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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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Rita, Thank you so much for your visuals. I had such a hard time getting my head around what to do with the seams even though the explanations here in the forum was very thorough. Seeing it is a great help.
Renata, your blocks are perfect and the extra fabric added to the equation is lovely.
Marianne
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Originally posted by MargoRenata, please try this:
To understand the concept of twirling the seams at the intersection, cut four squares of fabric to practice with by making a very simple four patch block.
Make two of the squares with dark colors and two of them with light fabric.
The size doesn't really matter for this example, just cut four squares that are the same size....maybe 3"?
Sew two sets of two squares, each pair made with one dark and one light square.
Press the two seams toward the dark fabrics.
Nest and pin the seams securely for the third seam like Laura showed in the video of the quarter-square block.
Stitch the seam and heat press it.
Open the block and from the back carefully remove the stitches from the first two stitched seams that are now inside the seam allowance created by the third seam.
This will allow the seam allowances to ALL be pressed in a clock-wise or counter clock-wise direction, depending on the orientation of your blocks. That is your swirl! Press it well. The front of the block should be a perfect intersection and there will be very little bulk.
Basically, this is falling back on hand piecing principles where we only sew the part of the seam that is apparent from the front of the quilt, and there are no stitches in any of the seam allowances at the intersections so that each seam can be pressed in any direction. When we chain piece our patches we loose that ability.
Hope this makes it easier for you to understand.
First pict is after I "stitch the seam and heat press"
2nd & 3rd Pict is "remove stitches from the seams that are inside the 3rd stitched seam".
4th PIct show how "This will allow the seam allowances to ALL be pressed in a clock-wise or counter clock-wise direction, depending on the orientation of your blocks."
Check out my next post for Pict 4. Can't upload more picts.
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4th PIct show how "This will allow the seam allowances to ALL be pressed in a clock-wise or counter clock-wise direction, depending on the orientation of your blocks."
Final pict shows the seam twirled and pressed flat.
Since I have tried other methods in the past, this has now become my method of choice. I say that not only because I like the method but I am also considering what Nancy had to say about the possibility of light batting showing through open seams.
Thanks, Margo. Thanks Nancy. Now I will get back to sewing.
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Since Margo was kind enough to give me step-by-step instructions on how to twirl seams, I gave it a try and this is what I came up with:
Then I tried it with the quarter square triangles and voilà:
Her instructions were crystal clear--I followed them and the results were perfect, the process made sense and I had no problem reproducing the twirl with the quarter square triangle. It was unbelievably EASY to do.
So, if any of you are struggling with twirling, please give Margo's instructions a try.
And if any of the TQS leadership comes across this posting, please give Margo Classroom space for her instructions, both video and written! She comes through every time for many of us with help, and often we want to refer back to her instructions but have to go back and ask her again how to do something when we can't find it by navigating the TQS site. Before asking Margo for help this time, I searched both the TQS site and scrolled through the classrooms specifically and did not find help on twirling... (Off my soap box for now… )
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Lois and Renata - Thank you very much for taking time to photograph and data allowance to upload the photos of the twirling. Now I want to give that a go too.
All the photos posted made me realise that I must remember to photograph the back of the blocks I have already made for my diary. Once quilted there's no going back to see how I did the seam intersections. What a wonderful thing the digital camera is
Marianne
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Originally posted by PosyPLois - any chance that you could put a link or copy your posts showing Margo's technique into Margo's links thread on techniques, that would be very beneficial for all of us.
Renata, love your qst's 8) I might very well be copying your colour layout plan into my quilt :wink:
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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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Done for now
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Photo is too big. There is a post at the top of the 2024 BOM forum with help for posting photos
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I tried to attach a picture under show your progress and it showed that I attached it but didn’t show up in my post only...
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I finished my top by looking at the photo of the quilt and since there are no quilt police it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t...
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