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Posted by robb on January 21, 2008, 8:13 pm
Thanks for hep Irene,
So i am making it too complicated then.
what about the seams do you press open of fold over and press
them ?
and do you start from one end/edge and sew across or start at
the overlap corner and work out ?
i seemed to get beter results (stitch straightness) if i started
where the seams meet and sew out to edges but that seems like a
poor finish with all the loose danglies
thanks again ,
robb
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> Make small squares, then sew them together into successively
larger
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> squares...then sew those together, etc. until you're all done.
> -Irene
wrote:
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> >I have never quilted. For fun and to experiment i am making a
> >diamond shapes pillow cover. That is checker board pattern of
> >swatches turned 45 degrees and then cut to pillow shape
pattern
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> >to make cover.
> >the question is regarding the assembly of checker board
pattern
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> >(? a classic quilting design i believe ?)
> >i will make 4" checker pattern so i have a two stacks of 4
3/4
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> >" square pieces (Burgundy/Navy). i need my 4" checker board
> >assembly to be (6 x 6) to cover the pillow in the diamond
style.
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> >I tried some practice square pieces to figure out how to
assemble
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> >the checker board and ran into problems at the seams/corners
etc
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> >1. tried building the square from center out. join two pieces,
> >join two other pieces join those two etc... but the seams
cause
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> >problems.
> > A. if i overlap i get a not so pretty bump/pucker at the
> >corners
> > B. if i stagger the seams that is push the allowance
flopped
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> >one way and one seam allowance flopped the other way.... it is
> >dificult to stop the under side seam flaps from being shifted
by
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> >feed dog when it comes through. so you get jumble or racking
of
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> >the seam material at the corners again.
> >2. tried making long strips of squares and then join two
strips
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> >but then the stitches are not straight and i still get seam
join
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> >problems
> >so is ther a proper way to join the squares into a strong and
(
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> >**square** ) checker board shape.
> >thanks for any help,
> >robb
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>diamond shapes pillow cover. That is checker board pattern of
>swatches turned 45 degrees and then cut to pillow shape pattern
>to make cover.
>the question is regarding the assembly of checker board pattern
>(? a classic quilting design i believe ?)
>i will make 4" checker pattern so i have a two stacks of 4 3/4
>" square pieces (Burgundy/Navy). i need my 4" checker board
>assembly to be (6 x 6) to cover the pillow in the diamond style.
>I tried some practice square pieces to figure out how to assemble
>the checker board and ran into problems at the seams/corners etc
>1. tried building the square from center out. join two pieces,
>join two other pieces join those two etc... but the seams cause
>problems.
> A. if i overlap i get a not so pretty bump/pucker at the
>corners
> B. if i stagger the seams that is push the allowance flopped
>one way and one seam allowance flopped the other way.... it is
>dificult to stop the under side seam flaps from being shifted by
>feed dog when it comes through. so you get jumble or racking of
>the seam material at the corners again.
>2. tried making long strips of squares and then join two strips
>but then the stitches are not straight and i still get seam join
>problems
>so is ther a proper way to join the squares into a strong and (
>**square** ) checker board shape.
>thanks for any help,
>robb