What would you do about a wonky block?

Posted by nzlstar* on May 25, 2008, 6:02 pm

would Sharon Schambers Pieclique method work?
iirc, she shows it done with a circle on her website.
just a thot,
j.

"Anne Rogers" wrote...

> A problem that I've so far been unable to solve is that my

> SM has fits when

> sewing the curved units to the pieced units due to the

> thickness of the

> seams in various places. I've started pressing some of the

> seams "open"

> rather than to the side as per the directions. Hopefully

> that will help.

I don't think I've ever machine pieced the curve on a
mariners
compass, I've done it on a simpler pieced curve, one that
doesn't have
as many seams, but with a mariners compass I've always done
it by
hand. I think once I machine appliqued it, but curved
piecing, no way!
I might try it if I have something that splits into
quarters, but if
you're trying to get a whole circle on to a complete piece
of fabric,
then it's just not going to happen for me!
Anne

Posted by Anne Rogers on May 26, 2008, 10:05 pm

> would Sharon Schambers Pieclique method work?

> iirc, she shows it done with a circle on her website.

> just a thot,

no, that method relies on there being no placement of the inner piece,
you cut a square big enough to fit the hole an just plonk it on
keeping everything flat.

Cheers
Anne

Posted by Roberta Zollner on May 26, 2008, 12:10 pm

It's truly not that hard! Provided your "hole" and your compass circle are
the correct sizes. I mark eighths on both and pin together at those points.
No other pins! Clip the concave (background hole) curve about every half
inch all the way around. Stitch with the concave side on top. Take a few
stitches just before and after one of your pinned points, then with the
presser foot holding that bit in place, nudge your seam allowances into
alignment up to the next pin. Your clipped seam will spread open. You can
very gently stretch both top and bottom pieces so there are no tucks. And
that's all you have to worry about!
Roberta in D

> A problem that I've so far been unable to solve is that my SM has fits

> when

> sewing the curved units to the pieced units due to the thickness of the

> seams in various places. I've started pressing some of the seams "open"

> rather than to the side as per the directions. Hopefully that will help.

I don't think I've ever machine pieced the curve on a mariners
compass, I've done it on a simpler pieced curve, one that doesn't have
as many seams, but with a mariners compass I've always done it by
hand. I think once I machine appliqued it, but curved piecing, no way!
I might try it if I have something that splits into quarters, but if
you're trying to get a whole circle on to a complete piece of fabric,
then it's just not going to happen for me!

Anne

Posted by Anne Rogers on May 26, 2008, 10:13 pm

> It's truly not that hard! Provided your "hole" and your compass circle are=

> the correct sizes. I mark eighths on both and pin together at those points=

> No other pins! Clip the concave (background hole) curve about every half

> inch all the way around. Stitch with the concave side on top. Take a few

> stitches just before and after one of your pinned points, then with the

> presser foot holding that bit in place, nudge your seam allowances into

> alignment up to the next pin. Your clipped seam will spread open. You can

> very gently stretch both top and bottom pieces so there are no tucks. And

> that's all you have to worry about!

Oh, I know the theory, it's just not all that easy to cut an accurate
circular hole the sizes I've dealt with, 16inches across being the
smallest. Add in some fat seams, a split ray means you have 4 meeting
at a point. I hand sewed a 48inch compass in place not long ago, it
took 2-3 hours I guess. It would have easily taken that long to find a
flat space, mark and cut a circle and manhandle the whole thing
through the machine and I don't think the results would likely have
been so good. This one had 64 points, the background was the same as
the negative space in the compass, doing it by hand allowed me to easy
the curve a little on a couple of points that fell slightly outside
where they should have been. Smaller and machining might seem
preferable, but smaller also means even less time to hand sew! Judy
Mathieson says she prefers to hand sew compasses in place!

Cheers
Anne

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