Sunday, August 14, 2011

Block 23

Has anyone attempted to make the bow in block 23?  If so how did you manage it.  I just can't seem to get my bias  stems to curve that much.
Nancy

7 comments:

  1. Well, I am not there yet, but I probably won't be doing it with bias strips. The tails seem to wide to me for that. I may just cut out the shape in either one or two pieces. Maybe two pieces to give it that layered look.

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  2. I've only printed the block.....

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  3. My plan is to leave the bow off.

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  4. Thinking that will be where the back basting method would be the best choice? Pin an adequate size piece to the front, baste all along the bow outline & clip away the excess.
    Somewhat more wasteful but we would get the correct curvature. As you go around the outside tight curves, make little snips - same thing on the inside curves.

    That's my plan anyway...when I get there!

    Pat

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  5. hahahaa...I'm just working on block 12 this weekend. I won't get to the bow until 2012! I think it will be back basted or regular needle turned. Draw out the bow on freezer paper and use that as the template.

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  6. I would not use bias either. I plan to back-bast it as I do all my blocks. I do not use bias for anything. Just tack it in place along the sewing lines, then trim the excess. Where it goes under, I just leave that free, do the rest and come back to it.

    I have a page I have written for class notes on Back Basting. If anyone is interested in reading it, please email and I will send it to you.

    Wendy

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  7. Thanks for all the suggestions. I went ahead with the bias strip-----I curved and pressed and curved and pressed and finally got it to lay down. Don't know what will happen when the block is washed. If it changes too much I will just have to do it over another way.
    Looking forward to seeing how some others do theirs.
    Nancy

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