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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,
> 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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