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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525288730382468965noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457054801663125432.post-40226400714646244162018-03-17T20:21:00.002-07:002018-03-17T20:21:26.880-07:00English Paper Piecing Pincushion KitWe are so glad you are ready to make your hexagon pincushion, thanks for stopping by!
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Center the hexagon templates on the fabric and pin through the small hole in the template to make it hold. You can trim the fabric excess if desired, be sure to leave 1/4 to 3/8" seam allowance. Trimming is optional and not necessary with the square and hexagon sets we gave out.<br />
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Thread baste the fabric around each template: (fold seam allowance over the edge of template, with needle and thread backstitch at each corner to secure as you go around the hexagon, folding and stitching as you go) do not stitch through the card stock. The templates can be re-used!<br />
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Once each fabric is secured to it's hexagon, you can play with the layout/design of your pincushion. <br />
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When you find a design that you like, you are ready to stitch them together.
Using a whip stitch, stitch the hexagons together, into a flower shape (one center, and 6 around the center). At this point, you will have stitched all the way around the center hexagon, and you can now remove it’s paper - a chopstick works great for this. Insert chopstick in the hole and pop out the paper. You can stitch the 8th hexagon to any of the 6 hexagons available now, or save the 8th until the end. In the photo below, we have stitched it on at this stage.<br />
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After you stitch a petal to each side of the center hexagon (see photo above), you can stitch the hexagons to each other at their sides (right sides together). See photo below.<br />
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Next, bend the outer hexagons in half so that you can stitch the remaining sides together. It is normal to have to bend the paper - this step gets a little unruly, but you can do it. You can see the bending in the photo below.<br />
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Now you have a hexagon space to fill with the last hexagon. Attach one side of the last hexagon (or maybe you already stitched it on as we described earlier). Remove all the papers, finger press down any seam allowances that have not been stitched together yet and turn right side out. Fill with walnut shell or rice to give it some heft. Walnut shell can have a tendency to "leak" so we also like to make a muslin pouch of it before stuffing it. A tiny bit of poly fiber stuffing in the corners helps define the points. Once stuffed to your satisfaction, whipstitch or ladder stitch the opening closed.<br />
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Voila, you are done!<br />
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We have a talented teacher, Carolyn Weil, who helps at our <a href="https://www.hellostitchstudio.com/meetups-events">Handwork Meetup</a>. She LOVES English paper piecing, and can also help you finish your project.<br />
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The meetup is only $5 or free for members, every First Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Join us, it's always a fun time!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10525288730382468965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457054801663125432.post-58228319777649555432018-01-15T23:50:00.000-08:002018-01-25T21:07:23.300-08:00We ♥ Modern Quilts!In case you hadn't noticed, we kind of love quilts over here at Hello Stitch. As a a matter of fact, <span style="color: #cc6511;"><span style="font-size: small;">while</span></span> we embrace all types of sewing, crafting and creating, our studio was built on the foundation of quilts and the community that is created around the act of making and sharing the love of quilts. Kristen, Terri and I, the founders of Hello Stitch, got to know each other through the monthly meetings of the <a href="https://eastbaymodernquilters.com/" target="_blank">East Bay Modern Quilters</a>. I can't even TELL you how wonderful and creative the people at these meetings are. You can see for yourself some of their amazing work on their <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/eastbaymodern" target="_blank">Flickr page</a>. I also can't even tell you, (but I bet you can guess!) how much being involved with this group has changed all three of our lives. <a href="https://themodernquiltguild.com/" target="_blank">The Modern Quilt Guild</a> started in Los Angeles in late 2009 and the East Bay group started very soon after, in early 2010. We've watched from the beginning as the larger organization has shifted and grown. The rise of the MQG has caused some controversy within the quilt community, but no matter how you feel about the group or the "modern quilts" label, the change the movement has brought about is undeniable.<br />
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This past December, the Modern Quilt Guild released the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617455989/_encoding=UTF8?ref=exp_loc_pl_hellostitchstudio" target="_blank"><i><b>Modern Quilts, Designs of the New Century</b></i></a>, highlighting over 200 examples of quilts made by members (past and present) of the MQG.<br />
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It is exciting to see a book like this, which isn't a sewing how-to book, but a gallery featuring many different ideas about what a quilt can look like. It's by no means a complete picture of all of the fresh takes on quilts created in the past 10-15 years, but it's a<i><b> </b></i>good start.<br />
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Oh - and did I mention that I have a quilt in it? I do! My X-Quilt was exhibited at <a href="https://www.quiltcon.com/" target="_blank">QuiltCon</a> a few years ago. <br />
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I originally created this quilt for a juried exhibition, <a href="https://theplaidportico.com/2014/12/21/amish-the-modern-muse/" target="_blank">Amish: The Modern Muse</a> at the <a href="http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/index.html" target="_blank">San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles</a>. Modern Muse was a show organized by all of the modern quilt groups in the SF Bay Area and another wonderful example of people coming together through the love of making quilts. The X Quilt is based on a very traditional block and pieced with up-cycled fabric. If you're interested, I wrote more about it on <a href="http://onthedesignwall.blogspot.com/2014/10/inpsired-by-amish-quilts-um-yeahh.html" target="_blank">my personal blog</a> at the time of the show.<br />
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Just a little taste of the wonderful quilts in the new Modern Quilts book.<br />
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If you'd like to follow along with the book's blog tour and learn something about other quilts in pictured in the book, you can find all of the participating bloggers here:<br />
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white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/2/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kristin Shields </span><a href="http://www.kristinshieldsart.com/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Kristin Shield Art</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/3/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Krista Hennebury </span><a href="http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.ca/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Poppy Print Creates</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/4/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cinzia Allocca </span><a href="http://deuxpetitessouris.blogspot.ca/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Deux Petites Souris</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/5/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Suzanne Paquette </span><a href="http://ateliersixdesign.com/blog/" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Atelier Six Design</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/6/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Yvonne Fuchs <a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><a href="https://quiltingjetgirl.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Quilting Jetgirl</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/9/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Ben Darby <a href="https://huntspatchquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="https://huntspatchquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Hunts Patch Quilts</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/10/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Nicole Daksiewicz <a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/blog/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://modernhandcraft.com/blog/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Modern Handcraft</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/11/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kristi Schroeder <a href="http://www.initialkstudio.com/blog" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.initialkstudio.com/blog" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Initial K Studio</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/12/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kathy York <a href="http://www.aquamoonartquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.aquamoonartquilts.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Art Quilts by Kathy York</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/13/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Marla Varner <a href="https://pennylanequilts.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="https://pennylanequilts.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Penny Lane Quilts</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/15/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Brigette Heitland </span><a href="http://www.farbstoff-bridge.blogspot.de/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Zen Chic</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/16/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Stacey Sharman <a href="https://www.hellostitchstudio.com/blog" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><a href="https://www.hellostitchstudio.com/blog" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Hello Stitch Studio</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/17/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Stacey O’Malley <a href="http://www.slostudio.ca/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.slostudio.ca/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">SLO Studio</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/18/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kim Soper <a href="http://www.lelandavestudios.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><a href="http://www.lelandavestudios.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Leland Ave Studios</a></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/19/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Steph Skardal <a href="http://www.stephskardalquilts.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.stephskardalquilts.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Steph Skardal Quilts</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/20/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cheryl Brickey <a href="http://www.meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Meadow Mist Designs</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/22/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Shea Henderson <a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/23/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Katie Larson <a href="http://www.katielarson.studio/thecraftingshell/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> </a></span><span style="color: #161616;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(17, 17, 17); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial; transition: all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s, all 0.18s ease 0s;"><a href="http://www.katielarson.studio/thecraftingshell/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;">Katie Larson Studio</a></span></span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">1/24/18 </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Katie Pedersen <a href="http://www.sewkatiedid.com/blog/" style="color: #cc6511; text-decoration: none;"> Sew Katie Did</a></span></span></span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457054801663125432.post-86060152473217202392017-12-11T10:05:00.000-08:002017-12-27T10:33:11.183-08:002017 Holiday Open Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We had a great time at the Holiday Open Studio! We were joined by Trish and Aidan from <a href="https://misohandmade.com/">Miso Handmade</a> who demonstrated how to make strawberry catnip toys. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trish (in the adorable Santa dress) showing how to make strawberry toys</td></tr>
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Miso Handmade also brought along some adorable toys for kitties & kids to sell. (Stacey's nieces and nephew were particularly pleased to receive cuddly stuffed kittens for Christmas!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade cuties from Miso Handmade</td></tr>
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We also featured the gorgeous, handwoven wares of <a href="http://www.woolandhide.com/" target="_blank">Wool and Hide</a> and cool enamel-ware jewelry by Caroline Gould.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handwoven pillows and scarves from <a href="http://www.woolandhide.com/" target="_blank">Wool and Hide</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enamel necklaces by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/caerodynamic/" target="_blank">Caroline Gould</a></td></tr>
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<br />We had the longarm quilting machine all set up for anyone who wanted to give it a try. People are always surprised by how easy it is to use. It can be intimidating looking machine, but once you get started, it can become addictive. The video below shows what the longarm can do when hooked up to the computer, which is also a very addictive thing to watch!<br />
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These little Japanese triangle bags are so simple and fun to make. They are a great way to wrap a gift and BE a gift all at once. What could be better and more eco-conscious than that? What I also love about these bags is that they are infinitely customizable (what sewing project isn't, really). The exterior of this bag can be embellished before construction with sashiko, fabric stamping, raw edge applique to name a few. And after construction, they can be adorned with big stitch around the top edge, tassels or even (gasp) pom-poms. Anyone who knows Hello Stitch knows we are quite smitten with those puffy little fluff balls - they look cute wherever they go! So - let's get down to the details!</div>
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With your rotary cutter and ruler, cut 2 identical rectangles - one from each fabric.</div>
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What size, you ask? That's the beauty of this project - it can be any size as long as the length is 3 times the width. Mighty stash buster, this project is... </div>
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14" by 42" (straight off your yardage from the quilt store)</div>
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13" by 39"</div>
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12" by 36"</div>
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11" by 33"</div>
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10" by 30"</div>
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9" by 27"</div>
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7" by 21"</div>
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I have not tried anything smaller than 7x21, when you get smaller than that, it gets tricky tying the ends together. But if you try it and like it, please let us know! I also recommend using thinner fabric for one of your layers, cotton lawn or voile are great. That lighter fabric cuts down on the bulk just a bit, in a nice way. Two layers of quilting cotton will work just fine, though.</div>
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*This is the time when you should embellish your exterior piece as you wish. Keep in mind, heavy stitching (sashiko) can shrink the fabric slightly, so if you plan lots of hand stitching, you might want to cut this rectangle a bit bigger and trim to the correct size after stitching. The 3:1 length to width ratio is key.<br />
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Lay out both your rectangles on a cutting mat horizontally, with the longest side closest to you. Use the markings on the mat to measure out <span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">one third</span> of your rectangle from the right side. You can either fold here or mark with your pen and then fold. I find that I can work with the lines on the mat and get a nice straight fold, bu</div>
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t do what works for you. For example: a rectangle that is 30" long will be folded at 10 inches in from the right side. Fold both exterior and lining rectangles in the same manner - now comes the tricky part and you'll just have to trust me. It sounds strange but it works. EXTERIOR: pin the two layers together at the top edge (green fabric in the picture) LINING: pin the two layers together at the bottom edge (floral fabric). <span style="font-style: italic;">This is <span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">super important </span>- if you don't construct the bag this way, the lining and exterior will not line up when it's time to stitch the layers together.</span> I've learned this the hard way!</div>
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After you stitch the seam, pull the loose corner down and away to make room for the next seam. See picture below. Repeat for both EXTERIOR and LINING.</div>
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Fold the left third of your original rectangle in. This would be the same size fold you made in Step 2. (for example, if your original rectangle was 30" long, you will fold the left side in 10") If you have made this fold correctly, your piece of fabric is now a square. Do this step for both the exterior and the lining pieces. Next you will pin. The EXTERIOR gets pinned at the <span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">bottom edge</span>, through 2 layers only (in Step 4 you pulled the excess fabric out of the way to make this possible) The LINING gets pinned at the top edge, through 2 layers only (in Step 4 you pulled the excess fabric out of the way to make this possible).</div>
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Sew the EXTERIOR with a 1/2" seam allowance, back stitching at the beginning and end of the seam. Try not to catch that extra layer in your seam if possible. My seam ends just shy of the very edge to help with this. Sew the LINING with a 1/2" seam allowance , leaving a 2" section open (for later turning right side out). I forgot to leave a small section open and ended up picking some stitches out with my seam ripper (learning the hard way, again). Don't forget to backstitch. If you accidentally get a tiny bit of that extra layer in your seam at this step, remember: seam ripper is your friend! Just snip away any of those stitches - it's okay if your seam doesn't reach the end of that side.</div>
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Turn the bag EXTERIOR right side out. Place the EXTERIOR inside the LINING with right sides together, carefully lining up the edges of the two bag pieces. I also pin at this step (optional) and put pins at the two upper points, as well as at the two inside corners. Stitch all the way around this edge with a 1/2" seam allowance.</div>
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Close up the opening in the lining with either machine or hand stitching. If this step is very neatly done, the bag may even be reversible.</div>
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Edge stitch the top edge all the way around the bag with either machine or big stitch hand quilting. </div>
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You're done! The bag's handle and closure are made by tying the two ends together. It's so clever, I wish I'd thought of that.</div>
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It looks like lots of steps for a simple little bag, but it goes fast once you get it. Have fun making lots of triangle bags for gift giving this holiday season!</div>
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Line + Shape<br />Maria Shell</h2>
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Opening Reception and Book Signing: November 10, 6:00-8:00pm<br />
Workshop: Riffing on Tradition - November 11, 12:00-6:00pm<br />
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In conjunction with the release of her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617454966/_encoding=UTF8?ref=exp_loc_pl_hellostitchstudio">Improv Patchwork: Dynamic Quilts Made with Line & Shape</a>, Maria Shell's exhibition at the Hello Stitch Gallery displays new works featured in the book. </div>
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Limiting the structure of her work to a grid allows Maria to dive deep into her love of color. In her quest to discover what makes color vibrate, she explores the proportion of line and shape. She believes that all colors are dynamic, fickle, explosive, solemn, mysterious, and beautiful, and her work examines how color is capable of being all these things for the viewer. <br />
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Learn more about the artist, <a href="https://mariashell.com/" target="_blank">Maria Shell</a>.</div>
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Awhile back, I made a floor cushion for my friend <a href="http://iadorepattern.com/about/" target="_blank">Kim</a> featuring her first fabric line, <a href="http://iadorepattern.com/portfolio/tidal-lace/" target="_blank">Tidal Lace</a>. Since her fabric is inspired by the sea, I decided that something featuring a Mariner's Compass block would be just the thing! Want to make one as well? Although I didn't photograph every step of the process, I'll walk you through the basics of foundation paper piecing the compass block and point you in the right direction for good tutorials for the rest of the cushion. I won't lie, it's not the easiest thing in the world to whip up, but you can do it!
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To make a 24" square floor cushion of your own, you will need:</h3>
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FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING THE TOP: </h3>
Download and print the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9YH3V2pa3G3cE15Q213dTloMG8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">PDF file</a> for the Mariner's Compass block. Make sure that the PDF is not scaled to fit the page or resized when you print it. You will need to tape the pages together to form the completed block, as seen in the picture below.
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Cut your pattern apart, keeping each similarly lettered section uncut as in the photo below.
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<li>Fussy cut four 8" x 25" strips of the large border print that runs along the bottom of the Tidal Lace Coral fabric featuring the large, lacy tide-pool creatures for the sides of the cushion </li>
<li>25" x 25" square of Tidal Lace Coral for the bottom of the cushion</li>
<li>4.25" strip of Tidal Lace Coral, (using what is left over from your fussy cutting for the rest of the cushion *</li>
<li>4" strip of Shimmer Aqua (along the selvedge edge as it's a directional print)*</li>
<li>5-1/2" x 42" strip of Starlight Seafoam*</li>
<li> 4" x 42" strip of Tide Pool Seafoam*</li>
<li>5" x 42" strip of Tidal Lace Deep Sea solid blue</li>
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Cut the following in both batting and muslin:
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*I usually use each strip until I run out of it and then cut another, instead of cutting all the strips I will need for a project at once. That way, if I've made a cutting or measuring mistake, it's not such a big deal!
Starting with the wedge labeled A1 - A4 complete the following steps:
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<li>With the printed side of the paper facing away from you, place a little dot of glue in the middle of the triangle marked "A1" with the glue stick. Position the Shimmer Aqua fabric on the A1 triangle, sticking the wrong side of the fabric to the paper and making sure that the edges of the fabric are at least 1/4" over the black line outlining the A1 triangle (PHOTO A/B). Hint: That line will be your sewing line, so you want to make sure you have enough fabric outside of it to get a 1/4" seam!</li>
<li>From the paper side, fold the A2 flap along the black line (PHOTO C). I use a postcard to help me get a crisp edge when I fold the paper over (PHOTO D).</li>
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<li>With the paper side up, re-fold the paper over along on of the black lines (PHOTO E). Using a rotary cutting ruler, measure and cut 1/4" on the outside of folded paper edge (PHOTO F).</li>
<li>Do the same with the other side to create a triangular shape (PHOTO G).</li>
<li>With fabric right sides together, lay the strip of Starlight Seafoam over your triangle, lining up the cut edges (PHOTO H). Make sure that your Seafoam fabric strip overlaps the edges of the paper at least 1/2". Pin together.</li>
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<li>Paper side up, sew directly along the solid black line. The fabric you've pinned becomes sewn together with a 1/4" seam allowance (PHOTO I). Hint: set your sewing machine stitch a little smaller than usual, this will help you later when you rip out the paper. Also, don't forget to pull your pins out before you sew over them!</li>
<li>Fabric side up, press your seam and then trim your fabric along the outside straight edge of the paper, making sure to cut 1/4" outside of the paper edge (PHOTO J).</li>
<li>Repeat with section A3 (PHOTO K).</li>
<li>Using scissors, cut along the curved solid line between A1 and A4 (PHOTO L). Set A4 aside.</li>
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<li>Cut along the marking (PHOTO O).</li>
<li>Use this same process to cut along the bottom curved edge of A1 (PHOTO P). (Remember that you always have to add the 1/4" seam allowance beyond the paper edge!)</li>
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<li>Cut a 4" square from your strip of Tide Pool Seafoam fabric. Put a dot from the glue stick on the back of paper piece A4. Stick paper to the wrong side of your 4" square.</li>
<li>Using the same method as show in photo M, mark a 1/4" seam allowance along the curved top edge of the fabric above A4. Cut along the marked line.</li>
<li>Using your ruler, cut 1/2" from the outside straight edges of A4. (YES! 1/2" on these seams, not the usual 1/4". Trust me on this one!) PHOTO R.</li>
<li>Fold A4 in half and crease. Do the same for A1. Right sides together, match A4 to A1, using the creased center (PHOTO S). Pin together along the cut edges (PHOTO T). </li>
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<li>You can remove the A4 piece of paper if that makes things easier (it will) and sew with a 1/4" seam allowance (PHOTO U).</li>
<li>Using a hot iron, press the seam open with the paper side against the ironing board (PHOTO V).</li>
<li>Using your paper with A2 and A3 as a guide, trim the outside edges so that you have a 1/4" seam allowance all the way down the triangle (PHOTO W).</li>
<li>You now have a completed wedge! (PHOTO X)</li>
<li>Complete the above steps for sections B through H.</li>
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Put a spot of glue on the back of paper piece I1 and center it on the strip of Tide Lace Coral. Cut out the shape, adding 1/4" seam allowance all around.</div>
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With right sides together, sew I1 to Section A and then to Section B.</div>
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Complete with the remaining sections to create 4 large wedge sections that look like the photo above.</div>
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Put a spot of glue on the back of paper piece M1 and center on the Deep Sea solid blue. Cut out the shape, again adding the 1/4" seam allowance.</div>
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With right sides together, sew to Wedge A/B.</div>
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Complete the circle by sewing all of your sections together.
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ADDING THE OUTSIDE EDGES:</h4>
Put a little glue on the back of paper piece Q1 and position it on the wrong side of your Tide Pool Ocean fabric, making sure to leave at least 1/2" extra fabric all the way around the outside of the paper.
Mark your 1/4" seam allowance on the curved edge and cut.
Add 1/4" seam allowance to the short sides of the template and cut.
Add 1/2" seam allowance to the long outside edges of the template and cut.
Repeat with the remaining three Q sections.
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<li>Fold one of your Q templates in half and mark with a pin along the curved edge. Then fold each half section in half again in order to mark each quarter section with a pin.</li>
<li>Using 1/4" seam allowance, sew the short edges of the Q fabric pieces together and press open. </li>
<li>Note that on your Mariner's Compass circle, each section is already divided into quarters with the "compass" points.</li>
<li>Starting with the upper left quadrant and with fabric right sides together match the curved inside edge of the Q template with the curved outside edge of the wedge, using the pins to help you align. Pin the two together and repeat with the remaining 3 Q pieces.</li>
<li>Continuing with a 1/4" seam allowance, sew the Tide Pool Ocean fabric to the compass circle.</li>
<li>Press. </li>
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ADDING THE CENTER CIRCLE:</h4>
Cut out a 7" square of freezer paper.
Glue the R1 circle template to the top of the freezer paper.
Cut around the template. Keep the circle as perfect looking as possible!
Using the tutorial <a href="http://naptimequilter.blogspot.com/2008/01/circle-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a>, create a circle with your Tide Pool Ocean fabric.
Once you've removed the freezer paper, fold the circle into quarters and finger press to crease.
Use the creases to help align the circle on your compass block.
Pin in place.
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Stitch the circle to the compass by using a matching blue thread and straight stitching all the way around the circle right inside the folded edge.
Gently remove all the remaining paper inside of your block, give it a press, and your block is complete!
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QUILTING THE SECTIONS:</h3>
With the blue painter's tape, tape a square of muslin to a flat surface so that it is taught but not stretched. Mask the area outside of the square with some scrap paper, such as newspaper to avoid over-spray. Using the Spray Baste 505, lightly spray the muslin. Smooth a layer of the batting on top of the muslin and lightly spray the batting. Place your Mariner's Compass block, right side up on top of the batting and smooth the quilt "sandwich" together, making sure there are no wrinkles. Repeat this process with the Tidal Lace Coral 25" bottom square and each of the 4 Tidal Lace Coral long rectangular sides.
Quilt the sections together using a walking foot for straight line quilting or a hoping foot for free motion quilting. For the Mariner's Compass block, I stitched in the ditch along all of my sewing lines to accentuate the pattern. For the bottom square, I quilted in a simple diamond pattern. On the rectangles, I free motion stitched following the drawn lines of the tide-pool creatures.
Once the sections are each quilted, cut off the excess batting and backing fabrics, using a rotary cutter and ruler. You should be left with two 25" squares and cut the rectangles so that you have four 8" x 25" pieces.
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SEWING IT ALL TOGETHER:</h3>
**IMPORTANT NOTE***
Now that we're moving on to sewing up the cushion, we will be using a 1/2" seam allowance!!
You can find a great tutorial for making your piping (or welting) <a href="http://www.sew4home.com/tips-resources/sewing-tips-tricks/pillow-personality-fairfield-processing-how-make-and-attach-piping" target="_blank">here</a> using 2" bias strips. You need about 100" of piping for the top of the cushion and 100" for the bottom. (You will have excess, but it's better to work with more and cut it down than to have too little!) Using the process outlined in the tutorial, baste the piping to the Mariner's Compass block and to your bottom square. And don't worry, although they have a piping foot on their sewing machine, a zipper foot will work just fine.
The next step is adding the zipper. I chose to add an invisible zipper that is hidden under the piping. It works so well that I forget that the cushion even has a zipper! You can find a great video tutorial for that step <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qulwhv6jqzI" target="_blank">here</a>. I added my zipper along the bottom edge of the cushion. Make sure to leave a 1/2" unsewn space at the beginning and end of the cushion edge.* (See note below for explanation.)
Once you've added the zipper, it's time to put all the pieces all together!
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<li>Make sure your zipper is open at least half way. You will already have one rectangle attached to the bottom square where you've attached the zipper.</li>
<li>With right sides together (and remember to use 1/2" seam allowance!), pin and sew the remaining three rectangles to the bottom square, starting and stopping 1/2" in from the corners. Back tack every time you start or stop, for stability, but make sure that you don't go into the 1/2" zone at the beginning and end of each straight line of stitching.</li>
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<li>Repeat with the top compass square so that you have an inside out box cushion with slits in the corner sides where the short ends of the rectangles meet.</li>
<li>Sew together the short ends of the rectangles. Remember to back tack at the beginning and end of your stitching.</li>
<li>Turn your cushion right side out and stuff with poly fill or have a piece of foam custom cut for it. I have a lot of scrap pieces of batting, so I used those to stuff my cushion! </li>
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Whew! You did it! That was a lot of work, but look how cool your cushion is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457054801663125432.post-18205215707082405482017-05-01T19:14:00.000-07:002017-12-29T18:03:25.931-08:00How To Assemble a PDF PatternSo, you just purchased a PDF pattern for a garment and you are excited to get right to it. But...how do you put it all together? Here is a quick run-down of what you need, plus some helpful tips. With a little bit of patience you'll be back at the sewing machine in no time!<br />
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Supplies:<br />
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<li>standard printer paper</li>
<li>printer</li>
<li>ruler</li>
<li>paper scissors </li>
<li>tape</li>
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Follow the printing instructions from the pattern company. TIP: Many patterns have up to 20 pages or more. Print one test page first by finding the "test square" and only printing that page. That way, if your printer settings are not set properly, you'll only have to throw away the test page, not the whole kit and caboodle. Typically, the "test square" is found on the first page of the pattern pieces.<br />
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Take your ruler and measure the test square. The square should measure out exactly as the pattern indicates. If it does, go ahead and print out the remaining pattern pages.<br />
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As you can see above, the pattern indicates that the square is 1 inch, and indeed it is according to the ruler. TIP: If the square does not measure up, the usual culprit is a small check-box in your printer settings that says "Fit to Page". Be sure this box is NOT checked. Note -- every pattern I've printed so far is printed out in order by rows, be sure to keep your printed pages in the order they were printed as best you can. It will save you the headache of sifting through them for the next step.<br />
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Line up the pages. In the picture below, you can see letter A from one page lines up to letter A from it's neighboring page. Sometimes these reference points line up exactly, but I have seen patterns where they do not. TIP: It is most important for you to create a smooth and continuous pattern line than for you to get those reference points together. <br />
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In the picture above, you may also notice that the pattern lines do not extend to the edge of the paper. This is done by design, and requires you to do some trimming.<br />
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Trim one side of the pattern pieces you are trying to align. Be sure to trim all the way up to the line but don't cut off any of the lines.<br />
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Once you are satisfied that the pieces are trimmed and aligned, tape it! Continue in this manner as you add to the pattern: trim, align and tape. Once you have completed a full row, the pieces for the next row will have a neighbor above and a neighbor to the side, that means you will need to trim two sides as you work your way across matching the cutting lines. See the completed pattern below:<br />
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Because the pattern pieces are now made from computer paper and tape, they can be quite stiff and at best, tricky to work with. TIP: Trace your pattern size onto tracing paper or pattern paper and keep this taped one as your un-altered original for future use or reference.<br />
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