tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5361211538797110022024-03-12T22:42:17.775-05:00Hand Piecing With CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-3544086934312895322010-03-22T15:37:00.005-05:002011-04-26T13:39:35.543-05:00WELCOME !!<span style="color: red;">April 21, 2011 - For some unknown reason Google disabled my site so you cannot access the pattern PDF files. I'm working with Google to get this resolved. I will let you know when it's fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">April 26, 2011 - With Google being Google, I just opened up a new site. All the links should now be working. If not let me know :0)</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Crispy</span><br />
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Hand Piecing!!! <br />
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Why hand piece when making quilts by machine is so much faster? Well, for one thing, it’s very portable, you can hand piece anywhere, ball games, doctor’s office, and dance classes, anywhere you find yourself sitting and waiting. The accuracy you get by hand piecing is wonderful, all those lovely sharp points and matching seams. It’s very relaxing to just sit back in a comfortable chair, watch TV and spend quality time with your family as you stitch perfect little blocks. Oh, I should also mention that fellow quilters will be in awe of your abilities.<br />
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The purpose of this blog is to teach the hand piecing process, the way "I" do it. There are many other resources for hand piecing and I encourage you to try everything you come across, so you can find what works for "YOU".<br />
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To maneuver around this tutorial, you can just click the "Older Posts" link at the bottom of each post. This will take you to the next step. If you want to skip around, you can click on the "Tutorial Pages" links in the side bar.<br />
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The block we will be making is NOT pretty but was designed for practice only. Please, do not feel bad if you decide to toss it in the trash when you are done, it's probably what I'll do with mine :0) <br />
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Here is the block we will be making:<br />
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If you have any questions or any part of the instructions are unclear, put your question in the comment area and I'll get back to you. Be sure that I have a way to e-mail you as I will not be responding directly to the comment section.<br />
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Again WELCOME to my little corner of the quilting world!!<br />
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CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-49822445383238732172010-03-21T16:42:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:57:44.060-05:00SUPPLY LISTFabric - Scraps are good for this project. Use a good quality 100% cotton fabric, that does not easily fray. You will be handling this fabric a lot and there will be some fraying, but you don’t want to unravel to the seam line. (<strong>Note</strong>: Don’t pull threads that are unraveling, snip them.) Batiks are wonderful; just keep in mind that they are harder to needle. Also, I always wash my fabric first but this is a personal preference, however, freezer paper will stick much better to washed fabric.<br /><br />Pattern - Click on "The Block" icon on the right, it will take you to the patterns.<br /><br />Freezer Paper<br /><br />Mechanical Pencil (also white pencils or any other color that will allow you to see the lines on the back of your fabric. A .02 black Micron pen is good to use as it doesn't tend to leak through to the front of the fabric)<br /><br />Paper Scissors<br /><br />Fabric Scissors - Small ones for cutting thread and dog ears<br /><br />Rotary Cutter - A small cutter is nice<br /><br />Cutting Mat.......\ a larger cut ‘n press is very handy to use on your lap<br />Ironing Surface../<br /><br />Iron (Dry)<br /><br />Small Ruler - 1 x 12 Omnigrid is a lovely size<br /><br />Larger Ruler - For rotary cutting - 4 x 14 is a great size for cutting while sitting<br /><br />Needles - My personal preference is Piece Maker size 12 betweens, however they are very short. Most hand piecers use a “good” quality Sharp. There are many brands available, John James, Roxanne, Richard Hemming, to name a few, try out as many as you can, until you find the one that works for you.<br /><br />Thread - My favorite threads are Aurifil 100% cotton, 50/2 weight and Mettler Silk Finish 100% cotton, 50/3 weight. Machine embroidery threads work well and can be found in 60/2 weight but are hard to find in smaller spools. Some prefer silk, but colors are limited, it tends to unthread from the needle and it’s rather expensive. I often match the color thread to the color of fabric and also use white or a light to medium grey. The thinner the thread the less bulk there will be in your seams.<br /><br />Pins - I use Clover Glass Top Appliqué Pins, they are short, so do not hang up on the thread and are nice and thin. I know a few ladies that like to use their extra needles to pin, but I tend to drop them and then I can’t find them, until I get poked with it.<br /><br />Thimble - Optional<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-7254203540977542662010-03-20T17:41:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:57:11.446-05:00MAKING TEMPLATESFor these lessons I will supply you with the patterns that can be printed onto freezer paper, just click on the picture of the block in the sidebar. However there are many options for making up your own templates.<br /><br />All templates <strong>DO NOT</strong> include the seam allowance.<br /><br /><strong>Accuracy</strong> in making your templates is the key to a well constructed block. Whether you are tracing a pattern or drafting up an original, take the time to have smooth clear lines and make sure the block measures to the "finished" size.<br /><br />Also, keep in mind that you will be drawing your sewing lines on the back of the fabric and if your pattern is not symmetrical, you will have to make a mirror image of the pattern, before you trace it to your template medium. Personally, I don’t care if my block ends up swirling right or left as long as I do them all the same. <br /><br />There are many mediums you can use to create your templates, these are:<br /><br />1. <strong>Template Plastic</strong> - I use this only when I’m making a whole quilt, using one or two blocks repeatedly and the block size and/or template pieces are an odd shape or size.<br /><br />2. <strong>Card Stock</strong> - I’ve even cut shapes out of cereal boxes, but the edges wear down and the shape will not retain an accurate measurement for very long. Good in a pinch but not a medium I would recommend.<br /><br />3. <strong>Freezer Paper</strong> - I use this almost exclusively. It’s easy to see through for tracing and the pieces can be used over and over. If you have Electric Quilt, or any other quilt software program, you can print the block directly onto freezer paper. You can also use the PDF I'm supplying to print directly onto the freezer paper. <strong>DO NOT</strong> print onto freezer paper if you have a laser printer!!<br /><br />4. <strong>No Template At All</strong> - If the block you are making has segments easily measured, like in 1/4 inch increments, and is a basic shape (square, rectangle or half square triangle), you can just draw the shapes directly onto the back of your fabric, using a ruler.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-60520757986698177772010-03-20T16:42:00.001-05:002010-07-08T18:08:46.244-05:00A SIDE NOTE ABOUT PATTERNS FOR HAND PIECINGAny pattern you can cut apart, can be hand pieced back together, however, you do not have to make a block exactly as it is drawn by the designer.<br /><br />This is a simple Pin Wheel block that I pulled from EQ:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2RizMhBIX-fN-zRXngDiNs7RnlxaD4x2cU8pIZ_eZiLPt9K-c-vxl0zAxKxNZVkvdLCO7AIxq4uwqGAb-m7n4fI5k9i9-fwKD2hva43d13kZB5es1YKroROe-E2niXYGJguLfU4-a5Rn/s1600/Pin+wheel+Block+Original.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2RizMhBIX-fN-zRXngDiNs7RnlxaD4x2cU8pIZ_eZiLPt9K-c-vxl0zAxKxNZVkvdLCO7AIxq4uwqGAb-m7n4fI5k9i9-fwKD2hva43d13kZB5es1YKroROe-E2niXYGJguLfU4-a5Rn/s400/Pin+wheel+Block+Original.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491655572630030146" /></a><br />I would look at this block and decide where I can eliminate excess templates. The biggest area would be in the center. You don't need to make a 4 patch for the center. By eliminating the 4 patch lines, I have a simple square....just think of the fussy cutting you can do to make this boring center really shine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrBCAJovLYfT2GTRJ1P1YXzsqBu-3H3DXqyiZyVzzj6DiUN23ueS3bqC0CJoMl3igFchyG_Dz-1qboAP0Kl8fw04n7wmIebfCE4a_0gIgw8SAi2F_AN2PSE_4pfy0ygpKTgEWKKBiXQzQ/s1600/New+Center.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrBCAJovLYfT2GTRJ1P1YXzsqBu-3H3DXqyiZyVzzj6DiUN23ueS3bqC0CJoMl3igFchyG_Dz-1qboAP0Kl8fw04n7wmIebfCE4a_0gIgw8SAi2F_AN2PSE_4pfy0ygpKTgEWKKBiXQzQ/s400/New+Center.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491666987825807394" /></a><br />Now I would look at this block and see where like colors line up and then decide which lines I will eliminate. On this block I figure making 4 HST's are easy enough so why not eliminate the two yellow squares that are beside the HST's and make them rectangles instead.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpyr1aNHn5b8EHb89Kl-a19N709p1X8yyCeUeeLb7LiUtPoBy2PMiGDvaOYqDscJIkIei65d1yoBcNU9nEc0SMByGsVnryeZS43qsjn4XNuHiePc5c9PipQoG26s7Wt1XFYMJcJNmUpwd/s1600/Final+Block.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpyr1aNHn5b8EHb89Kl-a19N709p1X8yyCeUeeLb7LiUtPoBy2PMiGDvaOYqDscJIkIei65d1yoBcNU9nEc0SMByGsVnryeZS43qsjn4XNuHiePc5c9PipQoG26s7Wt1XFYMJcJNmUpwd/s400/Final+Block.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491666980762976850" /></a><br />There, now I have gotten rid of 7 templates and in the process I have removed 8 seams that I no long have to hand quilt through :0)<br /><br />Of course there are always rules you "have to" follow. In hand piecing there is only one. If you have a piece that points inward, you must have a seam. For example, the yellow corner pieces point in but there is no seam from the corner to the inny point.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeE4gghr9kWiLdyRqQsvRUvchCWMplbuDPU_MtRCOwclgXaMRyP4a6-zpl_3e9DswgSZ_A3L6Qe4NilYVdzJl4CUhf9eP_YIaRDYdnFOcOprd9nEV5P7QB_5ugpfl6YNCw7OaytvCmfj9/s1600/Inny+Points.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeE4gghr9kWiLdyRqQsvRUvchCWMplbuDPU_MtRCOwclgXaMRyP4a6-zpl_3e9DswgSZ_A3L6Qe4NilYVdzJl4CUhf9eP_YIaRDYdnFOcOprd9nEV5P7QB_5ugpfl6YNCw7OaytvCmfj9/s400/Inny+Points.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491671356364874034" /></a><br />I'll just add a seam through the yellow area when drawing up my block:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxZQ4NdnxU81KNq9msOqkhcPsWSEhVjNVT6JVJmAK5fdIDMK_gM1lOF2tX3UzrVeoGNyswI6ivfxwkzY0bpy0aqz27IfgHrDnAFoCf7C8fN6AnG7YECzZ1b2JrWu-fSL5pTmpOutDqro7/s1600/Added+A+Line.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxZQ4NdnxU81KNq9msOqkhcPsWSEhVjNVT6JVJmAK5fdIDMK_gM1lOF2tX3UzrVeoGNyswI6ivfxwkzY0bpy0aqz27IfgHrDnAFoCf7C8fN6AnG7YECzZ1b2JrWu-fSL5pTmpOutDqro7/s400/Added+A+Line.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491671345883226994" /></a><br />Yep, I have now made two template pieces instead of one, but the piecing will be so much easier.<br /><br />I have used words like "have to" and "must have a seam" but as with all quilting rules, they are made to be broken. You can piece without a seam but it requires snipping your seam allowance almost to the stitching line and IMHO it weakens the block and there is a chance of snipping too far and ruining it.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-68743800315833555112010-03-19T17:56:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:56:50.983-05:00MARKING THE TEMPLATEMy personal preference is to draw up the entire block onto freezer paper. This gives me a template piece for each segment of the block.<br /><br />You will take the freezer paper block and mark it with the following: (Please make sure you mark the block exactly as I have, this will make it much easier to follow along on the tutorial)<br /><br />1. <strong>Number each piece</strong> of the block. This is the order in which you will lay the block out, not the order of piecing.<br /><br />2. <strong>Write the color</strong> of the fabric you will be using. In this case W=White, R=Red, G=Gold, GR=Green and B=Blue. (Again, using the same colors as I have will make following the tutorial easier)<br /><br />3. <strong>Registration Marks</strong> - If a seam <strong>does not</strong> line up with another seam, mark those areas with a registration mark. These are the red “v” shapes in the picture below. The use of registration marks is very essential to accurate piecing.<br /><br />This is what your Freezer Paper Template will look like when you are done marking it:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnW1JzGRMuErXcXy2SyVak0LfM08KhrQiUQeZatZqrAZpnFGbd-a8EjEeCBtwf7gJEQ5YPgiu4N9w4WxAkoeZIDuSqPst7UsiFd2iIQJyx4vyuuD01eJF0DpHR-6WhnY3VoaptrVniL8f/s1600/Blank+Block.JPG" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnnW1JzGRMuErXcXy2SyVak0LfM08KhrQiUQeZatZqrAZpnFGbd-a8EjEeCBtwf7gJEQ5YPgiu4N9w4WxAkoeZIDuSqPst7UsiFd2iIQJyx4vyuuD01eJF0DpHR-6WhnY3VoaptrVniL8f/s400/Blank+Block.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464252958034161506" /></a><br /><br />You can now cut the pattern apart. Be sure to cut right on the line, not to the left or right of it. <br /><br />Stack the pieces in <strong>color</strong> order. At this point I tuck the pieces into the folds of the fabrics so they don‘t accidentally blow away.<br /><br />I also print out a colored pattern and number each piece. I use this as a reference in case I get myself confused along the way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xP7wAJrFoLGQkTe_mXULeJiLKfV0NZ9_l9mBJGgqDJVVjRzxa-c-dRm32ES3ApeeznrG2yv2m9MydXV-8sGrHifhgqVbrDpeGHIdQqPJTPO6Lckhn1ivj6_poBQFlMyPFz5d75pQI4Wt/s1600/1+Mark+Color+Guide.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xP7wAJrFoLGQkTe_mXULeJiLKfV0NZ9_l9mBJGgqDJVVjRzxa-c-dRm32ES3ApeeznrG2yv2m9MydXV-8sGrHifhgqVbrDpeGHIdQqPJTPO6Lckhn1ivj6_poBQFlMyPFz5d75pQI4Wt/s400/1+Mark+Color+Guide.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464252955316330402" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-4166071381512386052010-03-18T09:07:00.002-05:002010-07-08T16:32:32.304-05:00IRONING THE TEMPLATES TO THE FABRICI know that this sounds easy enough but there are a few little tricks.<br /><br />First off, if I’m using a large piece of fabric, I will cut a 6-9 inch strip off. This makes the fabric more manageable while pressing the templates on and while rotary cutting the pieces later. Press any wrinkles and creases out and lay it wrong side up on the ironing surface.<br /><br />We will start with the templates for the white back ground fabric. Sort the template pieces by shape and size.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjERQUhyhOl3p_GGC6_4RqDDQCUKrDy709LxWvHW5e4ZzYzzQY4eg4_bk09jFzNsxbb1y67_yK5G0irYFWrQsLm1Mh8Mr7YWA2thJmW51vSUSlq06aKu_i6jlR5ET0zTVSNrOM6a-cNNJ/s1600/2+Sort+by+size+and+shape.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjERQUhyhOl3p_GGC6_4RqDDQCUKrDy709LxWvHW5e4ZzYzzQY4eg4_bk09jFzNsxbb1y67_yK5G0irYFWrQsLm1Mh8Mr7YWA2thJmW51vSUSlq06aKu_i6jlR5ET0zTVSNrOM6a-cNNJ/s400/2+Sort+by+size+and+shape.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464258051315379314" /></a><br /><br />Take your small ruler and draw a straight base line, at least 1/4 inch from the bottom edge of the fabric. I do this so that my templates will line up straight across from each other and for the ease of rotary cutting apart. When drawing the line, use whichever pen or pencil color that will give you a line that is easily seen. Make sure your marks do not shadow through to the front or leak through the fabric.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfDfG_EAWOVYesI0k6GA9Dw7Heghk3UhLfDmz7BwoJqNlRbWIjCbzzocb2nluT5suGk-kruZtk_qM7wy5QqBMBRgoZ1VO3O0OOEZfkSX0wsC148iAzM7ZLNlmnLk_v52DDKGW0n497TGr/s1600/3+Draw+a+base+line.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfDfG_EAWOVYesI0k6GA9Dw7Heghk3UhLfDmz7BwoJqNlRbWIjCbzzocb2nluT5suGk-kruZtk_qM7wy5QqBMBRgoZ1VO3O0OOEZfkSX0wsC148iAzM7ZLNlmnLk_v52DDKGW0n497TGr/s400/3+Draw+a+base+line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464258949812686642" /></a><br /><br />I like to iron down the largest pieces first. Place your first piece on the base line and at least 1/4 inch from the side and using a <strong>dry</strong> iron, press the piece down. <strong>Note</strong>: While you are placing your pieces, pay attention to which edges will be on the outside edge of the block and make sure those are on the straight of grain. For any other pieces, this is not an issue.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT32MlBHh1lt-fEHt9JzxLVgYHMlWk_5LyovAJ3scxIIJ4E_EKJ2j-L1pxtFhFiNpIW20bUoh8vvGLIkXl0Ia58SvMXHhdTJiHUMLJbrAAikoqR7ozvZF2WDUyszhpQzfULZU5jbba1OF/s1600/4+Line+up+first+piece.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT32MlBHh1lt-fEHt9JzxLVgYHMlWk_5LyovAJ3scxIIJ4E_EKJ2j-L1pxtFhFiNpIW20bUoh8vvGLIkXl0Ia58SvMXHhdTJiHUMLJbrAAikoqR7ozvZF2WDUyszhpQzfULZU5jbba1OF/s400/4+Line+up+first+piece.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464259649146396642" /></a><br /><br />Now place the second piece on the base line and 1/2 inch away from the edge of the previous piece and press it down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6duqUkGh-2-2oRpkcHzmwsmiGxAE86SerkW1cn_kD-r6hbU30nDQoqcXwkxbQhjaEJHARvfr9PC8GMFT-WSlcieVKO18OMqZhKvWjkY562UhAVxnyDn_een9c7mvsHlRf8Rrtt1GCwBrZ/s1600/5+Second+Piece.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6duqUkGh-2-2oRpkcHzmwsmiGxAE86SerkW1cn_kD-r6hbU30nDQoqcXwkxbQhjaEJHARvfr9PC8GMFT-WSlcieVKO18OMqZhKvWjkY562UhAVxnyDn_een9c7mvsHlRf8Rrtt1GCwBrZ/s400/5+Second+Piece.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260194391347362" /></a><br /><br />I was using a narrow piece of fabric and could only fit 3 pieces on the base line. I then measured 1/2 inch above the two pieces and drew a base line for the next two of the same width. Then drew a base line above these for the next set of shapes.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHvyIKrJ0gtNbtOo6c_0dmzy70WCiCcKOTZ57HAmsQE0_pQIPazkjP3F_NbdaN-kck83-MN_Ombw2nxhadW_WPANr7g2NBsswDvBW4YWK28OaqZQmGCnOWLG_xRDjeC2reWtsTuZMCg1d/s1600/Base+Lines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHvyIKrJ0gtNbtOo6c_0dmzy70WCiCcKOTZ57HAmsQE0_pQIPazkjP3F_NbdaN-kck83-MN_Ombw2nxhadW_WPANr7g2NBsswDvBW4YWK28OaqZQmGCnOWLG_xRDjeC2reWtsTuZMCg1d/s400/Base+Lines.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491650886158436898" /></a><br /><br />Continue ironing down the rest of the pieces, adding new base lines as needed. Once they are all ironed down, press the whole piece one more time to make sure they are secure.<br /><br />Here they are all ironed down:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5AgrN5OYTw4tRIfaZLoc1q5SO5bk06-PM0NG8WDHgS6sbtJkI9Rjl9rkUJsKRyYFnExnJwEo3677Xb-i5nsIjfzQSljb5tTik9QrQJc_3w3aPJalpKyaq0h_g_xmnHgOdd8w2pvfdlsY/s1600/6+All+ironed+down.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5AgrN5OYTw4tRIfaZLoc1q5SO5bk06-PM0NG8WDHgS6sbtJkI9Rjl9rkUJsKRyYFnExnJwEo3677Xb-i5nsIjfzQSljb5tTik9QrQJc_3w3aPJalpKyaq0h_g_xmnHgOdd8w2pvfdlsY/s400/6+All+ironed+down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464260978100349938" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Don't cut the pieces apart yet!!</strong> After all the pieces are ironed down, trace around each piece, right against the edge of the freezer paper. This process is made much easier by not cutting the shapes out first. Be sure to draw the registration lines by extending the "V" onto the fabric.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P3twKqD9kCmcs-aFGMVUWUmjk9P5JtsrqbNJLuum1ea-6cy_10yK1LF9y2ywxhS39gvfcM2pwpIQFaIsOjQuOpTBKe8du4lv0HH0NE9-2Bj1nfFVk2OP-TcteD4eTbgnwBJ9drRE7V-C/s1600/7+Draw+Around.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8P3twKqD9kCmcs-aFGMVUWUmjk9P5JtsrqbNJLuum1ea-6cy_10yK1LF9y2ywxhS39gvfcM2pwpIQFaIsOjQuOpTBKe8du4lv0HH0NE9-2Bj1nfFVk2OP-TcteD4eTbgnwBJ9drRE7V-C/s400/7+Draw+Around.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464261561511014546" /></a><br /><br />Now you can cut them apart. Measure 1/4 inch from the edge of the template and cut. Don’t worry if the ruler slips and the cut is not exact, when hand piecing the size of the seam allowance is not an issue. I had you space the pieces for a 1/4 inch seam allowance only because it’s easier for rotary cutting. Just make sure the seam allowance is not less that 1/8 inch. <strong>Don’t remove the freezer paper!!</strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyLuxMis9lxclCRvPStF2wp-BE5o72mr-OYxxKserqAeXJFedYrMWuHVh4WzGHaIJcgnT4jGGL2Cz2jcnacHUjPc-vvODdJH1GyVKmbxdIbx7JS3l2Ix1Ndw2p6eMuAUdYScETCbvVoAL/s1600/8+Cut+Apart.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 386px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyLuxMis9lxclCRvPStF2wp-BE5o72mr-OYxxKserqAeXJFedYrMWuHVh4WzGHaIJcgnT4jGGL2Cz2jcnacHUjPc-vvODdJH1GyVKmbxdIbx7JS3l2Ix1Ndw2p6eMuAUdYScETCbvVoAL/s400/8+Cut+Apart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464262216584307362" /></a><br /><br />You can see that the pieces will each have a 1/4 inch seam allowance.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtggLnOQiZSUV2OFpEgtxWjQw9pdxsYeP3UtgQZtzF4ABDDw-i6DHp0B8KkDOXAcYKCJXlMjtfXWrH9bs0sQ09_VD1mWK-IAKZky8yF5BedKBpEBG-apy40SKzPByHKrMvO2DQypihxlul/s1600/9+Each+Are+Quarter+Inch.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtggLnOQiZSUV2OFpEgtxWjQw9pdxsYeP3UtgQZtzF4ABDDw-i6DHp0B8KkDOXAcYKCJXlMjtfXWrH9bs0sQ09_VD1mWK-IAKZky8yF5BedKBpEBG-apy40SKzPByHKrMvO2DQypihxlul/s400/9+Each+Are+Quarter+Inch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464262845551583074" /></a><br /><br />Follow the above steps for each color of fabric in the block.<br /><br />When done, sort the pieces by number.<br /><br />Now lay them all out, template facing up, on a piece of flannel or on the cloth side of your cut/iron mat.<br /><br />Here they are all ready to start sewing together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiOHJcyMAHIVqdlkyPdVA6NmDkBHGnsg1I9LzG4spbwFrovTN8osZl3DfrPpGTURT3HdiIMBQdn2xyedzXWOsBAUiC1Mw8MfWyL3BgxHHP9Jrs14GoifZFWzEVdRXB4GZNiYORA6JNWqz/s1600/10+All+laid+out.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiOHJcyMAHIVqdlkyPdVA6NmDkBHGnsg1I9LzG4spbwFrovTN8osZl3DfrPpGTURT3HdiIMBQdn2xyedzXWOsBAUiC1Mw8MfWyL3BgxHHP9Jrs14GoifZFWzEVdRXB4GZNiYORA6JNWqz/s400/10+All+laid+out.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464263511045624834" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-40332484719187371152010-03-17T09:27:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:56:05.400-05:00LET'S START SEWING<strong>Piecing Order</strong> - The order in which you piece a block makes no difference. Don’t worry if there are those dreaded “Y” seams, they are a breeze in hand piecing. We will go over piecing a "Y" seam at the end of this tutorial. If I am making a quilt that uses all of the same blocks, I make one block at a time. That way I don’t get bored making a bunch of HST’s, besides, I’m easily fooled into thinking I’m making progress when I can actually see a block completed. I then add my sashes and corner stones as I complete each block. Also, as I’m completing blocks, I will sew two blocks together, then 2-2block groups, and then 2-4 block groups, etc. Again, this way you avoid a lot of long seams and your quilt top is being completed as you go. I know, I'm getting ahead of myself, but thought I would toss out a few tidbits here and there :0)<br /><br /><strong>How To Hold The Needle/Fabric To Sew</strong> - This is done however it is comfortable for you. There is no right or wrong way. Some use a thimble on their middle finger to steady the needle, and then push the fabric onto the needle with the other hand. Some use a thimble to push the needle through the fabric. Others don’t use a thimble at all. I use a leather thimble on my thumb and push the needle through the fabric (weird but works for me). With practice, you will find your comfort zone.<br /><br /><strong>The Stitch</strong> - The stitch you will use is a running stitch. You are not basting, so small stitches are required. You take 4 to 6 stitches onto your needle at a time, before pulling the needle all the way through. Then take a back stitch and continue on.<br /><br /><strong>Threading The Needle And When To Rethread The Needle</strong> - When threading your needle, cut the thread at an angle, this will help in threading a small eyed needle. Cut a piece long enough for a few seams. If I don’t have enough thread to do the next seam, rethread the needle. It’s better to not start and stop in the middle of a short seam. Again getting ahead of myself, but when you are sewing rows of blocks together and are running out of thread, always stop in the middle of a seam, not at a corner, by back stitching and anchoring the thread. When you start the new thread, go down in the middle of last stitch.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-30557258477718799652010-03-16T09:34:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:55:14.803-05:00PINNINGPick the pieces numbered 1 and 2, line up the edges, right sides together and remove the freezer paper. <strong>Note</strong> - Don’t throw away the template pieces. They can be reused if you are making another block and there will be times when you may need to redraw a line or put in a missing registration mark.<br /><br />Place your first pin directly in the first corner on both the front: <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjJsu8rtK-iShcwZ8OoLkFKdxm5v2M5adqCWo5GRwhvzbMyDmXLFePiQXpyQWgr_dJlAze2uSdLquF-8bC2XRwd81m2BAVrPSQ4mjQ27hLUFzij8dSL99vklwUf0rstOY1Mdn-x2o7O2i/s1600/1+Pin+in+Corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjJsu8rtK-iShcwZ8OoLkFKdxm5v2M5adqCWo5GRwhvzbMyDmXLFePiQXpyQWgr_dJlAze2uSdLquF-8bC2XRwd81m2BAVrPSQ4mjQ27hLUFzij8dSL99vklwUf0rstOY1Mdn-x2o7O2i/s400/1+Pin+in+Corner+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464472961779395922" /></a><br />and back BUT do not anchor this pin down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV3sMa9vpCGxaALWv0hTitYbe0B1o7v2bXQ6sQdA_yDIhWrUGjthIo9y7Zcc9Rk-S9gDfaQP-w046OT9xsd8WmY2QS13elIRxzqikTs-0FF4qUO0E1L6oMsFNCXZyKo1NXLErbF456fzh/s1600/2+Pin+in+corner+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV3sMa9vpCGxaALWv0hTitYbe0B1o7v2bXQ6sQdA_yDIhWrUGjthIo9y7Zcc9Rk-S9gDfaQP-w046OT9xsd8WmY2QS13elIRxzqikTs-0FF4qUO0E1L6oMsFNCXZyKo1NXLErbF456fzh/s400/2+Pin+in+corner+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464472965495186562" /></a><br /><br />Put a pin in at the ending corner. Go ahead and anchor this one down.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fxaUn20HSMj_LPL-davV9zT-DNPHAVpPb0D4HNiuw92lChkt8TsiTTF5dZHhkkV-oN8ymTOrOUr_QWDAZSk3gStf4Z4ZSKxnmHU3sE5MiAWkV4_r13MZ_3IOYWEJz07cKeI2bbEg28y3/s1600/3+Pin+at+end.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fxaUn20HSMj_LPL-davV9zT-DNPHAVpPb0D4HNiuw92lChkt8TsiTTF5dZHhkkV-oN8ymTOrOUr_QWDAZSk3gStf4Z4ZSKxnmHU3sE5MiAWkV4_r13MZ_3IOYWEJz07cKeI2bbEg28y3/s400/3+Pin+at+end.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464472968438808850" /></a><br /><br />You can add more pins between these two, but less is better. When you pin fabrics together the movement to anchor the pin will shift the back fabric just enough to get your sewing lines out of sync. To compensate for the lines shifting, insert the pin on the line on the front side; <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vBMPlENwZfnshQ1a8DmwnbwJuF12LmG1ls-hlLj53wr_TQPDuRlz2LjVO5ypBYubRK6aV7KOtnGgsJ68PxkLzsVd9_azs_hkl5DLvzEIJWvlm9fiWnTKkZ-VLAtqE4k_yqVkrlVrHiG9/s1600/4+Pin+in+center+front.jpg" target"_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vBMPlENwZfnshQ1a8DmwnbwJuF12LmG1ls-hlLj53wr_TQPDuRlz2LjVO5ypBYubRK6aV7KOtnGgsJ68PxkLzsVd9_azs_hkl5DLvzEIJWvlm9fiWnTKkZ-VLAtqE4k_yqVkrlVrHiG9/s400/4+Pin+in+center+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464478094689016226" /></a><br /><br />and a little below the line on the back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3RN1tZDA6W5jqbK5ikR9CUH1f3M7WyQO3nBpLJlAMw9kaL7dRt4KRLikmZqMMY8RUpJbnaAtecpvWG8SdQEWw3dgOt5MIO67w20wUVCnnVdN9wKL4_d7S4CH25aRLebDkLcTQQipwD8j/s1600/5+Pin+in+center+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3RN1tZDA6W5jqbK5ikR9CUH1f3M7WyQO3nBpLJlAMw9kaL7dRt4KRLikmZqMMY8RUpJbnaAtecpvWG8SdQEWw3dgOt5MIO67w20wUVCnnVdN9wKL4_d7S4CH25aRLebDkLcTQQipwD8j/s400/5+Pin+in+center+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464478109778547058" /></a><br /><br />You can anchor these pins down.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-32781245768195975452010-03-15T11:27:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:54:54.806-05:00NO KNOT KNOTI have found that if you use a knot to start a stitching line, they very often end up popping through and showing on the front side of the block, even when you use a back stitch. I got to thinking, if there is no knot used when you end a seam, why do you need one in the front? So this is how I do a No Knot Knot.<br /><br />First take a larger stitch, going down exactly in the corner and coming up just a thread or two above the drawn sewing line. This first stitch should be big enough for a stitch in the middle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbUUkUztuDJVoCrqBioihzlaBFpMmh39m5PFLUE8rkXJg7GCKMY5mPgXGq5mTwi4PG-AoTYZRq6E2S8vq4EzETte8XVqa5gRyQyGGzEzCdhYvr2N2pZPBCpFH9ylpSG_plyEz7ZlID1Hv/s1600/6+No+Knot+first+stitch.jpg" target"_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbUUkUztuDJVoCrqBioihzlaBFpMmh39m5PFLUE8rkXJg7GCKMY5mPgXGq5mTwi4PG-AoTYZRq6E2S8vq4EzETte8XVqa5gRyQyGGzEzCdhYvr2N2pZPBCpFH9ylpSG_plyEz7ZlID1Hv/s400/6+No+Knot+first+stitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464484043606625282" /></a><br /><br />Now go back down at the start point, take a little stitch in the middle then come up again by the first stitch. The idea is to snag a bit of the thread used in the first stitch. Don't try to aim for the thread, it'll happen without looking. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpx_ad8NXx5WTaIxuZRdrkZfALjR8kPUuWjFdqcw4OBCHaeJe4IodMwOhRng1BImgFyyZkOlORvFupkDLruJIKpa72udjhKvmwZK7gQgiDn7Osa-r2_y74OCe-Txt4Du1ma9CgSDVyMS0/s1600/8+No+knot+back+stitch.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpx_ad8NXx5WTaIxuZRdrkZfALjR8kPUuWjFdqcw4OBCHaeJe4IodMwOhRng1BImgFyyZkOlORvFupkDLruJIKpa72udjhKvmwZK7gQgiDn7Osa-r2_y74OCe-Txt4Du1ma9CgSDVyMS0/s400/8+No+knot+back+stitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464484706884861762" /></a><br /><br />Continue loading 4 or 5 stitches onto the needle making sure you are stitching just above the drawn sewing line on both sides, here's the front:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruBnntsPjjYAUD6NmMszHSBCQEIXiYHWOjlcJvSwTScPK1pYnNVt11GaYXBSziYShiM7fxIZJt48t7N88GvnnSTT6I59AzHboAD-slu0nLKr8VdRlkJuX435CMrMo1ndr1WMcyb62_Cfa/s1600/9+Load+the+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruBnntsPjjYAUD6NmMszHSBCQEIXiYHWOjlcJvSwTScPK1pYnNVt11GaYXBSziYShiM7fxIZJt48t7N88GvnnSTT6I59AzHboAD-slu0nLKr8VdRlkJuX435CMrMo1ndr1WMcyb62_Cfa/s400/9+Load+the+needle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464485974627542658" /></a><br />Here's the back:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdMq2BxVLjaDd4q0mzF5-2i3pjYVS-CKJacIayne8otM63SbavU2KGQYItyO9DoyRKKJpUn4yHE308Ngijc0QOtFoGTRAZ-LS8Xqh4diLSiWUIfycVWVJtCaXfbDk5au5rY1WKR4ZHoEY/s1600/2+-+Loading+first+stitches+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdMq2BxVLjaDd4q0mzF5-2i3pjYVS-CKJacIayne8otM63SbavU2KGQYItyO9DoyRKKJpUn4yHE308Ngijc0QOtFoGTRAZ-LS8Xqh4diLSiWUIfycVWVJtCaXfbDk5au5rY1WKR4ZHoEY/s400/2+-+Loading+first+stitches+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464620179946471778" /></a><br /><br />If you aren't lined up correctly, pull the needle back, adjust the back fabric and try again.<br /><br />Bring the needle and thread all the way through, hold onto the edge of the fabric and give the thread a tug. Sometimes the back stitch will slip out. Trust me; you will not always be successful on the first try, as you can see in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdbd1Qi79-7ZVbc_7566_C_cyYDlk0YqKr2wVGaxQ-G4RpdAZtYEJfOCAo174hyphenhypheneTV7VFoJoBRNVPb5nMKtnHGEEHUBl0jyENyMRM9Y85_a18o4hjkdOrn9YDWptpIgu-xD8Ju7PtC86_/s1600/Tug+The+Thread.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdbd1Qi79-7ZVbc_7566_C_cyYDlk0YqKr2wVGaxQ-G4RpdAZtYEJfOCAo174hyphenhypheneTV7VFoJoBRNVPb5nMKtnHGEEHUBl0jyENyMRM9Y85_a18o4hjkdOrn9YDWptpIgu-xD8Ju7PtC86_/s400/Tug+The+Thread.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464486530286678274" /></a><br /><br />Be persistent, you will get the back stitch to hold. After some practice, you will get it to stay on the first try.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR9w-9nqv8a-pWDBO7FaBBDY7ICa1aniDWaA1wWPFTpnyxuhGHG2UlyLlpBmxESMPxatFsISzTFsL8Td5fF3nlQPIc-hekTspp6lq_FRPn4FrAgOPb2XL5ok3iul85Pn25lEfPrwKcPfk/s1600/10+Pull+through+and+tug.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR9w-9nqv8a-pWDBO7FaBBDY7ICa1aniDWaA1wWPFTpnyxuhGHG2UlyLlpBmxESMPxatFsISzTFsL8Td5fF3nlQPIc-hekTspp6lq_FRPn4FrAgOPb2XL5ok3iul85Pn25lEfPrwKcPfk/s400/10+Pull+through+and+tug.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464487103741383970" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-13369127664304332012010-03-14T11:51:00.000-05:002010-07-07T23:54:30.995-05:00LET'S CONTINUE ON SEWING THIS SEAM !!I should mention that you are sewing slightly above the drawn line to create that scant 1/4 inch seam allowance and are making up for any bulk in the seams when you press them. You do not have to be exact, but the more accurate the better. However, IMHO this only applies if you are bound and determined to have your block come out to the precise unfinished size (like for swaps or blocks being made for a group project). If you decide to sew right on the line, just keep in mind that you must sew the entire quilt the same way, but you will still end up with beautiful results. For this lesson, please sew above the line, just so you can see that you will end up with the correct size block :0)<br /><br />Bring the needle down in the middle of the last stitch (a back stitch) and load the needle up again. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOffD6c7WfhrZbobDr7eYtLZWpavw_Dtv2-7BksA_jdLMXElh-I9zXqdeVrVuy-e6QOAmCqflYVDlW37Xlxg7E9UR1RvMY8ehOOQC07nFzkft654COBLPw2-eOhqEUtysBeDN6pA3vxLu/s1600/11+Back+stitch+and+load+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOffD6c7WfhrZbobDr7eYtLZWpavw_Dtv2-7BksA_jdLMXElh-I9zXqdeVrVuy-e6QOAmCqflYVDlW37Xlxg7E9UR1RvMY8ehOOQC07nFzkft654COBLPw2-eOhqEUtysBeDN6pA3vxLu/s400/11+Back+stitch+and+load+needle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464623069192019586" /></a><br /><br />When you are one or two stitches away from a pin, remove the pin. Each time you pull the needle and thread through make sure to smooth out any gathers in the fabric. <br /><br />Continue on with the seam, taking a back stitch after each needle load, until you get to the end of the seam. The last stitch is to end up exactly in the corner. If the last stitch is a little long, don’t worry about it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GOlogSiwjD8Bg5PpNQBywev1zIN5344FMKHJyhfoh0QA4VFFHOWLQt63mNtg6TpUOQdQAUlGr9S7jU1Jg00ap_RxIcUFhRV97HnFiXPPxSLojC-5Zoo1zJrJqxotTuuF92wBUpB3tVtt/s1600/13+Sew+to+end.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GOlogSiwjD8Bg5PpNQBywev1zIN5344FMKHJyhfoh0QA4VFFHOWLQt63mNtg6TpUOQdQAUlGr9S7jU1Jg00ap_RxIcUFhRV97HnFiXPPxSLojC-5Zoo1zJrJqxotTuuF92wBUpB3tVtt/s400/13+Sew+to+end.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464624417056155698" /></a><br /><br />Take a back stitch into the corner. If your last stitch was a little long, come down in the middle of that stitch so your back stitch is a normal length. I like to anchor the thread above by taking a stitch in the top fabric only.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5rnAhkSufJs3XgedZB5ImAhsw3AvNsQ2bIfpdArmVizJ5Sqb-RujOEcsDQkc3shN7YbtJhCBIzub1QS8GBY2hbGNVPlxe6HiMXdPmGze3tzOtJ8I9Rn7rRE2RalVS3WUE9ib5sKWMyHp/s1600/15+Stitch+to+anchor+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5rnAhkSufJs3XgedZB5ImAhsw3AvNsQ2bIfpdArmVizJ5Sqb-RujOEcsDQkc3shN7YbtJhCBIzub1QS8GBY2hbGNVPlxe6HiMXdPmGze3tzOtJ8I9Rn7rRE2RalVS3WUE9ib5sKWMyHp/s400/15+Stitch+to+anchor+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464626519698868290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3tdhtqZFrd7WY0vMXwUB45cleryJRqmbYF2kozATV4yzR_FXTy79APj5pjIy6T0HFkUPIckScJ19UVmbeYcf_3JAiB3huIZQ4kHxIaAWMQsXgcFsuZ2VzW9JaxBAEeE2uj0jHVDHWk7w/s1600/16+Anchor+stitch+inside.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3tdhtqZFrd7WY0vMXwUB45cleryJRqmbYF2kozATV4yzR_FXTy79APj5pjIy6T0HFkUPIckScJ19UVmbeYcf_3JAiB3huIZQ4kHxIaAWMQsXgcFsuZ2VzW9JaxBAEeE2uj0jHVDHWk7w/s400/16+Anchor+stitch+inside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464626525737789650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIEUMwwvUIt5nl9ZefHtiAtc_u7HyN-sym1yHn1Ldc4xJvruQztYrHGu00IraPhby06tx4Qn4IYu9oAZ_K_odk7bVq2-vrsVhqpO8BOE4fZVB3leuIKb1cNACoI0Wsv9duIcOacZt_BR-/s1600/17+Anchor+stitch.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIEUMwwvUIt5nl9ZefHtiAtc_u7HyN-sym1yHn1Ldc4xJvruQztYrHGu00IraPhby06tx4Qn4IYu9oAZ_K_odk7bVq2-vrsVhqpO8BOE4fZVB3leuIKb1cNACoI0Wsv9duIcOacZt_BR-/s400/17+Anchor+stitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464626537214636674" /></a><br /><br />Whew!! Done with the first seam!!<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-2581173525012551972010-03-13T20:53:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:54:06.579-05:00A LITTLE ABOUT PRESSING<strong>GOOD PRESSING</strong><br /><br />First press the seam to smooth it out (press, don't iron). I never use steam while piecing a block. Steam makes the pressing more permanent and I may want to switch the direction of seam as I progress through the project.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTl2FgceYxfglZiyXkylE7mTFjgjvR6lajnqs5FujMLw-T-MGZ8zgPdTwJTfej8_wkXjRarOrVw7tj40y1dgfmJZrT8XS1VvpPWiFgGRwAVy5M0dTgjtYwojjhzpqM3Ti6PpJwf05mZaP/s1600/18+Press+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTl2FgceYxfglZiyXkylE7mTFjgjvR6lajnqs5FujMLw-T-MGZ8zgPdTwJTfej8_wkXjRarOrVw7tj40y1dgfmJZrT8XS1VvpPWiFgGRwAVy5M0dTgjtYwojjhzpqM3Ti6PpJwf05mZaP/s400/18+Press+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464806203200524386" /></a><br /><br />While the piece is still warm, gently finger press it open (pressing the seam towards the red). Don't drag your finger nail across it or pull it, this can really mess with any bias edges.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOgYfL6QhprPeXqCggPoqYNdEfKZky_yzCj-HEkAmtfh37jDRMSX4a4q5G-0iPnK81yv46-k7kGghX2pgcgakxLC3J-YY2biOQcGC49-2zdnozWEKnb1OAnWfVoYjYyefqtCnp6TjeQD4/s1600/19+Finger+press.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOgYfL6QhprPeXqCggPoqYNdEfKZky_yzCj-HEkAmtfh37jDRMSX4a4q5G-0iPnK81yv46-k7kGghX2pgcgakxLC3J-YY2biOQcGC49-2zdnozWEKnb1OAnWfVoYjYyefqtCnp6TjeQD4/s400/19+Finger+press.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464806637110795858" /></a><br /><br />Finally press the front of the unit. NEVER run the edge of the iron against the ridge along the seam. Doing this will cause what I call alligator teeth. You don't want to be able to see the thread.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAsfldbAvhJKk2_zkAWyC_Lw3VMAb8pMK_HrQG7ZIHFZOE0jh5wu7AfwU3NdSxwGvrLxuzXkCw3PDaJKR34sjAA8kciLCtnvSnh8tVI2FNhIP8Om1_oBkgNDEJrSW3Eit5T7O0HEd5-LP/s1600/20+Press+with+iron.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAsfldbAvhJKk2_zkAWyC_Lw3VMAb8pMK_HrQG7ZIHFZOE0jh5wu7AfwU3NdSxwGvrLxuzXkCw3PDaJKR34sjAA8kciLCtnvSnh8tVI2FNhIP8Om1_oBkgNDEJrSW3Eit5T7O0HEd5-LP/s400/20+Press+with+iron.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464807529411508130" /></a><br /><br />Lay it back down in it's proper place, wrong side up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7nV704379gLFW8XBBaIdnT2vjuEtGc6nyfIkEW6YqLY3i1jwfdVN6xdMFhQNphR9MmPM6GYrCLOj0SdSbslH2s7Q8-6HFpeeuhQz1un19nBpVrjZi32hWSKOdi1EXGc1OpM6ztKMviZ5/s1600/21+Lay+back+down.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7nV704379gLFW8XBBaIdnT2vjuEtGc6nyfIkEW6YqLY3i1jwfdVN6xdMFhQNphR9MmPM6GYrCLOj0SdSbslH2s7Q8-6HFpeeuhQz1un19nBpVrjZi32hWSKOdi1EXGc1OpM6ztKMviZ5/s400/21+Lay+back+down.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464808008294558482" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BAD PRESSING</strong><br /><br />I made up this piece to demonstrate some bad pressing. Normally I would not use black thread to piece light colored fabrics but wanted to show that with good pressing, thread color isn't an issue.<br /><br />I ironed this piece aggressively and ran the edge of the iron along the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCrX9W9egdKxkMB5Ar4LTQkFGayxcVOEBwIxs7x76SCPUhxHqQOy2voVFkmTZxeWUwclOzNvyk4LaiCxA6z37M6PLtlXskpsf9Gf7ibYSC9KWYpTGBp3cGHJM_m7MtPJRjXFMJhdPHWTw/s1600/Aggressive+pressing.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCrX9W9egdKxkMB5Ar4LTQkFGayxcVOEBwIxs7x76SCPUhxHqQOy2voVFkmTZxeWUwclOzNvyk4LaiCxA6z37M6PLtlXskpsf9Gf7ibYSC9KWYpTGBp3cGHJM_m7MtPJRjXFMJhdPHWTw/s400/Aggressive+pressing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466028414549244626" /></a>And this is what happens, threads showing and alligator teeth.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8p6AmqYyb8IE7tGMCWj59S22WKMwQ1uERONf7-gGB0_NaezsBjhcwJs6sKVrlGNqlQVhc8uzNtO-UNBCUh17CGksE3W7EFss6GiIZGMgRpb9HXEipHnbzlvNlgJVVCtGt6Z_3w9SYk0t/s1600/Black+thread+showing.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8p6AmqYyb8IE7tGMCWj59S22WKMwQ1uERONf7-gGB0_NaezsBjhcwJs6sKVrlGNqlQVhc8uzNtO-UNBCUh17CGksE3W7EFss6GiIZGMgRpb9HXEipHnbzlvNlgJVVCtGt6Z_3w9SYk0t/s400/Black+thread+showing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466030138314281586" /></a>Gentle pressing and you can't even tell I used black thread.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJW4FSwXyfOeHaEdNC-ZFmyDaJ4Ya264sQTycGwi5qYqPm9KpbS9pockn8UbTRZNVU9qzBq44UGR8lIutLzPy66vM5iZ2yJyedU1JJYVqmn9ywt81XWhPxIZ2yh2eOj5SNWmTZzMVLooJ/s1600/Good+Pressing.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJW4FSwXyfOeHaEdNC-ZFmyDaJ4Ya264sQTycGwi5qYqPm9KpbS9pockn8UbTRZNVU9qzBq44UGR8lIutLzPy66vM5iZ2yJyedU1JJYVqmn9ywt81XWhPxIZ2yh2eOj5SNWmTZzMVLooJ/s400/Good+Pressing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466035982126242546" /></a><br /><br /><strong>BACK TO SEWING.....AGAIN</strong><br /><br />Go ahead and sew together pieces 3 to 4, 5 to 6 and 7 to 8. When done, lay them back into position.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yh-wTdu9aIW9e1LEGnCC31KldA4ifhyphenhyphen3UCsurf31tvwGjWT4jSD7M_tFAUlw6cmh43hYxJvVMO6DfBm6QM8xkMIyjHDo3wUptuLh-qYGR4VBSLCBPFp_guCdEapBw7U6PmxcI4acaYtE/s1600/22+all+laid+out.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yh-wTdu9aIW9e1LEGnCC31KldA4ifhyphenhyphen3UCsurf31tvwGjWT4jSD7M_tFAUlw6cmh43hYxJvVMO6DfBm6QM8xkMIyjHDo3wUptuLh-qYGR4VBSLCBPFp_guCdEapBw7U6PmxcI4acaYtE/s400/22+all+laid+out.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464808395945264258" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-91053333641468068862010-03-12T12:36:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:53:45.491-05:00SEWING A SEAM WITH SINGLE SEAMS<strong>PINNING</strong><br /><br />Pick up the two red and white units and put a floating pin in the first corner and anchor a pin in the last corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC-asU5CTj3f17m8QtPtZBIX9Y-UpYb-0eqjb4TKU5wqYpBKrxRv5M-S6HdY3jH0Ea86rVPw_8T-SphT1hWWnGCVSwlnZcuOkM4R05Rdn3omh7kLaFiZZKUUfyQnnT4pib0oVj5raiOsX/s1600/1+pin+start+and+end.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465619226659279058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhC-asU5CTj3f17m8QtPtZBIX9Y-UpYb-0eqjb4TKU5wqYpBKrxRv5M-S6HdY3jH0Ea86rVPw_8T-SphT1hWWnGCVSwlnZcuOkM4R05Rdn3omh7kLaFiZZKUUfyQnnT4pib0oVj5raiOsX/s400/1+pin+start+and+end.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is where the registration marks come into play. Put a pin in the bottom of the registration mark.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1PBdClrpJbgTMkC8CvRu-0BwRqTmxxiJQ-TyQu2FIcsunjd0XnXWwXlGE20SC__pBghN-_iwdl4eCNfALWWevi2UShCzqkDFrT1krInjv-sBie0ID3Y3Kl3N1IpLMxf5Blcwg0rIVSZ1/s1600/2+pin+at+V+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465619224441799618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1PBdClrpJbgTMkC8CvRu-0BwRqTmxxiJQ-TyQu2FIcsunjd0XnXWwXlGE20SC__pBghN-_iwdl4eCNfALWWevi2UShCzqkDFrT1krInjv-sBie0ID3Y3Kl3N1IpLMxf5Blcwg0rIVSZ1/s400/2+pin+at+V+front.jpg" /></a>Matching the V up with the seam on the back, move the seam to the left, insert the pin in the corner and anchor it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMeagVd2KsFdtHdVXQEk1d1duS60y6vxVgZ51GYcH8-WBaWNl9eG2X_YEkP_LSSOvNYJo3rqSzYWlqe8ADms24HoKeHbrO2VcQUNvQPE8-tvb9y2wlIoLycUHYTuTPYJCWSGjfqU_CmXZ/s1600/3+pin+at+seam+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465625975109150434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMeagVd2KsFdtHdVXQEk1d1duS60y6vxVgZ51GYcH8-WBaWNl9eG2X_YEkP_LSSOvNYJo3rqSzYWlqe8ADms24HoKeHbrO2VcQUNvQPE8-tvb9y2wlIoLycUHYTuTPYJCWSGjfqU_CmXZ/s400/3+pin+at+seam+back.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Next pin the seam on top. Move the seam to the left and insert a pin in the corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFk2eHYJZvrE_iLbFilxka7s9mrb8VAcy2Q0WcSKr3VMJ6rZ5ijuLVazpgJcK1PATlIgBAO7K0TnFscEPDbLF2krUhry2BJa4Vvxgnbiny5rY9wubUgLID1E6DKZbDkFxJhYdRNH-y3E4/s1600/4+pin+at+seam+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465627730347143202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFk2eHYJZvrE_iLbFilxka7s9mrb8VAcy2Q0WcSKr3VMJ6rZ5ijuLVazpgJcK1PATlIgBAO7K0TnFscEPDbLF2krUhry2BJa4Vvxgnbiny5rY9wubUgLID1E6DKZbDkFxJhYdRNH-y3E4/s400/4+pin+at+seam+front.jpg" /></a>And through the point of the V in the back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMKb6CXAhU0fGyGdU7cY_gENHewDlmLB7Q5qm0AHk3ea9ZJF3x7iFeOdqpdb2Z9SK-27jUKqwtEsSKCSJI2Mbegvxxmpg1IXMpUqWSyu0iyeCJb1M_yp5CSn53fLr9kQo6QIGPN-yb6kx/s1600/5+pin+at+V+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465627741829537986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMKb6CXAhU0fGyGdU7cY_gENHewDlmLB7Q5qm0AHk3ea9ZJF3x7iFeOdqpdb2Z9SK-27jUKqwtEsSKCSJI2Mbegvxxmpg1IXMpUqWSyu0iyeCJb1M_yp5CSn53fLr9kQo6QIGPN-yb6kx/s400/5+pin+at+V+back.jpg" /></a><br /><br />These are all the pins you will need.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfTOro92VTYD-ZTD90a_3nj_2FqXHQn1UuLj1lDSFy61om-0hvNlRJvQZDmNw6g-pIJsrNTvfnN78DBPkGcEem7zADZNtxdmOViBOJiCVK-aZBgoX7d9lYzKNtYb50uKzhspZUQsGLNYu/s1600/6+all+the+pins+needed.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465627765916834482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfTOro92VTYD-ZTD90a_3nj_2FqXHQn1UuLj1lDSFy61om-0hvNlRJvQZDmNw6g-pIJsrNTvfnN78DBPkGcEem7zADZNtxdmOViBOJiCVK-aZBgoX7d9lYzKNtYb50uKzhspZUQsGLNYu/s400/6+all+the+pins+needed.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>HOW TO STITCH WITH A SINGLE SEAM ON THE BOTTOM</strong><br /><br />Sew right up to the V, bringing the needle up, in the corner of the seam on the back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iiM_gH7PIncNHcKJsX0DqwonZNBZ3rqPeREzrgcTnJ1v1VGHoZpBZX1tSoMaZQWjDMb_JBHH7LNo8K-FNiTcSiRspCppXttb5d0PEg5pXTLo7id_8AAihBgyWHCkG7w0N5cdvE67UFEW/s1600/8+needle+exactly+at+seam+corner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465639088480202594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iiM_gH7PIncNHcKJsX0DqwonZNBZ3rqPeREzrgcTnJ1v1VGHoZpBZX1tSoMaZQWjDMb_JBHH7LNo8K-FNiTcSiRspCppXttb5d0PEg5pXTLo7id_8AAihBgyWHCkG7w0N5cdvE67UFEW/s400/8+needle+exactly+at+seam+corner.jpg" /></a>Through to the bottom of the V, on the front, again at the sewing line.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPcRVxP1XqM0k5mCZ2jD5z-CDsvmZIROlyVgjWS2FYQF-H9P7UMFpEs2LfM0i_rQjL4p1IVvXB9wBd1FMYmF7r4SyMeqm-VfUxdafI8xbT7sUzyBgYzEthXOrw22FrqF3xAy8FFfsgPNB/s1600/7+stitch+exactly+at+V+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465637496489858866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPcRVxP1XqM0k5mCZ2jD5z-CDsvmZIROlyVgjWS2FYQF-H9P7UMFpEs2LfM0i_rQjL4p1IVvXB9wBd1FMYmF7r4SyMeqm-VfUxdafI8xbT7sUzyBgYzEthXOrw22FrqF3xAy8FFfsgPNB/s400/7+stitch+exactly+at+V+front.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Be sure not to stitch into the fold.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3XBQuDjWbdDj7n_-dbhp3LMy6pU0w-elKKsuZqUWCZ6M01VwRmPdnmz5wcfF5fyZErdDijheSsMqaVJzIOnzr4nf8xaUdRedsOZsj7WsjrmQOiCI7ZKDsiVJbL6DqcjC1mJNOxyUytL3/s1600/13+Miss+the+fold.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 357px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465640507049885186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3XBQuDjWbdDj7n_-dbhp3LMy6pU0w-elKKsuZqUWCZ6M01VwRmPdnmz5wcfF5fyZErdDijheSsMqaVJzIOnzr4nf8xaUdRedsOZsj7WsjrmQOiCI7ZKDsiVJbL6DqcjC1mJNOxyUytL3/s400/13+Miss+the+fold.jpg" /></a><br /><br />You can either do the above stitch as one movement or you can pull the needle through and make the last stitch by it's self. In either case, as you bring the needle up, you can feel it scraping against the fold, this ensures that you are stitching close to the fold and prevents gaps.<br /><br />Move the seam, on the back, to the right. Go down one stitch away from the left side of the V<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSfczqJYg8K7VFL8NfTnyX9wFDFRjz3mwzz8uMXrKW119VJ-BWDpqpKhex_kqFzb8fchN1NColNBQNpQHWVb3tGAFnKoMIDoCQczrKPZm0Lx0FZKH851D4OJnnYUiZpk8iMxjqjQWHBye/s1600/9+down+one+stitch+away+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643647114527314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSfczqJYg8K7VFL8NfTnyX9wFDFRjz3mwzz8uMXrKW119VJ-BWDpqpKhex_kqFzb8fchN1NColNBQNpQHWVb3tGAFnKoMIDoCQczrKPZm0Lx0FZKH851D4OJnnYUiZpk8iMxjqjQWHBye/s400/9+down+one+stitch+away+front.jpg" /></a>And one stitch away from the left corner of the seam.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2LdDK9PYPPfo1AnoDNQ0C8Zibcmbx6cBzIlNfUY6BUSqdASgTe6ECvDjigchjtUDpp7e1BvzlMkK4DopsfuB8SYXQ3vL9qa8eeaIMFnsr78fxlTNXu1S8s-L1IGaQWNXRgRflPgsAbyE/s1600/10+one+stitch+away+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643652277289858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2LdDK9PYPPfo1AnoDNQ0C8Zibcmbx6cBzIlNfUY6BUSqdASgTe6ECvDjigchjtUDpp7e1BvzlMkK4DopsfuB8SYXQ3vL9qa8eeaIMFnsr78fxlTNXu1S8s-L1IGaQWNXRgRflPgsAbyE/s400/10+one+stitch+away+back.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Come back up in the corner of the seam<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2BbhQhQLaMYj0XB9KN0LROxGZzB2dKbj9RpgeLjzewreR7S07MhAUihdUYHW9LeEx135_c1bcwqGX6y8xN2wjOF5w17XWVupjxhBXRD-SwvppQe8RQnOIQpb6CMJvpxRiyMnAxitFQBb/s1600/11+back+up+at+corner+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643654907197106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2BbhQhQLaMYj0XB9KN0LROxGZzB2dKbj9RpgeLjzewreR7S07MhAUihdUYHW9LeEx135_c1bcwqGX6y8xN2wjOF5w17XWVupjxhBXRD-SwvppQe8RQnOIQpb6CMJvpxRiyMnAxitFQBb/s400/11+back+up+at+corner+back.jpg" /></a>And the bottom of the V<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB58cG11wU4WQxn6MTaktT3W3UXDlALdecIX8cZNXG_0OSRIS_hz57BX2Lx-7bJRG9t568y99Z-Nljzg-VwKrAoYAfkrCsXnO_6eOd64zqU1M607FB0J9oqpcKtB26wTe2EiyTOAFXeHo7/s1600/12+Up+at+bottom+of+v+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643666965820962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB58cG11wU4WQxn6MTaktT3W3UXDlALdecIX8cZNXG_0OSRIS_hz57BX2Lx-7bJRG9t568y99Z-Nljzg-VwKrAoYAfkrCsXnO_6eOd64zqU1M607FB0J9oqpcKtB26wTe2EiyTOAFXeHo7/s400/12+Up+at+bottom+of+v+front.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Starting one stitch length from the bottom of the V, continue loading the needle<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScHm8wUa0sFm0jQsT0gMWR4ar3aet5qAKhtpAyBKeQ-w9nHrXwqmznrofO2Ua7JXpNB_eltNTpWXnOswYJxKTt6VUKuuO4ioyqA9Kgl_O408YnarEIYKTz_Z7_3I1mqtVG_HsE0SBGWDh/s1600/14+continue+loading+the+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465643667984974594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScHm8wUa0sFm0jQsT0gMWR4ar3aet5qAKhtpAyBKeQ-w9nHrXwqmznrofO2Ua7JXpNB_eltNTpWXnOswYJxKTt6VUKuuO4ioyqA9Kgl_O408YnarEIYKTz_Z7_3I1mqtVG_HsE0SBGWDh/s400/14+continue+loading+the+needle.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>HOW TO STITCH WITH A SINGLE SEAM ON TOP</strong><br /><br />Sew up to the seam on the top stopping one stitch away and pull the needle through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3xv1JWdR4j_pv-7NoUePqPzqWJVCQgXQklViBlIP0fT8wO2JxN8MDyWjaQGNqslhtbP1IIOk5mVCSbcGIJbz9iZQQ8ew0pajzL0Y3S4z_sy3OFGPKjpEp2f3SISAz-k9J2GPzHC19AhM/s1600/15+stop+one+stitch+away+from+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465652173338135890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3xv1JWdR4j_pv-7NoUePqPzqWJVCQgXQklViBlIP0fT8wO2JxN8MDyWjaQGNqslhtbP1IIOk5mVCSbcGIJbz9iZQQ8ew0pajzL0Y3S4z_sy3OFGPKjpEp2f3SISAz-k9J2GPzHC19AhM/s400/15+stop+one+stitch+away+from+seam.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Take the next stitch coming up at the point of the V on the back<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLawpFovPZ9XpPh9NRtv6Do2luuA1z-8wuG-MeDVVgotpRj5kR7SAPH-W9CTg9-OGZlTo_RyUgnkWQ8avXNawDzyEOqsjFMtmIvQuUCvJiiqUTwyO1NbIcAdK8j4-icel4-nuaRxWE3Y-w/s1600/17+down+at+bottom+of+V+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465656010904942690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLawpFovPZ9XpPh9NRtv6Do2luuA1z-8wuG-MeDVVgotpRj5kR7SAPH-W9CTg9-OGZlTo_RyUgnkWQ8avXNawDzyEOqsjFMtmIvQuUCvJiiqUTwyO1NbIcAdK8j4-icel4-nuaRxWE3Y-w/s400/17+down+at+bottom+of+V+back.jpg" /></a>and through the corner of the seam on the front, make sure you are not catching any of the fold.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hgB0VoEcdG55r8WcqAADjBl4pJOv-rE7TPWM4pD_xjadK3-osCoKz-hDG0Y9pFSJCE460vJNHP9TDT8hJ3Fv-_XslB4_gtRXfIAvziolr4AlZwZQSNuDhkm4P0UjzHJdbAe1UcEtqtf6/s1600/16+stitch+in+corner+of+seam+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465656574699338578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hgB0VoEcdG55r8WcqAADjBl4pJOv-rE7TPWM4pD_xjadK3-osCoKz-hDG0Y9pFSJCE460vJNHP9TDT8hJ3Fv-_XslB4_gtRXfIAvziolr4AlZwZQSNuDhkm4P0UjzHJdbAe1UcEtqtf6/s400/16+stitch+in+corner+of+seam+front.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Go down half way through the last stitch, taking a long stitch<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKH-4Bn3DL3HU-B6pnAiA8Xiv4C999qfxMt4epDOlC_Jzlc9mPiIYc8ceWqEGHIi9fG9URJ7WNvgBlohxUXmtKFNtyKv-vgfTCmZAnp7HAFtMaPaZ27lX0ER678gfkto_0UTrnPT1lHuZ/s1600/18+down+at+middle+of+last+stitch+right+side.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465657790802825986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKH-4Bn3DL3HU-B6pnAiA8Xiv4C999qfxMt4epDOlC_Jzlc9mPiIYc8ceWqEGHIi9fG9URJ7WNvgBlohxUXmtKFNtyKv-vgfTCmZAnp7HAFtMaPaZ27lX0ER678gfkto_0UTrnPT1lHuZ/s400/18+down+at+middle+of+last+stitch+right+side.jpg" /></a>Coming up one stitch away from the left side of the V<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcIekfWNOQyHZCqcTKrOpNPaR4qVsbGMRkdTcQQR7gSfC5rqx_ThKJPn7w7G-1d7Sfh4qwKLVKjOJpcinA4pY3YgFsyuXvkSeU-v-1XbLqMl2flncxFB_7927wkRNmdECaGs_tKCrb81g/s1600/19+one+stitch+other+side+of+V+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465658422034813378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcIekfWNOQyHZCqcTKrOpNPaR4qVsbGMRkdTcQQR7gSfC5rqx_ThKJPn7w7G-1d7Sfh4qwKLVKjOJpcinA4pY3YgFsyuXvkSeU-v-1XbLqMl2flncxFB_7927wkRNmdECaGs_tKCrb81g/s400/19+one+stitch+other+side+of+V+back.jpg" /></a>And one stitch away from the left side of the seam and go back down in the corner of the seam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElN3EJBomfMZ4f6icAf6Jd36LXfju1afXLctrROu3nFhXFwcDY8hWjC3CjN5UwqcjabU7XPhG7qlL4gsOJN1bUdYEAYB27B3tI0SWthu-1FqL6epUJ-osAB8blikSBpyFf9qlzduksx-h/s1600/20+down+at+corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465659033230245410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElN3EJBomfMZ4f6icAf6Jd36LXfju1afXLctrROu3nFhXFwcDY8hWjC3CjN5UwqcjabU7XPhG7qlL4gsOJN1bUdYEAYB27B3tI0SWthu-1FqL6epUJ-osAB8blikSBpyFf9qlzduksx-h/s400/20+down+at+corner+front.jpg" /></a>Into the point of the V<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiDAqz8xCbsytHf3aAeqh8lojEN3A5t1JCS4ev8Xb6dkZYYnd-Z2LMWizpz_GJDG_D5B2jLUEWc0ZXw-lFucleW3WpqJ1oW2BuSltiUACU8vzCOb9lwDycir42TgFBGI1o5pHtsc8ORim/s1600/21+at+bottom+of+V+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465659702836848402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiDAqz8xCbsytHf3aAeqh8lojEN3A5t1JCS4ev8Xb6dkZYYnd-Z2LMWizpz_GJDG_D5B2jLUEWc0ZXw-lFucleW3WpqJ1oW2BuSltiUACU8vzCOb9lwDycir42TgFBGI1o5pHtsc8ORim/s400/21+at+bottom+of+V+back.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Continue loading the needle and stitch to the end.<br /><br />Press the seam either to the left or right then lay it back down in position.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-3069481025301018012010-03-11T10:28:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:53:24.712-05:00SEWING WITH TWO SINGLE SEAMS MATCHINGWe are now going to work on a seam that has two single seams matching up. Pick up the two units for the gold 4 patch and put the pins at the beginning and end. Nest the two seams together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0rcvvALJjnWeK_MT1SxQuzTPRMS2B7BKDwONXJvcieDghg67MQnvn0RqQOUsAZRxaOoKt7c-OuqUpp6SeAJuAcMDy6sxOQjskaxYnXRxtGZNJWfUYq9a9VuB-Zb3icxxsphG2Fo7L4m_/s1600/22+nest+the+two+seams+together.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0rcvvALJjnWeK_MT1SxQuzTPRMS2B7BKDwONXJvcieDghg67MQnvn0RqQOUsAZRxaOoKt7c-OuqUpp6SeAJuAcMDy6sxOQjskaxYnXRxtGZNJWfUYq9a9VuB-Zb3icxxsphG2Fo7L4m_/s400/22+nest+the+two+seams+together.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466324951157491282" /></a>push both seams to the left and put a pin in the corners.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMf6RX20s7ZcXa7zCZU4dC8i1Dkr8mmibBP0Cncx8P5M4G-2MK5VQbw_HftnKJT25dOYaaVRuenW8IA0Regmocvm1lwEC_LBAr_UsVUr8adeYjemx7iNQ7O-BLYHhiJac-ynYNtj8T31w/s1600/23+push+seams+to+side+and+pin+in+corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMf6RX20s7ZcXa7zCZU4dC8i1Dkr8mmibBP0Cncx8P5M4G-2MK5VQbw_HftnKJT25dOYaaVRuenW8IA0Regmocvm1lwEC_LBAr_UsVUr8adeYjemx7iNQ7O-BLYHhiJac-ynYNtj8T31w/s400/23+push+seams+to+side+and+pin+in+corner+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466326689912262914" /></a><br /><br />Stitch up to the corner making sure you are coming out exactly at the corners on the front<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HmkVni1nEsMIy8iLI9BkIL3EmGw8HYMivS3sPFejXXnJYG1F_uc0zyqiTLy1PZguDSGrM7EyY1dZ8YlELA-hl1HsN5HfpXf4FTGkIHcJ2rxHApR4aaLVlqWXdglrim_NwNdGNXSZbiNE/s1600/24+sew+into+corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HmkVni1nEsMIy8iLI9BkIL3EmGw8HYMivS3sPFejXXnJYG1F_uc0zyqiTLy1PZguDSGrM7EyY1dZ8YlELA-hl1HsN5HfpXf4FTGkIHcJ2rxHApR4aaLVlqWXdglrim_NwNdGNXSZbiNE/s400/24+sew+into+corner+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466327868254999778" /></a>and on the back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLrQeBLtlfSFenlmE9eXrI11X6hERHdquHL37RnhuVG3dEYg4NiJFd_tVIjrcsEOF4mK1D_B9q_dhW43ymc-fUFzFbWfDLLUsQuqDnRH0kw9OOFsa7nedgqo7IfsouSxefJCJXOvdUNb1/s1600/25+sew+into+corner+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLrQeBLtlfSFenlmE9eXrI11X6hERHdquHL37RnhuVG3dEYg4NiJFd_tVIjrcsEOF4mK1D_B9q_dhW43ymc-fUFzFbWfDLLUsQuqDnRH0kw9OOFsa7nedgqo7IfsouSxefJCJXOvdUNb1/s400/25+sew+into+corner+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466328309399437986" /></a>making sure you are not catching the folds in the seam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nI1Fiqt098nPTAGQ5ftvxWHP-ezNrO33aNmxr-43MGU3zmIe6fuSkWu2LV7SBKhNWH4huZVdbkwNzo-q1nrAk9k9X4wWi6tQHRjOlpUOgxkPj7mxxaR1Zp7qkPf5RM9Fmhe-bGsgBydC/s1600/26+don%27t+catch+the+folds.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nI1Fiqt098nPTAGQ5ftvxWHP-ezNrO33aNmxr-43MGU3zmIe6fuSkWu2LV7SBKhNWH4huZVdbkwNzo-q1nrAk9k9X4wWi6tQHRjOlpUOgxkPj7mxxaR1Zp7qkPf5RM9Fmhe-bGsgBydC/s400/26+don%27t+catch+the+folds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466328677575975106" /></a><br /><br />Repeating myself here, but you can pull the needle all the way through and poke 'n stab the needle up through both seams, to make sure you are getting right in the corner. However, I do this stitch in one movement. As I bring the needle up from the bottom corner, I feel the tip of the needle scrape against the folds and aim for the top corner. With a little practice, this will work beautifully each time.<br /><br />Pull the needle all the way through. Pass the needle through the top seam only, exactly in the corners on the right<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wuoj7lw3X80cvmNaePGGZ5weXkdJIbiGUBrYtBbOUhoD1pHzheV2X2dib6-qGmoJbKx6jILghv94D0VuI40AVTqQPgxhymqEWOlPUzf1dzUPWM32JjSQxBmFnsxPQgcoa6PDXdDh9Oyx/s1600/27+pass+through+top+seam+right.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Wuoj7lw3X80cvmNaePGGZ5weXkdJIbiGUBrYtBbOUhoD1pHzheV2X2dib6-qGmoJbKx6jILghv94D0VuI40AVTqQPgxhymqEWOlPUzf1dzUPWM32JjSQxBmFnsxPQgcoa6PDXdDh9Oyx/s400/27+pass+through+top+seam+right.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466332552927126002" /></a>and on the left<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTjcjjDvclunGW-krBRtG7er-aBycLqfeXf3_IEUCh6l8bzACRBpTwLR8RML1wM01JM7m4nf3NLT7G0a2JH6FO9oxAX4WOGI-AFRRd6bs-LXf2SP2ENURiIHdMYPf1flHbsOhGLtdpSIS/s1600/28+pass+through+top+seam+left.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTjcjjDvclunGW-krBRtG7er-aBycLqfeXf3_IEUCh6l8bzACRBpTwLR8RML1wM01JM7m4nf3NLT7G0a2JH6FO9oxAX4WOGI-AFRRd6bs-LXf2SP2ENURiIHdMYPf1flHbsOhGLtdpSIS/s400/28+pass+through+top+seam+left.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466333078060878434" /></a><br /><br />Pull the needle all the way through, go down exactly in the corner on the front<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB4kKnQ83LT1NhfqPwvx4gu3sKwhg1w5_3zGetUbaND6LtC5YCGTM4XtIi-1NvlFaMbFie-WGMI87Ghm_M3VQUkkdGa6829hmqrDiOabhmmcQsGvqWDeSW80-k5QWxov92zJCm4b74Q3g/s1600/29+down+at+corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB4kKnQ83LT1NhfqPwvx4gu3sKwhg1w5_3zGetUbaND6LtC5YCGTM4XtIi-1NvlFaMbFie-WGMI87Ghm_M3VQUkkdGa6829hmqrDiOabhmmcQsGvqWDeSW80-k5QWxov92zJCm4b74Q3g/s400/29+down+at+corner+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466333942750783426" /></a>and back<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq9HT8xRGaqFC1tgp757NcpbvSIwgMVsqs3lYefzR2V1I1UTDAdv049uRYAilj3NHyPy7sIOtzOqUL6uQRecG_WGsAT4JgIaWqNi8aR5KYcYeY8ewpd-kCxD7vQ9CpK4dkDJ0QYxi-9Nn/s1600/30+down+in+seam+corner+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNq9HT8xRGaqFC1tgp757NcpbvSIwgMVsqs3lYefzR2V1I1UTDAdv049uRYAilj3NHyPy7sIOtzOqUL6uQRecG_WGsAT4JgIaWqNi8aR5KYcYeY8ewpd-kCxD7vQ9CpK4dkDJ0QYxi-9Nn/s400/30+down+in+seam+corner+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466334340023406898" /></a>again missing the folds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin08LPz9dfcnK5CfP6B-B4LMuM3yLXbG7ELz3X65kIn-6J4GzJGtfw6sCXQLAc1oQpUecwYa9BP6ZTJffyRLNdZavjF00xhiymvnQ0T01veE50RkTy74kFEGOPzFD63MZNfJu6EotjbZLU/s1600/31+miss+the+folds+again.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin08LPz9dfcnK5CfP6B-B4LMuM3yLXbG7ELz3X65kIn-6J4GzJGtfw6sCXQLAc1oQpUecwYa9BP6ZTJffyRLNdZavjF00xhiymvnQ0T01veE50RkTy74kFEGOPzFD63MZNfJu6EotjbZLU/s400/31+miss+the+folds+again.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466334742938818178" /></a><br /><br />Come up one stitch away from the corners<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFdsv8idkbS0ESVyj7X8j9WGDg7Wdu3wRtOzVBtdy4xqOfygusghCjwPj1zOs5jhrSqMzfjxDwRbmBBJU_infmwReN5Dsfk4di53h7HxREgH32rQEKcpMVWKAO4mfj6UdzHwGEgO1RzL5/s1600/32+take+stitch+in+corner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFdsv8idkbS0ESVyj7X8j9WGDg7Wdu3wRtOzVBtdy4xqOfygusghCjwPj1zOs5jhrSqMzfjxDwRbmBBJU_infmwReN5Dsfk4di53h7HxREgH32rQEKcpMVWKAO4mfj6UdzHwGEgO1RzL5/s400/32+take+stitch+in+corner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466335183837903042" /></a>Pull the needle through, go back down into the corners and load the needle up with stitches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7xK5WIaCJEVblVBk7_3rVj3YcdwU8LAQhyphenhyphenI4WyxjMkqCWkn4uiRTvtcEctfLh9sO8I70UfVFaDjwelzBeqNheeVPnVgiaJdwzUQVv4GJuyrB5W7zguGgpIy3TzFMJ6t-KuRzNCNiDTFP/s1600/33+continue+sewing+on.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7xK5WIaCJEVblVBk7_3rVj3YcdwU8LAQhyphenhyphenI4WyxjMkqCWkn4uiRTvtcEctfLh9sO8I70UfVFaDjwelzBeqNheeVPnVgiaJdwzUQVv4GJuyrB5W7zguGgpIy3TzFMJ6t-KuRzNCNiDTFP/s400/33+continue+sewing+on.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466335857828523634" /></a>Continue sewing the unit together.<br /><br />Press the closed seam, flip it open and finger press the seams towards the white. Turn the piece over and press the seams in the direction of the arrows<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w9AixDTNw4MQLINGaOlteqi_qyxJnRFluZM-wiChgtWfHnhWwswJxZXzv1myMRUuAhfGDoX4U8wjRe_T-q8_prcjat6EOJvoBoZaIqggYffvkCNzyQNWRjNkXRWv0O1jkZEMcxremJjx/s1600/34+press+to+white.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w9AixDTNw4MQLINGaOlteqi_qyxJnRFluZM-wiChgtWfHnhWwswJxZXzv1myMRUuAhfGDoX4U8wjRe_T-q8_prcjat6EOJvoBoZaIqggYffvkCNzyQNWRjNkXRWv0O1jkZEMcxremJjx/s400/34+press+to+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466338609839526610" /></a>By pressing the seams in the same direction, you get this nice, flat little swirly in the center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTCAoQ_AnHT9hj1gSsxShsxLxRQrmvdc9xxR1oIcCfYhbu4ezScER9TCLiSlblRRdFpJ0v9mN7hwrebQbG2O2uYKrcc4_clQNJ_HAv4_X4J8lst5f4tNZfefcXu8sr9WzSl06fTea8Zf/s1600/35+perfect+swirly.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMTCAoQ_AnHT9hj1gSsxShsxLxRQrmvdc9xxR1oIcCfYhbu4ezScER9TCLiSlblRRdFpJ0v9mN7hwrebQbG2O2uYKrcc4_clQNJ_HAv4_X4J8lst5f4tNZfefcXu8sr9WzSl06fTea8Zf/s400/35+perfect+swirly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466339207033237762" /></a>and when you turn it over you have lovely matched seams<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-2XfRLprcQGgvw8Om1ND3dGbxUWmXys8Ui33YmUTr-BWhWHYMcRfODs5GQt0gALpPtzHfxEAPs1VaA7Y0lzxItIY_pHJX55nJlTfxU8rxPK7THIA4Tf9m51MZ8N0z_1uqESWJwVmPcDE/s1600/36+perfectly+matched+seams+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-2XfRLprcQGgvw8Om1ND3dGbxUWmXys8Ui33YmUTr-BWhWHYMcRfODs5GQt0gALpPtzHfxEAPs1VaA7Y0lzxItIY_pHJX55nJlTfxU8rxPK7THIA4Tf9m51MZ8N0z_1uqESWJwVmPcDE/s400/36+perfectly+matched+seams+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466339856267838498" /></a><br /><br />Lay the 4 patch, wrong side up, next to the other completed unit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Wezpvs4O3k-dTnA6aHgcIF1UqWRo7UQr4aVXvP23ftGQ0zG7Ov9Xs6Tu5XVqXj0DG5wW-QRRdPIr4u9Qa2SDf-PWuf0fBkPncrzueP9JX3CbxVCaji22on-kvaPYVKdwbkQGUC1F01X/s1600/37+two+units+completed.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Wezpvs4O3k-dTnA6aHgcIF1UqWRo7UQr4aVXvP23ftGQ0zG7Ov9Xs6Tu5XVqXj0DG5wW-QRRdPIr4u9Qa2SDf-PWuf0fBkPncrzueP9JX3CbxVCaji22on-kvaPYVKdwbkQGUC1F01X/s400/37+two+units+completed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466340310599058386" /></a>Go ahead and sew these two units together, then lay them back down wrong side up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbvLaZRdorMJjCVtXTLhyGVxJONyqKLFgQp23LP4cHY9sPG1ye5ccJc-p0H2fBh_NHvsAxYPeIA7npcXDsd52LBqi2K-hOohZI9mMZYv2ZdcEnxtyo6hyphenhyphen-wuLBgK1bOoJLACE4Is0VgG9/s1600/38+sew+these+two+unit+together.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbvLaZRdorMJjCVtXTLhyGVxJONyqKLFgQp23LP4cHY9sPG1ye5ccJc-p0H2fBh_NHvsAxYPeIA7npcXDsd52LBqi2K-hOohZI9mMZYv2ZdcEnxtyo6hyphenhyphen-wuLBgK1bOoJLACE4Is0VgG9/s400/38+sew+these+two+unit+together.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466340910327845442" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-81815412372476594212010-03-10T17:57:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:53:05.437-05:00STITCHING UP A FLYING GEESE BLOCKWe will now piece together the Flying Geese Unit.<br /><br />Sew piece 10 to piece 11 and press towards the white.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoxo2KrlQHO62qL_JYiZKsXW1kYhQBu8rsu44OA2fRhwFhSJcsIvJH5Cwn1llzYxxOSbY0HVd0Sq-PLNBrwxV2LiRqGqr2P6sETF2epy5GlHCSQVTTu3mNrmLkeOy-at03PuRRTcCP0TC/s1600/1+press+towards+white.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoxo2KrlQHO62qL_JYiZKsXW1kYhQBu8rsu44OA2fRhwFhSJcsIvJH5Cwn1llzYxxOSbY0HVd0Sq-PLNBrwxV2LiRqGqr2P6sETF2epy5GlHCSQVTTu3mNrmLkeOy-at03PuRRTcCP0TC/s400/1+press+towards+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466446586142480162" /></a>Trim off that dog ear.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiskq3c9U8cTxrs2fl-RppnvIYQKFTJrRaCGUaj5N1753YbEDfM8MOCVJ6w19c76JiTgJF72KZ-OwoV6Wmi4FxQG3FxIyQU-8Qq5LTPerDNXZVCgkZyglEURXe6EcZhgUBCirIvZ01hi2/s1600/2+trim+off+dog+ear.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiskq3c9U8cTxrs2fl-RppnvIYQKFTJrRaCGUaj5N1753YbEDfM8MOCVJ6w19c76JiTgJF72KZ-OwoV6Wmi4FxQG3FxIyQU-8Qq5LTPerDNXZVCgkZyglEURXe6EcZhgUBCirIvZ01hi2/s400/2+trim+off+dog+ear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466447069870122434" /></a><br /><br />Sew piece 12 to the other side of 11.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkhhplADxZB7aO7qV1AtInLbVvkDF3pGKwJQq-7NM_WjIPp0kyp5GKo2HeB3tggrnTtTs07WOn_psAlegHDEp37soEnp3DClvr22vnsZmI3quZnSNbQtOqcK_2qKS6Q7MWnqTHM1RCAdj/s1600/3+sew+next+piece+on.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkhhplADxZB7aO7qV1AtInLbVvkDF3pGKwJQq-7NM_WjIPp0kyp5GKo2HeB3tggrnTtTs07WOn_psAlegHDEp37soEnp3DClvr22vnsZmI3quZnSNbQtOqcK_2qKS6Q7MWnqTHM1RCAdj/s400/3+sew+next+piece+on.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466452476341643474" /></a>Trim off the dog ear. You should be seeing a trend here, I trim off those dog ears as I go, shoot I have the block in my hand anyway :0)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZLhMAOBIIWarmvFeRPlDWv-8clTv0GBDsB-dV-ieB7JONkcCfhLttMmATPwgKP0-ZKKyLjTuySny3O3jk7zNB3iikrGY-j6C4OGec9-qdfXoZN52ngdD91wFep2homu56fAWF0zwuL8M/s1600/4+trim+off+dog+ear.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZLhMAOBIIWarmvFeRPlDWv-8clTv0GBDsB-dV-ieB7JONkcCfhLttMmATPwgKP0-ZKKyLjTuySny3O3jk7zNB3iikrGY-j6C4OGec9-qdfXoZN52ngdD91wFep2homu56fAWF0zwuL8M/s400/4+trim+off+dog+ear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466452939685094130" /></a><br /><br />Be sure that you are getting right into the corners at the point. This point looks deceptively good.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga82prK0j9B3cPUdB7NhG6fVgzIm0uMpkQ2j-XdCoO3LJOrPZ_qj_a9UBWlI64KAIJNZjCctVZzw7_Fr6e5neEtiS3JDXx2nyneD5YgsbD-bQ5kGC7IGE8wObAOW4-er5vPctBY18WgmJr/s1600/5+point+looks+deceptively+good.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga82prK0j9B3cPUdB7NhG6fVgzIm0uMpkQ2j-XdCoO3LJOrPZ_qj_a9UBWlI64KAIJNZjCctVZzw7_Fr6e5neEtiS3JDXx2nyneD5YgsbD-bQ5kGC7IGE8wObAOW4-er5vPctBY18WgmJr/s400/5+point+looks+deceptively+good.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466448398570455650" /></a>However, if you spread the white pieces away from the point you see a gap.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kc8vRyAWmgim4GEoxy5OjmI27yhelSG1rYhORKnhA_7dhMmMwSakFrQ799p6FvcsGsBFqjRcDkai661lZ7-lB3YnSVHkQn3Hi0x05kiu-yfqvxQCNySoPloUN050NfEwKJ35rp10ggLl/s1600/6+Gap+at+point.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kc8vRyAWmgim4GEoxy5OjmI27yhelSG1rYhORKnhA_7dhMmMwSakFrQ799p6FvcsGsBFqjRcDkai661lZ7-lB3YnSVHkQn3Hi0x05kiu-yfqvxQCNySoPloUN050NfEwKJ35rp10ggLl/s400/6+Gap+at+point.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466449082053911794" /></a>You know that you stitched into the point correctly when you try to spread them apart and you still have a nice point.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6av-l6LdmljxuevNDeAMYynRLn5BynzkyOUkWaDy8bpg_bsb-3HVL6ZGeymWXM-BdiijHN1zRzba3qE3Ln8V7KDeQGNmJRx-H21bshCZuOHOCCm60V1dxikGFI1GE9LHiUul6MnRsabZ/s1600/7+Good+point.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6av-l6LdmljxuevNDeAMYynRLn5BynzkyOUkWaDy8bpg_bsb-3HVL6ZGeymWXM-BdiijHN1zRzba3qE3Ln8V7KDeQGNmJRx-H21bshCZuOHOCCm60V1dxikGFI1GE9LHiUul6MnRsabZ/s400/7+Good+point.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466449780983405186" /></a><br /><br />Again press towards the white and lay this unit back down with the others.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-10241462976789838872010-03-09T18:22:00.001-06:002010-07-08T16:33:57.603-05:00SEWING WITH 3 SEAMS ON TOPStart sewing piece 9 to the Flying Geese unit. <br /><br />Sew with piece 9 on the back. I find that it is easier to see what you are doing when most of the seams are on the top.<br /><br />Again, come up at the bottom of the V<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5mEGOT1rHbSVbQfMB9BZk8iYy6ddcpiBTtF6ARWzbVp3x7WgXn5dpx_MYt7ZvB1ajByuiDCUNzkwdavrtgnYVyVtIjeshT-Sr5zrlLFaOpzsED1WAfE_dMVZmT76tHyS1qHAe6LWEo3S/s1600/10+V+in+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5mEGOT1rHbSVbQfMB9BZk8iYy6ddcpiBTtF6ARWzbVp3x7WgXn5dpx_MYt7ZvB1ajByuiDCUNzkwdavrtgnYVyVtIjeshT-Sr5zrlLFaOpzsED1WAfE_dMVZmT76tHyS1qHAe6LWEo3S/s400/10+V+in+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466455710542744610" /></a>Missing the folds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mO_-0j9wzxTDp6BHXbIl4_vklsNefs0ftF6_84jo1wGhx_tDrOmhlqGEeKzDU8_n2lkq1vNzq816nDW3V9hlYcxvqgxbIrlcPanwd_WSz94BFWnzqAdUDqEcu28o7KPXC8P5Hojb8kA7/s1600/9+missing+folds.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mO_-0j9wzxTDp6BHXbIl4_vklsNefs0ftF6_84jo1wGhx_tDrOmhlqGEeKzDU8_n2lkq1vNzq816nDW3V9hlYcxvqgxbIrlcPanwd_WSz94BFWnzqAdUDqEcu28o7KPXC8P5Hojb8kA7/s400/9+missing+folds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466456413816642450" /></a>And coming out in the corner on top<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsgN1Hm1wCEVNu787VyE2_OZBH9UwRdeuFxxiaoPqTDIuv-6oZ9OeIl59YGV7bwAQ9l8cpWWVRIb0EuXgg2ZLDHgbiJSaphiwTeNhyMpKLDKXxQB4U-sY_c6sG2poo4yQu9bAVlEEbAkH/s1600/8+sew+up+to+corner+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsgN1Hm1wCEVNu787VyE2_OZBH9UwRdeuFxxiaoPqTDIuv-6oZ9OeIl59YGV7bwAQ9l8cpWWVRIb0EuXgg2ZLDHgbiJSaphiwTeNhyMpKLDKXxQB4U-sY_c6sG2poo4yQu9bAVlEEbAkH/s400/8+sew+up+to+corner+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466458657535024482" /></a>Take a back stitch in the same place<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53uV1b_C6LHqaVtdCVBTv1QmsTQCgNDM0iNDvTqBkNoG8TM-i6rPOkgf6fB7wXsDeh1nU7T63rKsWUk15fzjB6qqfXBr-rEenmc8nWwiJyDXsgnNDik5bFzWQmBzRFT4E13In9g_zGVT1/s1600/11+Back+stitch+in+same+place.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53uV1b_C6LHqaVtdCVBTv1QmsTQCgNDM0iNDvTqBkNoG8TM-i6rPOkgf6fB7wXsDeh1nU7T63rKsWUk15fzjB6qqfXBr-rEenmc8nWwiJyDXsgnNDik5bFzWQmBzRFT4E13In9g_zGVT1/s400/11+Back+stitch+in+same+place.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466459083833759266" /></a><br /><br />Pass the needle through the top seam, from the right side of the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjsDpAX4J7EAI8ybzYm5npq8YyHmD5jIooW6MLgvwdy4IQ6IT_zqTSTmY9GPeGdtXPkeKe7-BldtH35oW-Kea5OTPNUCXpeLs7ttDqMs7a6T4noLDraBRqfNTKKCtws_XKPsVcKjuD49e/s1600/12+Pass+the+needle+right.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjsDpAX4J7EAI8ybzYm5npq8YyHmD5jIooW6MLgvwdy4IQ6IT_zqTSTmY9GPeGdtXPkeKe7-BldtH35oW-Kea5OTPNUCXpeLs7ttDqMs7a6T4noLDraBRqfNTKKCtws_XKPsVcKjuD49e/s400/12+Pass+the+needle+right.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466690801619614514" /></a>Missing the fold in the middle.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTogtJmgLzWlbCJEBAAbq5WGCrF894d1utbRp0RUHqhfoMixgQzE3MIdn94Nvt7sah8odM_JsI2tDnqVVyAz7exwaghkgFG60e032MrdTvvTg4AUyku6_PdaiEjmoUwvz2OeZ27l2_NxA/s1600/13+Miss+the+fold.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXTogtJmgLzWlbCJEBAAbq5WGCrF894d1utbRp0RUHqhfoMixgQzE3MIdn94Nvt7sah8odM_JsI2tDnqVVyAz7exwaghkgFG60e032MrdTvvTg4AUyku6_PdaiEjmoUwvz2OeZ27l2_NxA/s400/13+Miss+the+fold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466691916779730610" /></a>And through the left side.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMHAwrSRAy0KOB8VztF-r4E0QaUli2UStKJ1ZZWmdR3XYhv14kLUb3-rOiPkPf8dTgjRhYLMrueDVl1ZeKXC6YxJ-V20gYersQ6l9aC61Dji0drShncYuVhLxl3hna2mzZXzi64HuRM5t/s1600/14+Pass+the+needle+left.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMHAwrSRAy0KOB8VztF-r4E0QaUli2UStKJ1ZZWmdR3XYhv14kLUb3-rOiPkPf8dTgjRhYLMrueDVl1ZeKXC6YxJ-V20gYersQ6l9aC61Dji0drShncYuVhLxl3hna2mzZXzi64HuRM5t/s400/14+Pass+the+needle+left.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466693403187292850" /></a><br /><br />Go down in the corner,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_p09p6hwWNhvHe6C0ivuio85r19pemNXFgItTxZqLlkrGifucDZOTQhCD3Tbm6XBNCd781LHbNYsp3sDqIDxpIuYY9NDlTWZpnMqvAFs0wD5fjhpkZ4Y40RsH5URI2-M2BZ1WGTqCilOL/s1600/15+Down+in+corner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_p09p6hwWNhvHe6C0ivuio85r19pemNXFgItTxZqLlkrGifucDZOTQhCD3Tbm6XBNCd781LHbNYsp3sDqIDxpIuYY9NDlTWZpnMqvAFs0wD5fjhpkZ4Y40RsH5URI2-M2BZ1WGTqCilOL/s400/15+Down+in+corner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466694638626983986" /></a>Again missing the folds.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCmw9UAIFXbADVdxoH5GxYZcEvluW_Yh7sv5077FXSds6IMMNoRjnAGFYU0zwHXkaFolU9_9wMy7aEcPicskgnP4KL7Za3t0AV0lpTvHtRWZUGHZ4nT8mRPoTn6dUw3WyBF2-v1nvdQbK/s1600/16+Missing+fold.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCmw9UAIFXbADVdxoH5GxYZcEvluW_Yh7sv5077FXSds6IMMNoRjnAGFYU0zwHXkaFolU9_9wMy7aEcPicskgnP4KL7Za3t0AV0lpTvHtRWZUGHZ4nT8mRPoTn6dUw3WyBF2-v1nvdQbK/s400/16+Missing+fold.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466698331371134562" /></a>Down into the V.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFPxKOSLXnPksunvDVmLVDBuaOieOJo2oIxEK01GDOvzdlzaHz2_G1aENlNGBL9VauGBM-MY8Jwr_8PoWn0KrUswv92x8uAW28-TQv1lpSGy6Lda_a_f5cj9PD6_3uFaFomcfAZW4H0Ma/s1600/17+V+in+back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFPxKOSLXnPksunvDVmLVDBuaOieOJo2oIxEK01GDOvzdlzaHz2_G1aENlNGBL9VauGBM-MY8Jwr_8PoWn0KrUswv92x8uAW28-TQv1lpSGy6Lda_a_f5cj9PD6_3uFaFomcfAZW4H0Ma/s400/17+V+in+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466698721754369282" /></a>Coming up to the top one stitch away from the corner.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N1Zkvo60jzUfzlbIhTeYUwekEyxm2oJLJNNJVXcAixqbW9J6El4XNPXFE-10Q8ZfwDbztfMh9BwPO4Tsq2u09OCrMLJMtHy6xbWRfuz1DXWbHlprQ-ON3-ZSACCSgjO7u8l_ynpTbmat/s1600/18+come+up+stitch+away.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9N1Zkvo60jzUfzlbIhTeYUwekEyxm2oJLJNNJVXcAixqbW9J6El4XNPXFE-10Q8ZfwDbztfMh9BwPO4Tsq2u09OCrMLJMtHy6xbWRfuz1DXWbHlprQ-ON3-ZSACCSgjO7u8l_ynpTbmat/s400/18+come+up+stitch+away.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466699336972710450" /></a>Take a back stitch in exactly the same place and load up your needle. Sew on to the end.<br /><br />Press towards the number 9 piece.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-N1Je81eSQ2eXJuUT8WVEHB7ryqtuBRdyOZwGwYOIIkzidNjx1lqLEgeUoVPDT5MOawlnPN6LGRCRw_obl9bh5pqtHBa22hlqhUg5-4psVPjMb2vijbqHGmb21Yzv5zZrE0Gp2E7wMdR/s1600/19+Press+towards+white.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-N1Je81eSQ2eXJuUT8WVEHB7ryqtuBRdyOZwGwYOIIkzidNjx1lqLEgeUoVPDT5MOawlnPN6LGRCRw_obl9bh5pqtHBa22hlqhUg5-4psVPjMb2vijbqHGmb21Yzv5zZrE0Gp2E7wMdR/s400/19+Press+towards+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466701452215565074" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-69332609064637648052010-03-08T10:55:00.001-06:002010-07-12T12:44:00.781-05:00MORE ABOUT PRESSING AND GRADING SEAMSThis portion of the block really lends itself to demonstrating how changing the direction of the seams, while pressing, effects how your block will look.<br /><br />I had you press towards the white on the last unit simply because it was the most logical direction. Ideally you want to press in the direction where there will be less seams....when you can.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7moe1JU5efde1nSo9vC-ytERkx23lhcb5BnDHPP5bkYx8sL8LjM5h4izUTHnlqUuUB9z3t6Tiwn5nndafC3vNnWovKgRvgDEVTa2Y0yuyPYdd8WaihyphenhyphenWOjoYn0a9PRPoYvRU_OWapaAb/s1600/19+Press+towards+white.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7moe1JU5efde1nSo9vC-ytERkx23lhcb5BnDHPP5bkYx8sL8LjM5h4izUTHnlqUuUB9z3t6Tiwn5nndafC3vNnWovKgRvgDEVTa2Y0yuyPYdd8WaihyphenhyphenWOjoYn0a9PRPoYvRU_OWapaAb/s400/19+Press+towards+white.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466707802163403858" /></a><br />If you press towards the flying geese, the point tends to flatten out and not be as sharp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBnQ1QixudibO6QGJizmF4iWdABDjEzM5sPWyH2WNilOJk29QkIIfIfMFyhpxBawTTN6hH60s2FGxxu-J2CxgyWtAk_h8ri9jLhtl2Dxd_uOVHvakbGLZU20e7NXjNGi2hOr20j55ltND/s1600/20+Pressed+towards+blue.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBnQ1QixudibO6QGJizmF4iWdABDjEzM5sPWyH2WNilOJk29QkIIfIfMFyhpxBawTTN6hH60s2FGxxu-J2CxgyWtAk_h8ri9jLhtl2Dxd_uOVHvakbGLZU20e7NXjNGi2hOr20j55ltND/s400/20+Pressed+towards+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466708456732928866" /></a><br />If you find that you really must press towards a point. Try changing the direction of one of the seams. In this case press one seam towards the blue and one towards the white.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzSJHfiR_CAKP4ZBHu2ydSKMqsZeBB0-Q60Cx64Nwk2CV1GdnO5LOjID_1oRcJuUPSB9OtoxFXw_iwjyMxnrqAzucxpeqqybo1j-lZ8nkrb_9Ul2TT5E33aHRPdGcXhyphenhyphen_sfQSfzMnaL_8/s1600/21+Press+one+seam+to+blue.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzSJHfiR_CAKP4ZBHu2ydSKMqsZeBB0-Q60Cx64Nwk2CV1GdnO5LOjID_1oRcJuUPSB9OtoxFXw_iwjyMxnrqAzucxpeqqybo1j-lZ8nkrb_9Ul2TT5E33aHRPdGcXhyphenhyphen_sfQSfzMnaL_8/s400/21+Press+one+seam+to+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466709576018442802" /></a><br />Now press it towards the flying geese and you will have a nicer point.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMf8cU2t8aW626PIGtT4SNS6e2NIyNzUUfyrN-kmRWBOJOLvx_VMxvew8vI7AMNJk6joZLTtsRPWV8Ef1mnZNuSoFuudnUsNI2Q1ArH4L5ZhIPMxrg8EZGvSUQ4n6Lxaa3_GZNp-STjVG/s1600/22+Press+to+blue.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMf8cU2t8aW626PIGtT4SNS6e2NIyNzUUfyrN-kmRWBOJOLvx_VMxvew8vI7AMNJk6joZLTtsRPWV8Ef1mnZNuSoFuudnUsNI2Q1ArH4L5ZhIPMxrg8EZGvSUQ4n6Lxaa3_GZNp-STjVG/s400/22+Press+to+blue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466710137418191378" /></a><br />This is an advantage of hand piecing, it is very easy to change the direction seams are being pressed. Being able to make these direction changes can really impact the look of your quilt. Now I must admit I don't always fuss with the pressing except to reduce the bulk at corners to get those swirling seams, but I do go to the extra effort if the quilt has great meaning to me.<br /><br /><strong>GRADING SEAMS</strong><br /><br />Since you have the option of pressing seams in many different directions, sometimes the darker fabric will shadow through the light fabric. To fix this you need to grade the seam. Grading a seam is an old tailors trick, used to reduce bulk in seams.<br /><br />Carefully trim a sliver of the offending fabric away.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO71y082f8Jrc74MX_nnNvfEH4krqZcaE-vrxLVRBJI7cpAg54Zayab3YIyG05KjmU-NCmgiJHnpJKKrDY1J7KgKYdPHeLiidtS3LQUqG13YgqBsOjWQPBk6ehs9gSTeeA-o8CxqTDrn1H/s1600/Trim+the+entire+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO71y082f8Jrc74MX_nnNvfEH4krqZcaE-vrxLVRBJI7cpAg54Zayab3YIyG05KjmU-NCmgiJHnpJKKrDY1J7KgKYdPHeLiidtS3LQUqG13YgqBsOjWQPBk6ehs9gSTeeA-o8CxqTDrn1H/s400/Trim+the+entire+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466736555429803746" /></a><br />If you are working on a block with really small pieces you will often need to have seams smaller than 1/4". In these cases DO NOT trim both seams equally, but trim one just a shade shorter than the other. If you trim them both really short, the seam will no longer press as nicely and feel very hard and lumpy.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-61443736241714808942010-03-07T21:12:00.003-06:002010-07-09T16:14:56.722-05:00MULTIPLE CENTER SEAMS - OPTION 1We are now going to work on the Pin Wheel unit. Logically you would piece all the HST's (half square triangles) and end up with a seam across the middle but the following is how I approach any block with multiple seams in the center. (<strong>NOTE</strong>: For those who want to try both ways of piecing this block, the next post gives instructions, if you piece all the HST's first. You might want to make another set of pin wheel templates and try both methods).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs77B12csipdZijGHRpqo5IsgAYPZ7hLSZ5dyp4RYesJKePhk0sKHCav8D_1VQBoLTNLX4NgmFeRi5x5pvRlk0s4JTfq_jHnk0ZfRFkGc4qWID9iSx6Ps2DtWusq6JhJ7ho0IsMrl1fEr/s1600/1+Pin+wheel.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGs77B12csipdZijGHRpqo5IsgAYPZ7hLSZ5dyp4RYesJKePhk0sKHCav8D_1VQBoLTNLX4NgmFeRi5x5pvRlk0s4JTfq_jHnk0ZfRFkGc4qWID9iSx6Ps2DtWusq6JhJ7ho0IsMrl1fEr/s400/1+Pin+wheel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468717028340975410" /></a><br />Sew piece 14 to piece 15, sewing towards the center and press towards the green.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoBSR9sHsRkVhOa2vapbBcTGxEFVZ1LFmSgwI4_k96P3hyphenhyphenYUs_xDgVoGOAdSUuuh0Ec89AVh740gYgFI9roGC4d14TdnZp1KLzC5H-g77ur8AkgCD_pYdI4Ewo8iZBgQATab51g2OPf1t/s1600/2+sew+14+to+15.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRoBSR9sHsRkVhOa2vapbBcTGxEFVZ1LFmSgwI4_k96P3hyphenhyphenYUs_xDgVoGOAdSUuuh0Ec89AVh740gYgFI9roGC4d14TdnZp1KLzC5H-g77ur8AkgCD_pYdI4Ewo8iZBgQATab51g2OPf1t/s400/2+sew+14+to+15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468717457858700530" /></a><br />Trim off that dog ear.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70Ak4i5Enlyj52-ceTLolMPiPQ7KzLC0zkmfEcIH2Nkqt1xZKYR8YyfUX376M_R_3LdvU4C2NUIgLVfdipKQFx8JefB8t-B6hd9X0QhSR0oCcPhgjjE76PSjurF7ogRiNJV9ikcip9obV/s1600/3+trim+off+dog+ears.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70Ak4i5Enlyj52-ceTLolMPiPQ7KzLC0zkmfEcIH2Nkqt1xZKYR8YyfUX376M_R_3LdvU4C2NUIgLVfdipKQFx8JefB8t-B6hd9X0QhSR0oCcPhgjjE76PSjurF7ogRiNJV9ikcip9obV/s400/3+trim+off+dog+ears.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468718041280133058" /></a><br />Now add piece 16, but sew away from the center. Press towards the white. As you add each piece alternate between sewing towards and away from the center. You will be doing this to help keep the block from forming a puffy center....what I like to call a "D" cup.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJt8qIAOdndLk9AvL6XleIzDnfSDNeGw5RKtiAFzepEjfytrtgDQqJ3uL8D-fjxDWtm8qa2-rf4nB4l_8F2XrCTJ2-mxWq_KRARibslW33QWrBbgQxm6F6PB3MWa9uC3PI1hF9GK6Lt_c/s1600/4+sew+on+16.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJt8qIAOdndLk9AvL6XleIzDnfSDNeGw5RKtiAFzepEjfytrtgDQqJ3uL8D-fjxDWtm8qa2-rf4nB4l_8F2XrCTJ2-mxWq_KRARibslW33QWrBbgQxm6F6PB3MWa9uC3PI1hF9GK6Lt_c/s400/4+sew+on+16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468718382308392258" /></a><br />Continue around until you are ready to add the last piece, pressing the seams in the same direction as you go.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIZN_nxuIBuxXiUCMwJc_BGjm8netKoN8q7fxaSvZ7Ag0PlHo8Xogw-JyIjfXufIBz6J1mRa5W7BakoaBOm8PIQ309Z4rb33bhyphenhyphenGZN6I0Mb3GvLiCfx9ZkXhvUHNtbf_de-QQcv1nGutk/s1600/5+Sew+on+rest.jpg" target"_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIZN_nxuIBuxXiUCMwJc_BGjm8netKoN8q7fxaSvZ7Ag0PlHo8Xogw-JyIjfXufIBz6J1mRa5W7BakoaBOm8PIQ309Z4rb33bhyphenhyphenGZN6I0Mb3GvLiCfx9ZkXhvUHNtbf_de-QQcv1nGutk/s400/5+Sew+on+rest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468718990429765474" /></a><br />Pin the last piece on and sew towards the center.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUA3-CC6ZShoAwn5Q-xSaDSq3TlVnhLr4yE8jiQkBADk_0hFmbsO9rTuNaUoxPniDX5GnRHE_wNrUNko-DGgXWWf5sv9MD6BoPG2ldXhu1sHveku5AopEzsS1f2h2N5SYqBUIWgsg_PRZ/s1600/6+Pin+on+13.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUA3-CC6ZShoAwn5Q-xSaDSq3TlVnhLr4yE8jiQkBADk_0hFmbsO9rTuNaUoxPniDX5GnRHE_wNrUNko-DGgXWWf5sv9MD6BoPG2ldXhu1sHveku5AopEzsS1f2h2N5SYqBUIWgsg_PRZ/s400/6+Pin+on+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468719432304725794" /></a><br />Take a back stitch in the corner and bring the needle all the way through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8LMEZ1gG4CKD42f3j3sDx6xSs6qJMFAJEkBMpch4juEfMTvkb4zAfybeQyVR9u5pcc1TfZKYZQdLzcAVTDij9iQ8VEhGnwTcFXMXX4RJ1A3QXMsY8UjAOq6q-wWDo_aYmY8laxDT4I6p/s1600/7+sew+to+corner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8LMEZ1gG4CKD42f3j3sDx6xSs6qJMFAJEkBMpch4juEfMTvkb4zAfybeQyVR9u5pcc1TfZKYZQdLzcAVTDij9iQ8VEhGnwTcFXMXX4RJ1A3QXMsY8UjAOq6q-wWDo_aYmY8laxDT4I6p/s400/7+sew+to+corner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468719754866976354" /></a><br />Pass the needle through the seam from right....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IWq2rrksmgXJ0GSMlppRXkIS4KcI3FdSoJpcs_lqkjfiRL0jS3EnUFdJMkedi7N5cmNBYXwdWYMitB8uxiywbs68K3INhLLIdKBbmdQmZH_xjJUWYyhVOO15YWX-WTAExXp2qprhOqfk/s1600/8+pass+needle+through+first+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IWq2rrksmgXJ0GSMlppRXkIS4KcI3FdSoJpcs_lqkjfiRL0jS3EnUFdJMkedi7N5cmNBYXwdWYMitB8uxiywbs68K3INhLLIdKBbmdQmZH_xjJUWYyhVOO15YWX-WTAExXp2qprhOqfk/s400/8+pass+needle+through+first+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468720082265761826" /></a><br />To left and pull the needle all the way through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DP9LxMSl2OUD4ostM_wqsOjeoYJlcFZZ2jQ6Ch0RiRa-YrqB3emvJWskCrlXWoML7yEN6ht5Fo6v4Yy8h_6BCslwTWZS17sUmiHRcMr-C9ZRRVfu_Sx4st4kq7e1bXMooMyg9CxmdPb9/s1600/9+pass+through+seam+left.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DP9LxMSl2OUD4ostM_wqsOjeoYJlcFZZ2jQ6Ch0RiRa-YrqB3emvJWskCrlXWoML7yEN6ht5Fo6v4Yy8h_6BCslwTWZS17sUmiHRcMr-C9ZRRVfu_Sx4st4kq7e1bXMooMyg9CxmdPb9/s400/9+pass+through+seam+left.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468720398435208962" /></a><br />Pass the needle through the next seam from right....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuoOlV4w-U5wf7PdghtIBxp3-BlaysRodWUcq47xRhkDBBQCjMRKF6VY_kLKf3wCA2O02rmCG84Ltz9vyxyEVoDuzFvul03Yk-2mrKkBnvFbOLRVKIxs9tJVdM3zXW5WQroUnVZJpljcd/s1600/10+Pass+through+next+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAuoOlV4w-U5wf7PdghtIBxp3-BlaysRodWUcq47xRhkDBBQCjMRKF6VY_kLKf3wCA2O02rmCG84Ltz9vyxyEVoDuzFvul03Yk-2mrKkBnvFbOLRVKIxs9tJVdM3zXW5WQroUnVZJpljcd/s400/10+Pass+through+next+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468720678017945202" /></a><br />To left and pull the needle all the way through again.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsA3XTqJZo_BEZIO60aAxgmfKEvR6xaj6jzI9K7J72bKQFwrUWEbkrE4AcWOPQMtN1lln95v4SeANGLjpNjKYVE1Fw9sPIhbUiXPydbc0jmZhzQDPYKEcHYAnRiHJvrw3AKpAv1vbuViU/s1600/11+pass+through+next+seam+left.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsA3XTqJZo_BEZIO60aAxgmfKEvR6xaj6jzI9K7J72bKQFwrUWEbkrE4AcWOPQMtN1lln95v4SeANGLjpNjKYVE1Fw9sPIhbUiXPydbc0jmZhzQDPYKEcHYAnRiHJvrw3AKpAv1vbuViU/s400/11+pass+through+next+seam+left.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468722915860214962" /></a><br />Pass the needle through the next seam.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH2R6ToxslbKdQvjpilbTTeal_OPyDwabW6Fmty2oXxITeiBDyQPo8gwcN-6G0_oMbInCPWnfsunFt_2JlDsqfbAoZXENIerUdNhg7jdDbqlzWTVnjSKKUOkibooeJv73fhmfbadokAOb/s1600/12+all+the+way+around.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH2R6ToxslbKdQvjpilbTTeal_OPyDwabW6Fmty2oXxITeiBDyQPo8gwcN-6G0_oMbInCPWnfsunFt_2JlDsqfbAoZXENIerUdNhg7jdDbqlzWTVnjSKKUOkibooeJv73fhmfbadokAOb/s400/12+all+the+way+around.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468723140736132626" /></a><br />Continue doing this through each seam until you are back to the last seam to be sewn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA4gP4X0BRfLiHxYK3JY1C1NSQpmfBVsYS2O95sGZxEfGdvQ46wcsz1KlYueadnRfwcmAMwRNjQ_FPu5fEfH4qQh13Fg2zTJ9f-Jh9eYLZNSBtxgjs6hLj-niviR-vPVHvezmYexuIxe1/s1600/13+Stop+at+the+last+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVA4gP4X0BRfLiHxYK3JY1C1NSQpmfBVsYS2O95sGZxEfGdvQ46wcsz1KlYueadnRfwcmAMwRNjQ_FPu5fEfH4qQh13Fg2zTJ9f-Jh9eYLZNSBtxgjs6hLj-niviR-vPVHvezmYexuIxe1/s400/13+Stop+at+the+last+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468723408768768354" /></a><br />I'm sure you are asking why I had you do this. If you don't do this, you will more than likely end up with a hole in the center of the block, this is not a good thing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJhzFD-8WrHg2_4oba9mPt6cTcoCMbgOt1b-za0vxyBfycBjO_Eu7wv4VGjy4ThBGDS6il2WaTfyQk7KNKN0yOEjXCK5QStmrgYY8x3jOgIBYYT1rOd1Macg59D5Cj5xWRo4Ekl4k-nUX/s1600/14+Hole+if+you+don%27t+go+around.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJhzFD-8WrHg2_4oba9mPt6cTcoCMbgOt1b-za0vxyBfycBjO_Eu7wv4VGjy4ThBGDS6il2WaTfyQk7KNKN0yOEjXCK5QStmrgYY8x3jOgIBYYT1rOd1Macg59D5Cj5xWRo4Ekl4k-nUX/s400/14+Hole+if+you+don%27t+go+around.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468723749752605522" /></a><br />Line up the last seam and pin it. Before you take the first stitch, pull the thread tight, closing up the gap in the middle. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2hWHfuLaBXu1C50SnUXZBnUvP0D6hzGFhRtoFsTKksA-F-KaslaWK2tA5b28S3cCGyr8Ko-aNQp1xycz42vtz1-A3q0ISEVDF9qFA8bT5uJiUj7TjeuMD8stAnESRvYj50lKhbwVpN8K/s1600/17+Pull+tight.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2hWHfuLaBXu1C50SnUXZBnUvP0D6hzGFhRtoFsTKksA-F-KaslaWK2tA5b28S3cCGyr8Ko-aNQp1xycz42vtz1-A3q0ISEVDF9qFA8bT5uJiUj7TjeuMD8stAnESRvYj50lKhbwVpN8K/s400/17+Pull+tight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468724721298228450" /></a><br />Now take a stitch in the corner, bring the needle all the way through, pull the thread tight again and then take a back stitch and continue sewing to the end.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLMUve0QieHb2luwdcQjn5VUDhhxbKvf6aMB4fIWxhffhJgA5k52kzYes031ImiOBBenIHedFf8m3TF6fHR0xDH1J58iuIZqM8lM0PDfJ4Zei-qr5Ye_RycA9vcTnMDceKRLvqZAAY8XJ/s1600/15+sew+up+last+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKLMUve0QieHb2luwdcQjn5VUDhhxbKvf6aMB4fIWxhffhJgA5k52kzYes031ImiOBBenIHedFf8m3TF6fHR0xDH1J58iuIZqM8lM0PDfJ4Zei-qr5Ye_RycA9vcTnMDceKRLvqZAAY8XJ/s400/15+sew+up+last+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468724123878810130" /></a><br />Lay the piece down, press the seams setting the iron close to the swirl in the middle but not on top of the swirl.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXal28jWKPZmPWHrRHwhs37gN6OAStd-WTy74jtdGtv2IqcYy5mt497MAZPCE5hLwAa1A4ZazckiBOjgRfeK1lGvJ5eK85pjdIqq4b0oiGPRttQUIWhaM3z9b-Mu5DYRBC4qaU5YdJKnDn/s1600/18+press+last+2+seams.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 364px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXal28jWKPZmPWHrRHwhs37gN6OAStd-WTy74jtdGtv2IqcYy5mt497MAZPCE5hLwAa1A4ZazckiBOjgRfeK1lGvJ5eK85pjdIqq4b0oiGPRttQUIWhaM3z9b-Mu5DYRBC4qaU5YdJKnDn/s400/18+press+last+2+seams.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468725118982278658" /></a><br />Gently nudge the swirl open...I usually do this with my finger but was easier to see with the tip of my scissors.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XMS9aI-0u_yw4xfaSKrzMBxcDEdYMTWtk0qfRhQTOovEo9DatxOCLYFXE-2MdYT3ucWW8l1hiaKgkTPnEGPlOSpaFeFMk-R3tk6ORm-PDkYRokh4ooZ7gA-FXt8mDYo7BGbmTm_hffQH/s1600/19+open+up+the+swirly.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XMS9aI-0u_yw4xfaSKrzMBxcDEdYMTWtk0qfRhQTOovEo9DatxOCLYFXE-2MdYT3ucWW8l1hiaKgkTPnEGPlOSpaFeFMk-R3tk6ORm-PDkYRokh4ooZ7gA-FXt8mDYo7BGbmTm_hffQH/s400/19+open+up+the+swirly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468725532599066082" /></a><br />Once you have the swirly swirling, hit it with the iron.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFR5w9KkBMIJ2n_A-1dWgwLPWapgpwAZ9mJuME6GxVt5701ipPLyIVPfn48zXIZ8k06cr_yvh8eB9JKdLPw7odmBJSJG8fVFECToTkuY9lpvGfbskirWmRk3Jh8qIX78H_oHPxAFbO4go/s1600/20+hit+swirly+with+the+iron.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFR5w9KkBMIJ2n_A-1dWgwLPWapgpwAZ9mJuME6GxVt5701ipPLyIVPfn48zXIZ8k06cr_yvh8eB9JKdLPw7odmBJSJG8fVFECToTkuY9lpvGfbskirWmRk3Jh8qIX78H_oHPxAFbO4go/s400/20+hit+swirly+with+the+iron.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726065945871090" /></a><br />A sweet little Pin Wheel block. Don't be discouraged if it's not perfect the first time, it does take a little practice and mine are certainly not perfect every time, as this picture shows, however, in the scheme of things, the points are pointy and in a large quilt, who's gonna notice? :0)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcTJQEoNSYd3jxE3QAMDi8zM9VY49Qm-rcxzb8HDpVnS6Za4eV2qap_0btwhpzlxBG5os0RRHNFG2NTGtHGOR5j7LO8zMlrqvCtwlSgx2fBmkvoMVTYEGvRPm41CckrLfOpRAqkkePg8H/s1600/21+Press+the+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcTJQEoNSYd3jxE3QAMDi8zM9VY49Qm-rcxzb8HDpVnS6Za4eV2qap_0btwhpzlxBG5os0RRHNFG2NTGtHGOR5j7LO8zMlrqvCtwlSgx2fBmkvoMVTYEGvRPm41CckrLfOpRAqkkePg8H/s400/21+Press+the+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468726525776595090" /></a><br />Lay it down with the other units. Go ahead and sew all the units together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7DJHeWWiGG18F8YISF_TDN1srKM49rGpMd3wGN6VJcQNj6uG6c_FjI_Tw8LZZ4ryIasBPhpPqGb1GuX_kwl8dDCATSoWyuM8YoHzWAuiHsi2ibm2T6Yc7gTh5XjOFS4rNPcj6nKg6NSC/s1600/22+Lie+down+with+other+units.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7DJHeWWiGG18F8YISF_TDN1srKM49rGpMd3wGN6VJcQNj6uG6c_FjI_Tw8LZZ4ryIasBPhpPqGb1GuX_kwl8dDCATSoWyuM8YoHzWAuiHsi2ibm2T6Yc7gTh5XjOFS4rNPcj6nKg6NSC/s400/22+Lie+down+with+other+units.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468727649563522338" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-39111777512879075352010-03-07T20:28:00.006-06:002010-07-09T16:18:39.999-05:00MULTIPLE CENTER SEAMS - OPTION 2I thought that I would show you how to handle multiple center seams if you opt to sew this unit by sewing the Half Square Triangles first, then sew across the center. This information will be useful for other projects you may work on, where you have multiple seams on both the top and bottom.<br /><br />We will start with the same template pieces used in the previous post.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZfwF1jmwFPHWasGFX6DrWfkXXEyd2gni8JMjeLZV_FRl-sWqB5aOtl8vq3M1SHS6qAhnG66eRI0p1EpOIq9FIlVWHNsHbuHsHpGaPrJERybzYJECqKKhjJxFx8MlEoMz_9tAPMKuCfdl/s1600/1+New+Block.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZfwF1jmwFPHWasGFX6DrWfkXXEyd2gni8JMjeLZV_FRl-sWqB5aOtl8vq3M1SHS6qAhnG66eRI0p1EpOIq9FIlVWHNsHbuHsHpGaPrJERybzYJECqKKhjJxFx8MlEoMz_9tAPMKuCfdl/s400/1+New+Block.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492007323143149442" /></a><br /><br />Sew together each of the HST units, make sure you put them down in the right orientation (I managed to get it goofed up when I was sewing this up LOL). Press them towards the green.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyEHTOlS_EcWkqvrn5WYHBfNfnoZJKt4VbINDNXKLWLYidGP4Kg0jISBVWfgNijQu2oxRSvh44YOrAVug3X-sVagWP17q89gUEnpm4lEIy4n2ZTglNpe7sNb_BVpelmazGw25wdgsCdb0/s1600/2+Sew+HST%27s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyEHTOlS_EcWkqvrn5WYHBfNfnoZJKt4VbINDNXKLWLYidGP4Kg0jISBVWfgNijQu2oxRSvh44YOrAVug3X-sVagWP17q89gUEnpm4lEIy4n2ZTglNpe7sNb_BVpelmazGw25wdgsCdb0/s400/2+Sew+HST%27s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492008856477520082" /></a><br /><br />Sew the 2 sets of HST's together. Press the seams in the same direction as the other seams.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCRBd8R-PQTc-figNfzuYBYH-PL3VFo6FV7mZcIw-pzb00mLx4WrzzJ-ONuUTOG7fGf-P5pu3I9kg4H_kVGXGmR_8ZZV43OqFc6zPACbDfwuePe4U-9iQ3JgEKyt2XKcMajr6m_IS2249/s1600/3+Sew+HST%27s+Together.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 362px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCRBd8R-PQTc-figNfzuYBYH-PL3VFo6FV7mZcIw-pzb00mLx4WrzzJ-ONuUTOG7fGf-P5pu3I9kg4H_kVGXGmR_8ZZV43OqFc6zPACbDfwuePe4U-9iQ3JgEKyt2XKcMajr6m_IS2249/s400/3+Sew+HST%27s+Together.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492008845137528210" /></a><br /><br />Now pin the two units across the center.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgZDHUfX2OP01EUVtnYtwR3IzLr97KUh6S4R3JCs7JNQHxKiwArN5BI35QjsklgqLaqxd6wIcepwRnjXsX_XiWz-I75Km9GGtkqrHJTAe0LQeMZ2jBSiRghYwC4cDgMEB2e0dC08-eoo6/s1600/4+Pin+Across+Center.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgZDHUfX2OP01EUVtnYtwR3IzLr97KUh6S4R3JCs7JNQHxKiwArN5BI35QjsklgqLaqxd6wIcepwRnjXsX_XiWz-I75Km9GGtkqrHJTAe0LQeMZ2jBSiRghYwC4cDgMEB2e0dC08-eoo6/s400/4+Pin+Across+Center.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492008839089537730" /></a><br /><br />Stitch up to the center and take a back stitch in the same place. Be sure not to catch the folds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeuXS0DTwKVoZRBJX8GXDUCAJ2QZzUsxdiCZffISQfAYe6jzCqKp3LoeJDHII1Hl9vwgZOi_lp-n4jdzPWwmLgTvomYWLIgfHQMLF6YNw6WVZeLz4FS7gjALEWKvg6RDTAEtRiXeQKSqC/s1600/5+Stitch+up+to+the+corner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYeuXS0DTwKVoZRBJX8GXDUCAJ2QZzUsxdiCZffISQfAYe6jzCqKp3LoeJDHII1Hl9vwgZOi_lp-n4jdzPWwmLgTvomYWLIgfHQMLF6YNw6WVZeLz4FS7gjALEWKvg6RDTAEtRiXeQKSqC/s400/5+Stitch+up+to+the+corner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492011134948041954" /></a><br /><br />We are going to pass the needle through each of the seams:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE-OZ9sgBRoBHCrOnGfNHFJTPySF7T4IwYxLzeTuyqHdP3dR1a5BrfHkijF20qmchcR9mM4tMlkqGJ4cPBMwcN7wb0hAELpWx9WnfzcIr1SgWQb73krl0pr1e1BI1INiomBZElCplGQl8/s1600/6+Pass+Needle+through+first+seam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE-OZ9sgBRoBHCrOnGfNHFJTPySF7T4IwYxLzeTuyqHdP3dR1a5BrfHkijF20qmchcR9mM4tMlkqGJ4cPBMwcN7wb0hAELpWx9WnfzcIr1SgWQb73krl0pr1e1BI1INiomBZElCplGQl8/s400/6+Pass+Needle+through+first+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492011126797526482" /></a><br /><br />Pull the needle through and go through the next seam:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C7sC2fwq9RmMaJup6c5rJOhQSozEvBXnwf45o3AhyGgkEhK8k0Ro364HldmUnPCwZhroJyyQLmlmtXaXP8YSqP2nRq-RfSVgMPc9wtnolGw9-SD_bzUV-z1MQxek8nlcYNvjFVvFcP8t/s1600/7+Pass+needle+through+next+seam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C7sC2fwq9RmMaJup6c5rJOhQSozEvBXnwf45o3AhyGgkEhK8k0Ro364HldmUnPCwZhroJyyQLmlmtXaXP8YSqP2nRq-RfSVgMPc9wtnolGw9-SD_bzUV-z1MQxek8nlcYNvjFVvFcP8t/s400/7+Pass+needle+through+next+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492011120759307458" /></a><br /><br />Keep going through each seam, even past the left side of the center.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0Su2Vb6PyuLo5qkFM_5Xy2l2VA3xPHpRXeTfcIpXZBmielTDPGoYfnVKM0ZjnPFhlC5IPCHkMkzzbz072sHFLY4aPbfqdzHpSXgUIES1O0BnrAGzRgi5QeZOmGZ97JWnau90aRMH0RGm/s1600/9+Keep+Going+Past+the+rest+of+the+seam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0Su2Vb6PyuLo5qkFM_5Xy2l2VA3xPHpRXeTfcIpXZBmielTDPGoYfnVKM0ZjnPFhlC5IPCHkMkzzbz072sHFLY4aPbfqdzHpSXgUIES1O0BnrAGzRgi5QeZOmGZ97JWnau90aRMH0RGm/s400/9+Keep+Going+Past+the+rest+of+the+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492013559385110002" /></a><br /><br />When you get to your start point on the right side of the center, pull the thread snug and then pass the needle from the right to the left side of the center.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zbuaPhJIYFXMKoy6zoQH0GMZT_dEVPiqb11SFQe_YkKcbdfAAjDSCqu3t5YkNNx2F8RpGp6sjbLh5OOcoJLnr5nnVULGvtJ_tRtEsQnRAHEmoQFOfav9ALd7jfeVrqfhC6RSTdt4Ug4P/s1600/10+Stop+at+right+seam+and+Pass+through+seam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zbuaPhJIYFXMKoy6zoQH0GMZT_dEVPiqb11SFQe_YkKcbdfAAjDSCqu3t5YkNNx2F8RpGp6sjbLh5OOcoJLnr5nnVULGvtJ_tRtEsQnRAHEmoQFOfav9ALd7jfeVrqfhC6RSTdt4Ug4P/s400/10+Stop+at+right+seam+and+Pass+through+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492013552333803602" /></a><br /><br />Missing the folds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGsZ1z7kCn2wNeg8CMCfWyx16Llh2Zbei74UQItXCfEihyz-Aj0Awx73o72IekyQw_ji0dWzZFmtTVx2E71xvdQA2-u1DzSD1BszvNZ2AJQDQcrgjmJi8NFw_C2UZeQ8LP7GNlYAKepQ8/s1600/11+Missing+the+folds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGsZ1z7kCn2wNeg8CMCfWyx16Llh2Zbei74UQItXCfEihyz-Aj0Awx73o72IekyQw_ji0dWzZFmtTVx2E71xvdQA2-u1DzSD1BszvNZ2AJQDQcrgjmJi8NFw_C2UZeQ8LP7GNlYAKepQ8/s400/11+Missing+the+folds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492014997364069458" /></a><br /><br />Pull the thread snug again and take a stitch in the corner. Take a back stitch and finish the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG0dCI9ofSqhCgZ-wP_d-4F6uaCAsncglgMeblqOZ8RKqKS_JxmFt2GRpFpZghgIYgOvQF6_nKzIUWbOV_snB8W5eoS22MvxnyOquNp7jpxykAXT0t0EsP6lHG-ULdSwe54p3NXp6gsEE/s1600/12+Take+a+Stitch+in+the+Corner+and+continue+on.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG0dCI9ofSqhCgZ-wP_d-4F6uaCAsncglgMeblqOZ8RKqKS_JxmFt2GRpFpZghgIYgOvQF6_nKzIUWbOV_snB8W5eoS22MvxnyOquNp7jpxykAXT0t0EsP6lHG-ULdSwe54p3NXp6gsEE/s400/12+Take+a+Stitch+in+the+Corner+and+continue+on.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492014995380559026" /></a><br /><br />Press all the seams in the same direction, adjust the center swirl and press the block again. Give it a final press on the front. Ta Da another pin wheel block.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKi1qyf8V1UiuWmDQ9d5CZsmDeiFxaIJYxTEbQacZW0on678nQhgi2-q172tm0hHLQF8br3WSduSDfs1VpMAXsNgUNc2R8spu4e8zBcYKkfj36cSrdLMFtKp2kmMuVL3UAaS6ow8OdGPSc/s1600/13+Final+block.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKi1qyf8V1UiuWmDQ9d5CZsmDeiFxaIJYxTEbQacZW0on678nQhgi2-q172tm0hHLQF8br3WSduSDfs1VpMAXsNgUNc2R8spu4e8zBcYKkfj36cSrdLMFtKp2kmMuVL3UAaS6ow8OdGPSc/s400/13+Final+block.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492014987047722962" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-91189664602092159312010-03-06T21:57:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:51:31.086-05:00MORE ABOUT PRESSING A COMPLETED BLOCKAfter I have sewn all the units of a block together I decide which directions the seams will go in. I first look to see where I can create a swirly even if that means that I will change the direction I originally ironed the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31XiCDTGtQOBrgcMT9U-55f9G2c5mt7KZZ7Atk6z5v7t3i1tOtS5E2-8l6N8TSce4XCL9MjKUM3QLqSJL7lb227-mvZs1yQStfjoZOneDrtlQ-bjO8rP03voLxKKkydm_Z4IBnVnTglfP/s1600/23+Change+seam+direction+to+get+swirly.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31XiCDTGtQOBrgcMT9U-55f9G2c5mt7KZZ7Atk6z5v7t3i1tOtS5E2-8l6N8TSce4XCL9MjKUM3QLqSJL7lb227-mvZs1yQStfjoZOneDrtlQ-bjO8rP03voLxKKkydm_Z4IBnVnTglfP/s400/23+Change+seam+direction+to+get+swirly.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468728519733708050" /></a><br /><br />There will often be times where I will end up having to press a seam where most of the seams are underneath.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCgY5xo4qyEOJBAWVGp7uDQypC6bJvJKSkRo62EV0fGwsbmWP-4nzDYtMCazXqSqQXMjS0Fp_46kZuR_jAL9gNGM9ppQ8xncW0aJU3WzcmBVkNvePPLmYTs7X22een1EdjSnK-xlAEIez/s1600/24+Make+sure+seam+is+snug+when+folded+over.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCgY5xo4qyEOJBAWVGp7uDQypC6bJvJKSkRo62EV0fGwsbmWP-4nzDYtMCazXqSqQXMjS0Fp_46kZuR_jAL9gNGM9ppQ8xncW0aJU3WzcmBVkNvePPLmYTs7X22een1EdjSnK-xlAEIez/s400/24+Make+sure+seam+is+snug+when+folded+over.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468728887711441730" /></a><br /><br />In these instances, I make sure that the seams underneath the top seam are lying very smoothly against the seam. The bulkiness of this seam will feel much nicer if you take the time to smooth it out. I know that I sound rather fussy about pressing, but it sure gives nice results in the end. It makes me shudder when I hear about those hand piecers that just mash the seams down whichever way they end up....this is acceptable.....just don't tell me you are doing it LOL.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjM4rrPKvQzcavbov7XyHVgzMRcNwTwWy0pH7RWR4fZ0H1_duUNyFnkAty1aub8nzUmP1AWssy-nmrSivOs4WdkUG8Rrd2GfG9UGDGnTYArSBo784f1NU2VLSBCJnrkbPg3g9AaShu3m4/s1600/25+Close+to+seam+as+shown.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjM4rrPKvQzcavbov7XyHVgzMRcNwTwWy0pH7RWR4fZ0H1_duUNyFnkAty1aub8nzUmP1AWssy-nmrSivOs4WdkUG8Rrd2GfG9UGDGnTYArSBo784f1NU2VLSBCJnrkbPg3g9AaShu3m4/s400/25+Close+to+seam+as+shown.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468729197739427106" /></a><br /><br />Once you have the seams going in the direction you want,<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8u8OIdOixFv2XVk-PQEjDEWCUhc66diMUkTVytOozyqU18de5ZC4afhum_urB9h_v-fVKsIF3f87pWIS2j7g03hC02hntap_X6O7fSuq5wQVHRVXRbPPJJMhwwNRoAQl8E1EXbwzWF9O/s1600/27+Back.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8u8OIdOixFv2XVk-PQEjDEWCUhc66diMUkTVytOozyqU18de5ZC4afhum_urB9h_v-fVKsIF3f87pWIS2j7g03hC02hntap_X6O7fSuq5wQVHRVXRbPPJJMhwwNRoAQl8E1EXbwzWF9O/s400/27+Back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468729973553219714" /></a><br />take it to the ironing board and press it with steam. TA DA!! The block is done Whoo Hoo!! Remember when I said that you may have to do a mirror image of a block, I didn't do a mirror image so it looks backwards from the original EQ picture....but no harm/no foul :0)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFfAYTTv6Th49K9yptjFUQkwuiWo3b-vz3Yhedw0OWFyW5Iwlvn7HMuyAruNu4S255u72CBOiavQ23Afo4kyjUf18vM9wNQrZybsSqQX5XTzFRoQme1Yubto8Sx0e4dkr1tHUwRiWboPz/s1600/26+All+Done+-+Mirror+Image.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFfAYTTv6Th49K9yptjFUQkwuiWo3b-vz3Yhedw0OWFyW5Iwlvn7HMuyAruNu4S255u72CBOiavQ23Afo4kyjUf18vM9wNQrZybsSqQX5XTzFRoQme1Yubto8Sx0e4dkr1tHUwRiWboPz/s400/26+All+Done+-+Mirror+Image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468729563616666514" /></a><br /><br />Ooooo, a perfect 8.5" unfinished block!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vNkErioKi7MQx8wySL55al4n3XLNQJJIcAWz9fllYdHY9SfNIoh6y4U4s72Hnr53Rw6Hg76TCQ9GCgPrhRDSQHmDyaJIq3jgroMT_hPn5vF08XKJ-PeYfpGFhzm4dTfr81p8GFf8nEOV/s1600/28+Exactly+8.5+inches.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vNkErioKi7MQx8wySL55al4n3XLNQJJIcAWz9fllYdHY9SfNIoh6y4U4s72Hnr53Rw6Hg76TCQ9GCgPrhRDSQHmDyaJIq3jgroMT_hPn5vF08XKJ-PeYfpGFhzm4dTfr81p8GFf8nEOV/s400/28+Exactly+8.5+inches.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468730923959110754" /></a><br /><br />I hope you had a fun time learning to hand piece and that you too will get hooked in this relaxing aspect of quilting.<br /><br />If you continue reading on, I will be supplying another more difficult block pattern and a series of additional lessons not covered with the block we just made. You might want to make another one of this block, to fine tune your skills before taking on the more difficult block or go ahead and dive in. You have learned most of the techniques already.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-90075553945962391092010-03-05T05:26:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:50:59.071-05:00THE BONUS BLOCKThis is the bonus block. It's a bit more challenging than the previous block but you have learned how to complete each of these components. Click on the block image in my side bar to get to the PDF files for this pattern.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmuWZbop4NzaG3SmGl560xgGhiPDRC2CPZOefNp6tQFkijRs4P10uO55vkUBFUPr8nz1hA60SOU4ixrZz4B6YT8oQpCY23Gi49aTfUy6OwJuitR6RbCe2eeu78s-pjCEgR5N5sVCHxBGG/s1600/Star+Block.BMP"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmuWZbop4NzaG3SmGl560xgGhiPDRC2CPZOefNp6tQFkijRs4P10uO55vkUBFUPr8nz1hA60SOU4ixrZz4B6YT8oQpCY23Gi49aTfUy6OwJuitR6RbCe2eeu78s-pjCEgR5N5sVCHxBGG/s400/Star+Block.BMP" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491356733114954338" /></a><br /><br />Here is what the block templates should look like after you have numbered the sections.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY7dws5fyU8_SHRzRIGHqOzUOoU1Niakxv3miBRiorXm1hKKztsU8alPVMLwdEmqoIzwvoj_BCTzbjQeBOsak9HFlUUCMYtoWGwumifLklxdwHeV2YBJua6f9xF9JBVq6OI0dnasv6rJC/s1600/Lesson+Block+Template+70+percent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirY7dws5fyU8_SHRzRIGHqOzUOoU1Niakxv3miBRiorXm1hKKztsU8alPVMLwdEmqoIzwvoj_BCTzbjQeBOsak9HFlUUCMYtoWGwumifLklxdwHeV2YBJua6f9xF9JBVq6OI0dnasv6rJC/s400/Lesson+Block+Template+70+percent.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491356722604914194" /></a><br /><br />On a more intense block, I will sometimes map out how I will be pressing the seams before I even start stitching. This block has a multi-seamed block in the center and I always press that block with all seams going in the same direction so that I have a nice swirly in the middle. From that point on I work my way around the block determining where I can get the most swirlies....the rest of the seams will be however they end up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGqRXmzIpwH6CmHfPl25uyezYosaiC7m6SqOAUtt3IN7xzuugMiRq5IyJWM2NEagIj5Eez2yJ4pBhIHcVCS3JtZyQKju7T44i9A12o_ABbMTSg4Y4aiCR6lZ456bM01fNlpl-ifALVcFZ/s1600/Block+50%25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGqRXmzIpwH6CmHfPl25uyezYosaiC7m6SqOAUtt3IN7xzuugMiRq5IyJWM2NEagIj5Eez2yJ4pBhIHcVCS3JtZyQKju7T44i9A12o_ABbMTSg4Y4aiCR6lZ456bM01fNlpl-ifALVcFZ/s400/Block+50%25.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491356719619569970" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-37309520333294967332010-03-04T06:45:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:50:36.682-05:00Y SEAMSYou have actually done a Y seam when you pieced the Pin Wheel block on the tutorial block. I'll go into a little more detail here. There are often many gasps in the Quilting World when a machine piecer is confronted with the dreaded "Y" seam. As a hand piecer they are a snap.<br /><br />I've already pieced the LeMoyne star in the middle, this was done with the same method used in the Pin Wheel block. I will show you how I attached square piece #13 to the LeMoyne star:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBR1uVY2VcdsttiSNHw8L4uqoJlo0lH6eURzBHQfK-3RoDRAs4sudJq4T-rxDtkjiXQYzTckAWbPrHcLv4Q6et0nxxfvZftEAB18QZS5En_ZIUnsE2s4ODLlN8GcdFJ9O_1VdsU10fbG/s1600/1+Pieces+for+Continuous+Piecing.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469610314287961042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBR1uVY2VcdsttiSNHw8L4uqoJlo0lH6eURzBHQfK-3RoDRAs4sudJq4T-rxDtkjiXQYzTckAWbPrHcLv4Q6et0nxxfvZftEAB18QZS5En_ZIUnsE2s4ODLlN8GcdFJ9O_1VdsU10fbG/s400/1+Pieces+for+Continuous+Piecing.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Sew the first seam and take a back stitch in the corner, then pass the needle through the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO5BzEjLK0qpQ3vJLYV6C7jCEpdOHvM9yq_afORbN5gJpZMQB6hv005XNZo8rSrYw03uKX0SLtjC844i9V9msZ73hpWgwXgAH1tK2FOXedMvoKvRsELtyOfrMInVGfHNYmtYUCBq8FzkH/s1600/2+Pass+the+needle+through+the+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469617413705930882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO5BzEjLK0qpQ3vJLYV6C7jCEpdOHvM9yq_afORbN5gJpZMQB6hv005XNZo8rSrYw03uKX0SLtjC844i9V9msZ73hpWgwXgAH1tK2FOXedMvoKvRsELtyOfrMInVGfHNYmtYUCBq8FzkH/s400/2+Pass+the+needle+through+the+seam.jpg" /></a><br />And pull the needle all the way through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn3v8nek7THXXxNz5Bzj84rK92KeYsqhQ9xSk50mq6SIhvi736u0GiWOvuawvlsXTJyt6FujakzQ6fxLEm5bubXR84EQNdsClI5o0-_sanMTkY-CppK1tRmDQW6ShNqZPWz-BuJtKMgKD/s1600/3+Park+the+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469618511645419698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZn3v8nek7THXXxNz5Bzj84rK92KeYsqhQ9xSk50mq6SIhvi736u0GiWOvuawvlsXTJyt6FujakzQ6fxLEm5bubXR84EQNdsClI5o0-_sanMTkY-CppK1tRmDQW6ShNqZPWz-BuJtKMgKD/s400/3+Park+the+needle.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Swing the back piece up...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7ssNj60R63porS8_RL2roIGfhQi-wmoOdPrLpnKoq1Cpy-hSkBliqahAEjbkfn3Mf0YUx-ZBbZsTdvt-0ufRz4V1kYBBr0K-UebpmOV2uBLs_M_V4LFs39yeqCW95WXfGSiTafdmShca/s1600/4+Swing+the+back+piece+up.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469622636974733746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7ssNj60R63porS8_RL2roIGfhQi-wmoOdPrLpnKoq1Cpy-hSkBliqahAEjbkfn3Mf0YUx-ZBbZsTdvt-0ufRz4V1kYBBr0K-UebpmOV2uBLs_M_V4LFs39yeqCW95WXfGSiTafdmShca/s400/4+Swing+the+back+piece+up.jpg" /></a><br />And line it up with the front piece. Put a pin in the end corner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMk8yRs6vehU5c4t0P8DW99pw_Pn5xVPi5ZlUQBti4itB98pWyJ_S6WPGAEbttok6IcjmvOh11ZRqjCuKqb-7bO40cSwyNlT7h9CbDyngCgBpXUlNSZJoAIwVwLfEcfxM2vR6FGqlYnwbn/s1600/5+Swing+up+into+position.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469623039555037138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMk8yRs6vehU5c4t0P8DW99pw_Pn5xVPi5ZlUQBti4itB98pWyJ_S6WPGAEbttok6IcjmvOh11ZRqjCuKqb-7bO40cSwyNlT7h9CbDyngCgBpXUlNSZJoAIwVwLfEcfxM2vR6FGqlYnwbn/s400/5+Swing+up+into+position.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Stitch this seam by going down in the corner, coming up a stitch away. Then go down in the corner again, for a back stitch and continue to the end. End with a back stitch but DON'T cut the thread, just park it out of the way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBA3As3KS1m6RDwGku7267NwULx3h-zbxRvIRWYb9w9cOuwNxz-1CPD_PF6ddN1VwPEL5r016SN680oQB4wVdrii0r9cfOr1WgJ5fvPKbYHE0GI_y2AEzrrjaKgWOG1-f4_rcTkBPvwz-/s1600/6+Stitch+it+down+and+park+the+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469623412476387186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBA3As3KS1m6RDwGku7267NwULx3h-zbxRvIRWYb9w9cOuwNxz-1CPD_PF6ddN1VwPEL5r016SN680oQB4wVdrii0r9cfOr1WgJ5fvPKbYHE0GI_y2AEzrrjaKgWOG1-f4_rcTkBPvwz-/s400/6+Stitch+it+down+and+park+the+needle.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Press the seam so you have a nice little swirly.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGFGM2FiRP8Nr7stLF2Dmmr0F4bTpU0EZ72pnw-7BSG4qVjBsL34M-snhgv_AgD3Kh9QbnZkBarNoZrSrIdDIKZTI0RJeVKts52kg5uxBdLk-2jPdpWswgVteJmUBqNTpE2k1pQ-REtvA/s1600/7+Press+the+seams+and+get+the+swirly.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 364px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469623984135599618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaGFGM2FiRP8Nr7stLF2Dmmr0F4bTpU0EZ72pnw-7BSG4qVjBsL34M-snhgv_AgD3Kh9QbnZkBarNoZrSrIdDIKZTI0RJeVKts52kg5uxBdLk-2jPdpWswgVteJmUBqNTpE2k1pQ-REtvA/s400/7+Press+the+seams+and+get+the+swirly.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The front of the block looks really nice too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJksLFVI6mb3OA_Nem0BKQotLWIUMaoxJcImluAyinXRmNI7doRat6Ni6gb_M-vDO91O3AM11q1AzYvBvNK7WNhJ056FVhh1P0MWeNc2Y3rbyzj6wGKyotEs46Rwn6d1WWT1a0xmYZDMi/s1600/8+Nice+front+too.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 384px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469624399585386258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJksLFVI6mb3OA_Nem0BKQotLWIUMaoxJcImluAyinXRmNI7doRat6Ni6gb_M-vDO91O3AM11q1AzYvBvNK7WNhJ056FVhh1P0MWeNc2Y3rbyzj6wGKyotEs46Rwn6d1WWT1a0xmYZDMi/s400/8+Nice+front+too.jpg" /></a><br /><br />See, nothing scary about doing a "Y" seam :0)<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-25506196365728485632010-03-03T06:59:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:50:14.247-05:00CONTINUOUS STITCHINGI don't often do Continuous Stitching but I thought that I would show you how to do it, it might be a lovely way for you to stitch. I didn't think of showing this technique until after I added the first trangle so I'll show you from this point on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBR1uVY2VcdsttiSNHw8L4uqoJlo0lH6eURzBHQfK-3RoDRAs4sudJq4T-rxDtkjiXQYzTckAWbPrHcLv4Q6et0nxxfvZftEAB18QZS5En_ZIUnsE2s4ODLlN8GcdFJ9O_1VdsU10fbG/s1600/1+Pieces+for+Continuous+Piecing.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469610314287961042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBR1uVY2VcdsttiSNHw8L4uqoJlo0lH6eURzBHQfK-3RoDRAs4sudJq4T-rxDtkjiXQYzTckAWbPrHcLv4Q6et0nxxfvZftEAB18QZS5En_ZIUnsE2s4ODLlN8GcdFJ9O_1VdsU10fbG/s400/1+Pieces+for+Continuous+Piecing.jpg" /></a><br /><br />In the Y Seam post, I showed you how to sew on the next piece but did not have you cut the thread. I didn't have you cut the thread because we are going to add the next piece with the same length of thread.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rd0ZFbAYFlavTiViwhgutKVN4EA7CkacaCh0jHjp_mpcCIli9_n6z-yHsgDHwbJDfXD0ZHZpIG9_YjCJnrpvEqZyye9NEoWGjYqLcgy3-46aIXCayt1TBy7OPik1GMVYWcCoeVtfCbms/s1600/9+Lay+back+down+to+find+new+piece.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469625759343516626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Rd0ZFbAYFlavTiViwhgutKVN4EA7CkacaCh0jHjp_mpcCIli9_n6z-yHsgDHwbJDfXD0ZHZpIG9_YjCJnrpvEqZyye9NEoWGjYqLcgy3-46aIXCayt1TBy7OPik1GMVYWcCoeVtfCbms/s400/9+Lay+back+down+to+find+new+piece.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Pin piece #20 into place. Go down in the corners, come up a stitch away and do a back stitch in the same place. Continue to the center, take a back stitch and pass the needle through the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YtW_KgLzqoNQiAceOTEQcUmXFh3_civQbDflrPKar20vLu2LRugqQWrUbcx0JFQwyCT1EVq9SiqMQPydiAglTqBIW4pYylaqlDHnqapNA_3Y7dcWhlM7G5S52WRhZu7yx2NSU1BGoR95/s1600/10+Pin+in+place.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469626269101142194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YtW_KgLzqoNQiAceOTEQcUmXFh3_civQbDflrPKar20vLu2LRugqQWrUbcx0JFQwyCT1EVq9SiqMQPydiAglTqBIW4pYylaqlDHnqapNA_3Y7dcWhlM7G5S52WRhZu7yx2NSU1BGoR95/s400/10+Pin+in+place.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Swing the back piece up and sew to the end. Another Y seam in the making. Continue to the end of the seam.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8zx7vHrCVH_DrmwIA8fzNnVtlAmvZClv_SECsL6Ma1EJ9rXOpGdULqQae2cSM-rIPHP-rMO4sfzWfn2ejkn6OiX8uhnU9Ue86_uWrKhipTmRy34qvHVOL0ePZpk97WH3QTXah4O2OaIz/s1600/11+sew+down+and+flip+up.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469626623434569506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8zx7vHrCVH_DrmwIA8fzNnVtlAmvZClv_SECsL6Ma1EJ9rXOpGdULqQae2cSM-rIPHP-rMO4sfzWfn2ejkn6OiX8uhnU9Ue86_uWrKhipTmRy34qvHVOL0ePZpk97WH3QTXah4O2OaIz/s400/11+sew+down+and+flip+up.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Press so you have the swirly. If the thread is too short to continually add on the next piece, anchor the thread into the seam allowance and cut it. Re-thread and start some more continuous stitching.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuSCr4asjNmnq86aKcB8aEU6GrTUIkuQUQbzIfihyphenhyphenio4ApyGk4qfoboAA2wiSt2NhAOOg5Xq4hnNOqWx9o-AbeDT0oNi82XTb1ZupwxamibvZOVd933vT3XEhDGItfd9Mb9-IsnWs691s/s1600/12+Press+it+and+get+swirly.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469627070104312002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYuSCr4asjNmnq86aKcB8aEU6GrTUIkuQUQbzIfihyphenhyphenio4ApyGk4qfoboAA2wiSt2NhAOOg5Xq4hnNOqWx9o-AbeDT0oNi82XTb1ZupwxamibvZOVd933vT3XEhDGItfd9Mb9-IsnWs691s/s400/12+Press+it+and+get+swirly.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Again, it looks very nice on the front.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCh0HzuRMJxAL1BFm7lt4yzGw5-XQYcEGStWkjLQSzTgADA5g_f4_b1V8W7LGBSXUjN4yrtsiK8JwjZPEWoaSKcldZzNbA_vAeB8e3UrJPJ4aa_G0OxTLC3pcTAzPMdtRGihvlvTPySJz/s1600/13+Each+piece+looks+great+on+the+front.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 387px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469627462141595362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCh0HzuRMJxAL1BFm7lt4yzGw5-XQYcEGStWkjLQSzTgADA5g_f4_b1V8W7LGBSXUjN4yrtsiK8JwjZPEWoaSKcldZzNbA_vAeB8e3UrJPJ4aa_G0OxTLC3pcTAzPMdtRGihvlvTPySJz/s400/13+Each+piece+looks+great+on+the+front.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Doing continuous stitching can result in faster piecing...none of the start and stops to re-thread the needle. When you are constructing a block, take a real good look at it to determine if continuos stitching would be possible.<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-54128946331112030412010-03-02T08:08:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:49:45.288-05:00MULTIPLE SEAMS ON BACKWe are going to attach the Flying Geese unit to the LeMoyne Star unit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUOCs7hj4Ug2RCzg-BBZYSuaKLSvm_ae4knNkNEqXIa5e839ODD1Mnc5lXpNxKqBZccCbx6rDcURy1QcuynuWfKkqLzWaq9cjNEwEZ7PpzbUdUJqCtmVa8wFNp8oYObTFpaPSR44lYez4/s1600/14+Sewing+geese+to+lemoyne.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUOCs7hj4Ug2RCzg-BBZYSuaKLSvm_ae4knNkNEqXIa5e839ODD1Mnc5lXpNxKqBZccCbx6rDcURy1QcuynuWfKkqLzWaq9cjNEwEZ7PpzbUdUJqCtmVa8wFNp8oYObTFpaPSR44lYez4/s400/14+Sewing+geese+to+lemoyne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469628031856847858" /></a><br /><br />I always have the piece with the most seams on the top. I guess it really doesn't matter whether they are on the top or bottom, it's just how I do them :0)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pvHg_omYdO5mBQCmQe0pjZkKMdENeLaFBiMrrBezmzyUlP_l6eY_wVkVEeoRSfFar-Iod46HJ18oMXIM3WZVd4JNt4JDDnZy615y-0L4ve_KadGCmAefvvoJEZB_utXANXxx8g94ZCCa/s1600/15+Pin+with+most+seams+on+top.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pvHg_omYdO5mBQCmQe0pjZkKMdENeLaFBiMrrBezmzyUlP_l6eY_wVkVEeoRSfFar-Iod46HJ18oMXIM3WZVd4JNt4JDDnZy615y-0L4ve_KadGCmAefvvoJEZB_utXANXxx8g94ZCCa/s400/15+Pin+with+most+seams+on+top.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469628432907065682" /></a><br /><br />Sew up to the V and take a back stitch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnEiLxnnZSkadC9KTdBG3kgkC6N_Lnx3c00IRvInVlIF7JRNEEY_KBQQWrBhD9WuWs8_W8OOx2oN_LgC3sWBawe7L_JdONR5DkuivzZBGppnze-WWC2cm3KlrikxwW1XhxE292DchnYSt/s1600/16+Sew+up+to+V+and+back+stitch.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnEiLxnnZSkadC9KTdBG3kgkC6N_Lnx3c00IRvInVlIF7JRNEEY_KBQQWrBhD9WuWs8_W8OOx2oN_LgC3sWBawe7L_JdONR5DkuivzZBGppnze-WWC2cm3KlrikxwW1XhxE292DchnYSt/s400/16+Sew+up+to+V+and+back+stitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469628778967358370" /></a><br /><br />Go down in at the bottom of the V and in the corner in the back. Pull the needle through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkjQ_xyo4j48lrOF_mABx1q3PDtF9pvkU_VHNtERvBx5L0HrDg8dEjerd7w7CNa2brYSJzUwgkV6A9bxXyuNtOVXEoUfI_GW7gqlwZLhtRnW9kJVMf44a6gNAwvTbytaOSew5yfi9XCNG/s1600/17+Pass+needle.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkjQ_xyo4j48lrOF_mABx1q3PDtF9pvkU_VHNtERvBx5L0HrDg8dEjerd7w7CNa2brYSJzUwgkV6A9bxXyuNtOVXEoUfI_GW7gqlwZLhtRnW9kJVMf44a6gNAwvTbytaOSew5yfi9XCNG/s400/17+Pass+needle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469629108791689346" /></a><br /><br />Pass the needle through the back seam, without catching the fold. Pull the needle through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42UOvETTccToqjowebwYFPi-0MnzfoeIIBT9fsH9dDC3KNgDxkBO8FzQ34NPDDmz-eLAz-F1ubEwCOdl4gS12fZ5INj-Op2DLT6GQwrfdxVD5BVmP2r1Znrz4UU5L0el1G1lUIB1_zNVv/s1600/18+Pass+needle+through+back+seam.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42UOvETTccToqjowebwYFPi-0MnzfoeIIBT9fsH9dDC3KNgDxkBO8FzQ34NPDDmz-eLAz-F1ubEwCOdl4gS12fZ5INj-Op2DLT6GQwrfdxVD5BVmP2r1Znrz4UU5L0el1G1lUIB1_zNVv/s400/18+Pass+needle+through+back+seam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469629415850264546" /></a><br /><br />Come back up one stitch from the corner and one stitch from the V. Bring the needle through.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo4K93Q9tw8qYK9jjMCxqsLkzf6KeZ0Ws4HuZsn4D_I3cIzCCiJDuMOk8ti5twSxbIQkduvUf69dLG54iuVELTlBdXVF_wuR5aDgqUQGJnsYf-bkhlYdYMTVxx0FxYOYFr9z0PBooyjkw/s1600/19+Down+one+stitch+from+corner.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbo4K93Q9tw8qYK9jjMCxqsLkzf6KeZ0Ws4HuZsn4D_I3cIzCCiJDuMOk8ti5twSxbIQkduvUf69dLG54iuVELTlBdXVF_wuR5aDgqUQGJnsYf-bkhlYdYMTVxx0FxYOYFr9z0PBooyjkw/s400/19+Down+one+stitch+from+corner.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469629797231179074" /></a><br /><br />Go down at the bottom of the V and into the corner. Continue stitching to the end.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HeNZneIB3XxdhiIjHJMsiRzVuEuTj1Kk_95v6PICqhPV22NdqTEprhVY1DDKFk0oH3hJBmlFHOfLjD_CRB8gx1i4d75sN5gqeSN7dDmW8URrt01GmpxzYh3TwVCrPRZ1eHHUp7FP_Frd/s1600/20+down+at+v+and+continue.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HeNZneIB3XxdhiIjHJMsiRzVuEuTj1Kk_95v6PICqhPV22NdqTEprhVY1DDKFk0oH3hJBmlFHOfLjD_CRB8gx1i4d75sN5gqeSN7dDmW8URrt01GmpxzYh3TwVCrPRZ1eHHUp7FP_Frd/s400/20+down+at+v+and+continue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469630167248751314" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-76091193950590688102010-03-01T08:18:00.000-06:002010-07-07T23:49:01.382-05:00MORE ON PRESSINGNow the block is finished and I need to press it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp6SkmFaAC22a2AilswYc4TAStirh5oiAdVZ2QQ6pb3Hfcr8_s5GmM7LpFzIFZRj4KlgUnKkNbdJc0ny3lwbTntFJNtN3J3JOKJhG6RnyvWFxy4zNGZwZ_qIuE2yzNER4uzBFfmsXnMTL/s1600/22+Ready+to+press.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBp6SkmFaAC22a2AilswYc4TAStirh5oiAdVZ2QQ6pb3Hfcr8_s5GmM7LpFzIFZRj4KlgUnKkNbdJc0ny3lwbTntFJNtN3J3JOKJhG6RnyvWFxy4zNGZwZ_qIuE2yzNER4uzBFfmsXnMTL/s400/22+Ready+to+press.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469630856439405378" /></a><br /><br />I could just press it all to the outside. If I have a very intricate piece in the center, like the LeMoyne or a Mariner's Compass, I don't press towards that block unless I really have to.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMxdlngiwRNbzQwuvivAsty-Q7Nc69yR8d-EsVAEHvb_i5tlYg403AtGABNOxFhDtOjIveNCy1fRb51AZIESPg_VZc2JfD5wGE3VhJaTITtIaWCeb-OM3r4LgwWkytGqLLyX2kJwwtJ0N/s1600/23+Could+just+press+all+to+outside.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMxdlngiwRNbzQwuvivAsty-Q7Nc69yR8d-EsVAEHvb_i5tlYg403AtGABNOxFhDtOjIveNCy1fRb51AZIESPg_VZc2JfD5wGE3VhJaTITtIaWCeb-OM3r4LgwWkytGqLLyX2kJwwtJ0N/s400/23+Could+just+press+all+to+outside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469631291939957442" /></a><br /><br />I found that if I press the 4 Patches towards the Flying Geese, the corner automatically stands up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzWxDbKWrrchsHRMvAAJovD6lZRKwtFWxhJjrRVGwLQZeVqnI9GRm94C1eof1QoAa-fucUk4_JVz3yZHJPYypmSJis_9lYlqtdFcpel95Zzm6pdrMYPCzccL25yGZudx9gyYwW-29pqKH/s1600/24+One+up+one+down+and+swirly+happens.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzWxDbKWrrchsHRMvAAJovD6lZRKwtFWxhJjrRVGwLQZeVqnI9GRm94C1eof1QoAa-fucUk4_JVz3yZHJPYypmSJis_9lYlqtdFcpel95Zzm6pdrMYPCzccL25yGZudx9gyYwW-29pqKH/s400/24+One+up+one+down+and+swirly+happens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469631808266838658" /></a><br /><br />What stands up can be pressed so the seams will lie much flatter.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzaNwYH4dKxIXWKgJsJ3e-tx61WJ4JqrYGhSg5jbFjJc7HWwMCIKJNLhWukUw15q3OjUqHAZXzAJqiEotp3umVlA1VEBKqZhz9q7qHnepo33ynhKuNf3Bih51YI-h6zTe-PIaPBZ_qhRP/s1600/25+Can+reduce+bulk.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzaNwYH4dKxIXWKgJsJ3e-tx61WJ4JqrYGhSg5jbFjJc7HWwMCIKJNLhWukUw15q3OjUqHAZXzAJqiEotp3umVlA1VEBKqZhz9q7qHnepo33ynhKuNf3Bih51YI-h6zTe-PIaPBZ_qhRP/s400/25+Can+reduce+bulk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469632352028275970" /></a><br /><br />Here is the back of the block, all pressed nice and neat. Lots and lots of lovely swirlies and where the seams won't swirl, I made sure that they lay flat underneath.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb-pI7WEP4Dc-dhN1Qduoetx0yGahELuHA5UZ_P9P0TW3YHE77ElRzSCqgnU69IwzbOafXbZ0zYBf8fyHfRVfibHDywjuoy78VPg_zyMPMkcbU2gzjs-p_SixkdbBGGWUHSQSmKW4mjY1/s1600/26+Lots+of+swirlies+but+not+always.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidb-pI7WEP4Dc-dhN1Qduoetx0yGahELuHA5UZ_P9P0TW3YHE77ElRzSCqgnU69IwzbOafXbZ0zYBf8fyHfRVfibHDywjuoy78VPg_zyMPMkcbU2gzjs-p_SixkdbBGGWUHSQSmKW4mjY1/s400/26+Lots+of+swirlies+but+not+always.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469632808068726018" /></a><br /><br />Here is the completed block.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrZKesMpKt_e6Am2tKB-qnvAFir4Joc6aWMhb9Wvd9LM28nxVJfmDpRDvNbise0fedx8YyeBRjB41e5ZpUkwpdARECD3Efi20OxkVLiGsOmkV8gCuCf4G6RpAOQ2ms-UUphcdJjuFHoKy/s1600/27+Not+much+bulk+in+the+junctions.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrZKesMpKt_e6Am2tKB-qnvAFir4Joc6aWMhb9Wvd9LM28nxVJfmDpRDvNbise0fedx8YyeBRjB41e5ZpUkwpdARECD3Efi20OxkVLiGsOmkV8gCuCf4G6RpAOQ2ms-UUphcdJjuFHoKy/s400/27+Not+much+bulk+in+the+junctions.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469633359003743314" /></a><br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536121153879711002.post-42369782319086149592010-02-28T12:46:00.000-06:002010-10-03T16:02:25.597-05:00CURVED PIECINGI neglected to make up a section on curved piecing when I first released this blog, I apologize. Following is how to do curved piecing.<br />
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I'm not going to go into a whole lot of detail, how to make a No Knot Knot, printing templates, the stitch and such are already covered in the main body of this blog, just click on the links to the left for refreshers.<br />
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The method I use requires only two straight pins, a needle and thread. No clipping of curves is needed.<br />
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OK, let's get started:<br />
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You can print off the template by clicking on the Drunkard's Path block on the side bar. This will take you to my web site where you will find the PDF file of the block. I will provide two sizes, one at 6 inches and one at 3. Once the template is printed onto freezer paper and before you cut it apart you will need to put 3 registration marks on the arc. One in the middle and another on each side of the center about half way....Like this:<br />
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Cut the template apart and iron them to the back of the fabric. Trace around each piece:<br />
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With the Convex piece (the out pointing arch) on top and lining up the straight edge of the block, anchor a pin into the corner:<br />
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Now swing the top fabric up and line up the first registration mark with the one on the back. As you are lining up the V's, make sure that the fabric appears straight across the top (see how it looks straight in the picture?). You don't want the fabric tipped in either direction. Place a pin through the bottom of the top V.....<br />
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Start sewing by making a No Knot Knot with about 3 stitches, making sure you are starting in the corners and stitching slightly above the drawn line.<br />
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Hold onto the fabric you just lined up and take 3 or 4 stitches.<br />
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Continue adjusting the top fabric for the next 3 or 4 stitches until you come to the pin. <strong>Do not</strong> pull the needle and thread through. Pull out the pin and line up the next registration marks:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continue sewing up to the pin, again move the pin to the last registration mark. When you have stitched up to the last registration mark, remove the pin, line up the ending edges of the block and anchor the pin in the corners:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvZoLm8eXviAM1AcDc36NpYJJHGNr-HP9GbxglrPc4QiDRKIfuOq_MKAqwrvTIzJh_wbU97ZJeqMYOMvk9yIFCC17o2j1Bua1oOdKdHWP6a1MC0JmFq6CTw-XLBy23BpwpF5Gvf0L2LeK/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvZoLm8eXviAM1AcDc36NpYJJHGNr-HP9GbxglrPc4QiDRKIfuOq_MKAqwrvTIzJh_wbU97ZJeqMYOMvk9yIFCC17o2j1Bua1oOdKdHWP6a1MC0JmFq6CTw-XLBy23BpwpF5Gvf0L2LeK/s320/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Sew up to the end, take a back stitch and snip the thread. Ta Da you are done!! Here is what it will look like before pressing:<br />
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Go ahead and press the seam either up or down. Here is the finished block:<br />
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If you would like, try making the 3 inch block. The only difference between a large block and a small one is that you will have only one registration mark, in the center, on the template:<br />
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