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Another episode of -
Leisurely Turtle Race to Christmas with Squirrels Allowed - ;))
Back to the cute little Christmas Stockings -
The pattern is "Bottoms Up!" - (c) 2001 - Calico Moon Handcrafts -
When it came time to stitch the fused toesies and heels -
I chose a plain old blanket stitch -
And after stitching the first heel -
I realized that I really should use something as a stabilizer -
So I pulled out some of my handy-dandy coffee filters -
Folded them in half -
And then in half again -
And cut along the folds -
Then I cut off an outer ring -
The outer ring will stabilize the toesie -
And the center section will stabilize the heel -
One coffee filter for each “Bottom” -
Left foot - right foot - front and back -
That should work - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
5 comments:
Clever!
It is hard for me to remember to use a stabelizer, until I get a few stitches in and find that it wants to pucker. Love the idea of coffee filters. Since I do a lot of machine embroidery, I have tons of stabelizers around but when I run out I always have coffee and filters. ;-)
Thanks, Gari - I ALWAYS have coffee and filters, too!! - ;))
clever idea to use coffee filters. Do you leave them in or rip it out? I find that filter papers are much stronger than I expected.
Thanks, Bonnie! To answer your question - I rip out the coffee filters after I have sewn the applique. And I agree - they are MUCH stronger than one would expect. I sometimes even use them as the "foundation" when I foundation paper piece one of my Memory Quilt "hearts". They really are handy little things - ;))
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