Links to 'all' quilty calculations

http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowAr...spx?NavID=1009 and that's
not all! There are multiple links to ideas for all things quilty.
Enjoy. jennellh (change the mail to news)

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jennellh wrote:

http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowAr...spx?NavID=1009 and that's
not all! There are multiple links to ideas for all things quilty.
Enjoy. jennellh (change the mail to news)

*Bookmarked*!!!

Thank you SEW much, Jennellh!! That'll come in REAL handy!!


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Happy quilting & quilty hugs!!
Connie

I've started a FREE eZine ... and I've posted *LOTS* of free applique patterns!
Check it out!
http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com/ ----- It's BACK!! AND they APOLOGIZED!
LOL!

Another brilliantly ferreted site, Jen. You're on a roll!
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In message . com,
jennellh writes
http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowAr...spx?NavID=1009 and that's
not all! There are multiple links to ideas for all things quilty.
Enjoy. jennellh (change the mail to news)


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Best Regards
pat on the hill

I try Pat, I try! All I wanted to find today was an idea to quilt the
'tree bark' border on Shambles. I am thinking of doing some sort of
leash thing - loopdy loops with applique??? jennellh


On Aug 7, 3:03 pm, Patti wrote:
Another brilliantly ferreted site, Jen. You're on a roll!
.
In message . com,
jennellh writes

http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowAr...spx?NavID=1009 and that's
not all! There are multiple links to ideas for all things quilty.
Enjoy. jennellh (change the mail to news)

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Best Regards
pat on the hill

You're welcome Connie. jennellh


On Aug 7, 2:42 pm, Connie wrote:
In article . com,

jennellh wrote:
http://www.needlepointers.com/ShowAr...spx?NavID=1009 and that's
not all! There are multiple links to ideas for all things quilty.
Enjoy. jennellh (change the mail to news)

*Bookmarked*!!!

Thank you SEW much, Jennellh!! That'll come in REAL handy!!



--
Happy quilting & quilty hugs!!
Connie

I've started a FREE eZine ... and I've posted *LOTS* of free applique patterns!
Check it out! http://sewverycreative.blogspot.com/ ----- It's BACK!! AND they APOLOGIZED!
LOL!

Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy
way of doing such curved appliqué?
Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

I think it is known as bias strip appliqué?
Decide how wide you want your 'leash' (or flower stem etc) to be. Cut
bias strips for as long as you need and more than twice as wide as you
want (they can be as wide as you like! but you just get more to cut
away; but it doesn't have to be accurate). Fold the strip in half,
right sides out, and press. Using your presser foot as a guide to the
width you want, following the *folded* edge, sew the strip to your
fabric in a curvy line - if you don't need it to be in a particular
'pattern' just curve as you go.
When you have finished, trim very close to the machine stitching - well
it can go down to about an eighth - you could trim each surplus to a
different width like they do for dressmaking, if you wanted to eliminate
lumps. Then gently fold the strip over the machine stitching and raw
edges and catch it down: I would do it by hand, but I think the usual
methods of invisible machine appliqué, such as a narrow blind hem
stitch, would also be fine. You can get quite a narrow strip by the
method - I think I got down to just over an eighth finished - but
there's no need to.
It is such a useful little 'trick' to learn. I've used it lots of times
- and it is honestly very easy.
..
In message om,
jennellh writes
I try Pat, I try! All I wanted to find today was an idea to quilt the
'tree bark' border on Shambles. I am thinking of doing some sort of
leash thing - loopdy loops with applique??? jennellh

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill

In article ,
Patti wrote:

Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy
way of doing such curved appliqué?
Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

I think it is known as bias strip appliqué?
Decide how wide you want your 'leash' (or flower stem etc) to be. Cut
bias strips for as long as you need and more than twice as wide as you
want (they can be as wide as you like! but you just get more to cut
away; but it doesn't have to be accurate). Fold the strip in half,
right sides out, and press. Using your presser foot as a guide to the
width you want, following the *folded* edge, sew the strip to your
fabric in a curvy line - if you don't need it to be in a particular
'pattern' just curve as you go.
When you have finished, trim very close to the machine stitching - well
it can go down to about an eighth - you could trim each surplus to a
different width like they do for dressmaking, if you wanted to eliminate
lumps. Then gently fold the strip over the machine stitching and raw
edges and catch it down: I would do it by hand, but I think the usual
methods of invisible machine appliqué, such as a narrow blind hem
stitch, would also be fine. You can get quite a narrow strip by the
method - I think I got down to just over an eighth finished - but
there's no need to.
It is such a useful little 'trick' to learn. I've used it lots of times
- and it is honestly very easy.

Pat, honestly, that's a great explanation. I've heard of this technique
before, but it has never "clicked" with me until now! Thanks!

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Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net

Thanks Pat for the stem bias applique explanation - I am leaning more
and more towards doing the leash - I know that somewhere, I also have
the hardware parts of a leash that I could attach to the business end
of things. I was mulling over various ways of making the leash this
afternoon and thinking about the possible fabrics in the stash that
might work for it - its amazing how a small bias strip changes in
appearance from the original bolt. I had an email from my friend so
that means, she has returned from her week in the UK (she had thrown a
surprise 80th birthday party for her Mum in Yorkshire) - I'm hoping
that she remembered to buy my pear drops! jennellh

On Aug 7, 5:10 pm, Patti wrote:
Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy
way of doing such curved appliqué?
Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

I think it is known as bias strip appliqué?
Decide how wide you want your 'leash' (or flower stem etc) to be. Cut
bias strips for as long as you need and more than twice as wide as you
want (they can be as wide as you like! but you just get more to cut
away; but it doesn't have to be accurate). Fold the strip in half,
right sides out, and press. Using your presser foot as a guide to the
width you want, following the *folded* edge, sew the strip to your
fabric in a curvy line - if you don't need it to be in a particular
'pattern' just curve as you go.
When you have finished, trim very close to the machine stitching - well
it can go down to about an eighth - you could trim each surplus to a
different width like they do for dressmaking, if you wanted to eliminate
lumps. Then gently fold the strip over the machine stitching and raw
edges and catch it down: I would do it by hand, but I think the usual
methods of invisible machine appliqué, such as a narrow blind hem
stitch, would also be fine. You can get quite a narrow strip by the
method - I think I got down to just over an eighth finished - but
there's no need to.
It is such a useful little 'trick' to learn. I've used it lots of times
- and it is honestly very easy.
.
In message om,
jennellh writes

I try Pat, I try! All I wanted to find today was an idea to quilt the
'tree bark' border on Shambles. I am thinking of doing some sort of
leash thing - loopdy loops with applique??? jennellh

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Best Regards
pat on the hill

Thank you for the compliment. It makes my day.... G

Pati, in Phx
http://community.webshots.com/user/PatiCooks



Patti wrote:
Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy
way of doing such curved appliqué?
Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

Oh, Good!
Thanks Sandy.
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In message
,
Sandy writes
In article ,
Patti wrote:

Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy
way of doing such curved appliqué?
Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

I think it is known as bias strip appliqué?
Decide how wide you want your 'leash' (or flower stem etc) to be. Cut
bias strips for as long as you need and more than twice as wide as you
want (they can be as wide as you like! but you just get more to cut
away; but it doesn't have to be accurate). Fold the strip in half,
right sides out, and press. Using your presser foot as a guide to the
width you want, following the *folded* edge, sew the strip to your
fabric in a curvy line - if you don't need it to be in a particular
'pattern' just curve as you go.
When you have finished, trim very close to the machine stitching - well
it can go down to about an eighth - you could trim each surplus to a
different width like they do for dressmaking, if you wanted to eliminate
lumps. Then gently fold the strip over the machine stitching and raw
edges and catch it down: I would do it by hand, but I think the usual
methods of invisible machine appliqué, such as a narrow blind hem
stitch, would also be fine. You can get quite a narrow strip by the
method - I think I got down to just over an eighth finished - but
there's no need to.
It is such a useful little 'trick' to learn. I've used it lots of times
- and it is honestly very easy.

Pat, honestly, that's a great explanation. I've heard of this technique
before, but it has never "clicked" with me until now! Thanks!


--
Best Regards
pat on the hill