembly.
The entire thing started to go wonky and I hadn't noticed!
When I finished the quilt I couldn't believe how UN-square it was!! (how embarrassing ...with my experience!!)
I am going to remove the binding and square up the quilt and then reattach the binding and resew it by hand. I will never be able to use it knowing it isn't square!!!
Rushing is never a good thing.
NOTE: I undid the binding and marked the quilt edges to be equidistance from the horizontal centre seam line and just before I got the rotary cutter out I realized that if I trim the edges, the vertical seams of the panels will not be 90 Degrees with the edge. Oh brother!! I know that will bother me even more and will be more visible to my eye so I have decided to leave the quilt as is (I need to resew the binding on!!).
The good thing is I learned a trick for when I teach this class. I should start assembling it from the centre outward. Then turn the thing upside down and work the second side upside down from the centre outward.
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