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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Vines - Decorative Stitch
Before I invested in a bias tape maker -
And made yards -
And yards -
And yards -
Of bias -
I decided to retest the 1/4” green marble -
100% cotton -
Iron-on fusible tape - ;))
Key words being - COTTON - IRON-ON and FUSIBLE - ;))
I tested a closer trim -
Three of my sewing machines -
A variety of presser feet -
A variety of needles -
And a variety of stitches - ;))
I won’t bore you with all of the details -
You're welcome - ;))
But I had originally thought -
That I could/would stitch the tape -
Using a twin needle -
One run down the length of the tape -
Two lines of stitching -
Done - ;))
BUT -
Twin needle stitching -
3MM and 4MM -
On such narrow tape -
Was VERY hard to keep straight -
The tape was thick -
It skipped stitches -
And the fabric pulled and puckered -
So I decided on -
SuzieQ -
A single needle -
And a decorative stitch - ;))
One thing I noticed -
All of my samples were sewn -
With the Dark Gray on the LEFT -
And the Light Gray on the RIGHT -
BUT -
Because this stitch is directional -
And I want it to flow around the corner -
I don’t want to have to shove the entire quilt top -
Under the sewing machine arm -
In order to maintain the stitch direction -
I need to REVERSE it - ;))
If I stitch the tape down -
With the Dark Gray on the RIGHT -
The outer edge of the border -
Will be under the sewing machine arm -
And the bulk of the quilt will be to my LEFT -
As I sew around the corners - ;))
I’m SO glad I realized that -
BEFORE I got to the corners - ;))
And YES -
I also realize that I did, indeed -
Do a decorative stitch -
All over the dang thing - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
what did we do before decorative stitches? I don't want to know.... because this girl would not have done all those embroidery stitches by hand on those 'crazy quilts'... Now I use the machine and those stitches!! Looking forward to seeing this quilt when you're done...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Katie - it should be a pretty quilt - if and when I EVER finish it - ;))
DeleteOh yes!! I definitely like the decorative stitch instead of the double needle. Nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda - it wasn't faster - but the booboos don't show as much - ;))
DeleteMore trial and error it looks like. No one will ever accuse you of not being prepared and testing out the alternatives.
ReplyDeleteI just got my post scheduled to go up with my blog hop pieces. You have a shout out coming your way for your border suggestions. Wait till tomorrow to go look or after 9 pm, LOL
Sometimes I think I have "analysis paralysis" - but I REALLY don't like surprises - ;))
DeleteAnd thanks in advance for the shout-out - sometimes I have a good idea - gotta get 'em while they're hot - haha - ;))