*drumming my fingers*

Go to Home Depot or other hardware store. Somewhere in there are skinny
pieces of copper (?) or other silver-colored metal bars - very skinny - that
come in various widths. I don't have a clue what they are for and I don't
have a clue where to look for them, but they are there.

DH got me a 1/4" piece about a foot long after DS#1 ruined my bias bar. DG
used his drimmel tool to smooth down the cut edges on either end. Instant
bias bar. It didn't cost $1, I don't think. I wish he'd made two - one to
use while the other one cools down.
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Teresa in Colorado

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Berthoud Outdoor Quilt Show - June 11, 2005 in Berthoud, Colorado
The Presser Foot in Longmont and Fort Collins, Colorado
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the black rose wrote:

Celtic knotwork quilt:

Everything that I could possibly cut, is cut. And I do mean everything.
Everything that I could possibly sew, is sewn. This includes all the
garden maze sashing and sash squares.
Everything that I could possibly mark, is marked.

I can't do anything else until I get those blankety-blank bias press
bars, which are stubbornly refusing to arrive at the quilt shop. I mean
really, doesn't the distributor know how important that shop is? She
should get all her orders first!

Now what to do, what to do.... I thought this would keep me busy long
enough that I didn't have any other projects in the queue.

*sigh*

*drums fingers*

My set came from Wal-mart. They are made of that special plastic that
doesn't melt from the heat of your iron.
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Sandy Foster wrote:
Why don't you zip over to your local JoAnn's (assuming you have one g)
and buy a little 1/4" bias tape maker? That works really well for making
bias strips for celtic knotwork....

Cuz those things hate me. Seriously. I've tried them. They refuse to
work for me.

JoAnn's *used* to sell bias press bars. I know they did, because that's
where I bought the ones I now can't find, lo those many years ago.

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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 02:05:48 GMT, the black rose
wrote:


I can't do anything else until I get those blankety-blank bias press
bars, which are stubbornly refusing to arrive at the quilt shop. I mean
really, doesn't the distributor know how important that shop is? She
should get all her orders first!

Have Googled bias press bars and seen piccies but how do you use them?
Haven't met them over here (but perhaps just haven't noticed them!)

Is it something I need to put on shopping list for SIL on her annual
trip over?

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Sally in Suffolk UK
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Sally Swindells wrote:

Have Googled bias press bars and seen piccies but how do you use them?
Haven't met them over here (but perhaps just haven't noticed them!)

You take your bias strips, fold them in half wrong side together, and
sew a 1/8-inch seam. Then you insert the press bar into the little tube
you just made and press the seam underneath. Inch the bar along inside
the tube and keep pressing the entire length. Voila, bias tape, super easy.

Clear as mud? *grin*

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the black rose
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I got mine in the electical department at home depot. They are
unmeltable plastic used by electricians to tie off wiring.

Linda
PATCHogue, NY

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:22:50 -0500, "SNIGDIBBLY"
wrote:

My set came from Wal-mart. They are made of that special plastic that
doesn't melt from the heat of your iron.