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Posted by Sparafucile on November 22, 2007, 5:06 pm
Hello all, and Happy Thanksgiving!
For my first project beyond alterations, I though a 12 inch
rod-pocket valance for the kitchen would be a good project. I picked
up a nice kitchen print, different color peppers on a black
background; the print repeats at 12 inches.
It is 44 inches wide; I need about 60 inches; I now need to match the
patterns so that when I join the two widths it matches exactly - only
I am having a hard time: I'd like a perfect match at the seam, but
pinning them with the right-sides facing is kinda inaccurate since I
can't see what I am pinning: I can get it accurate to a 16th of an
inch, but not perfect.
There must be a method; can anyone give me a hand here?
Thanks in advance!
--
Ciao,
Serge
11/22/2007 4:57:46 PM
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Posted by Lizzy Taylor on November 22, 2007, 5:12 pm
Sparafucile wrote:
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> Hello all, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>
> For my first project beyond alterations, I though a 12 inch
> rod-pocket valance for the kitchen would be a good project. I picked
> up a nice kitchen print, different color peppers on a black
> background; the print repeats at 12 inches.
>
> It is 44 inches wide; I need about 60 inches; I now need to match the
> patterns so that when I join the two widths it matches exactly - only
> I am having a hard time: I'd like a perfect match at the seam, but
> pinning them with the right-sides facing is kinda inaccurate since I
> can't see what I am pinning: I can get it accurate to a 16th of an
> inch, but not perfect.
>
> There must be a method; can anyone give me a hand here?
This would be my less than elegant method - others may have a less
involved way of doing it. Press back the seam allowance on one piece
only, then lay this piece on top of the other piece right-sides up.
Match the design, then pin through all layers. Turn whole shebang over
and repin the seam allowances only then remove the first set of pins.
Lay the pinned pieces right sides together and sew along the crease of
the fold that you pressed at the start of the process.
HTH
Lizzy
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Posted by Doreen on November 23, 2007, 1:09 am
Lizzy Taylor wrote:
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> Sparafucile wrote:
>> Hello all, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>> For my first project beyond alterations, I though a 12 inch
>> rod-pocket valance for the kitchen would be a good project. I picked
>> up a nice kitchen print, different color peppers on a black
>> background; the print repeats at 12 inches.
>> It is 44 inches wide; I need about 60 inches; I now need to match the
>> patterns so that when I join the two widths it matches exactly - only
>> I am having a hard time: I'd like a perfect match at the seam, but
>> pinning them with the right-sides facing is kinda inaccurate since I
>> can't see what I am pinning: I can get it accurate to a 16th of an
>> inch, but not perfect.
>> There must be a method; can anyone give me a hand here?
>
> This would be my less than elegant method - others may have a less
> involved way of doing it. Press back the seam allowance on one piece
> only, then lay this piece on top of the other piece right-sides up.
> Match the design, then pin through all layers. Turn whole shebang over
> and repin the seam allowances only then remove the first set of pins.
> Lay the pinned pieces right sides together and sew along the crease of
> the fold that you pressed at the start of the process.
>
> HTH
>
> Lizzy
That's the way I match seams, too, except that I sometimes baste the
fold to the under layer with a long blind stitch, which helps prevent
shifting. I had to piece the upper and lower borders on a quilt recently:
http://pair.com/threets/cqborderseam.jpg
Doreen in Alabama
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Posted by Emily Bengston on November 23, 2007, 6:30 pm
On 11/23/07 12:09 AM, in article 13kcrkokbui9s28@corp.supernews.com,
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> Lizzy Taylor wrote:
>> Sparafucile wrote:
>>> Hello all, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>>>
>>> For my first project beyond alterations, I though a 12 inch
>>> rod-pocket valance for the kitchen would be a good project. I picked
>>> up a nice kitchen print, different color peppers on a black
>>> background; the print repeats at 12 inches.
>>>
>>> It is 44 inches wide; I need about 60 inches; I now need to match the
>>> patterns so that when I join the two widths it matches exactly - only
>>> I am having a hard time: I'd like a perfect match at the seam, but
>>> pinning them with the right-sides facing is kinda inaccurate since I
>>> can't see what I am pinning: I can get it accurate to a 16th of an
>>> inch, but not perfect.
>>>
>>> There must be a method; can anyone give me a hand here?
>>
>> This would be my less than elegant method - others may have a less
>> involved way of doing it. Press back the seam allowance on one piece
>> only, then lay this piece on top of the other piece right-sides up.
>> Match the design, then pin through all layers. Turn whole shebang over
>> and repin the seam allowances only then remove the first set of pins.
>> Lay the pinned pieces right sides together and sew along the crease of
>> the fold that you pressed at the start of the process.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Lizzy
>
> That's the way I match seams, too, except that I sometimes baste the
> fold to the under layer with a long blind stitch, which helps prevent
> shifting. I had to piece the upper and lower borders on a quilt recently:
>
> http://pair.com/threets/cqborderseam.jpg
>
> Doreen in Alabama
Beautiful job, Doreen, and I love the fabric design.
Emily
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Posted by Doreen on November 24, 2007, 11:04 am
Emily Bengston wrote:
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> Beautiful job, Doreen, and I love the fabric design.
> Emily
>
Thank you, Emily! After searching for years, that fabric seemed perfect
for re-doing a quilt I'd made youngest DD when she was 15 (she's 41
now). The pattern was from Good Housekeeping magazine, with embroidered
cat blocks that had to be enlarged from a grid. After years of almost
constant use, the quilt's blocks were still in good condition but the
surrounding fabric, not very good quality, had worn badly. When I
finally found that print, which DD and I both loved, I remade the quilt
using the original blocks, and it's *still* on her bed.
http://pair.com/threets/kellyscatquilt.jpg
Doreen in Alabama
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>
> For my first project beyond alterations, I though a 12 inch
> rod-pocket valance for the kitchen would be a good project. I picked
> up a nice kitchen print, different color peppers on a black
> background; the print repeats at 12 inches.
>
> It is 44 inches wide; I need about 60 inches; I now need to match the
> patterns so that when I join the two widths it matches exactly - only
> I am having a hard time: I'd like a perfect match at the seam, but
> pinning them with the right-sides facing is kinda inaccurate since I
> can't see what I am pinning: I can get it accurate to a 16th of an
> inch, but not perfect.
>
> There must be a method; can anyone give me a hand here?