First a disclaimer: I am not an expert on quilting. I have learned a lot of why they do, what they do, on quilting shows. Since I have not been able to manage much in the way of quilting classes, I am truly flying by the seat of my pants in making this quilt and by learning things the hard way, I am learning to do it the easy way.
I'll be doing a post on my blog and adding to it as I go along on this second side to share and perhaps make it easier for others.
I must admit though, I think the first thing is to take some good quilting classes!! Some day, soon, it will happen.
As I go along, I will just add to this post to keep everything in the correct order the easy way.
First let me share the first side of the quilt. It is made with a Thomas Kincaid panel which was a lot smaller than normal. So I put the smaller ones in the corners. The ones at the top will get covered with pillows, so I wish I had thought of that before I did the design. Live and learn.
I was constantly adjusting. Should have squared up all of them before I started sewing. Would have eliminated many headaches and save many hours. I expect this second side to lay together better since the first thing I did was to square up the one panel that will center the quilt.
As I sew each border, I will square it up before measuring or cutting the next border. It should lay better and have no pulling that has to compensated for. Pictures coming in a couple of hours. I also iron, iron and iron. this is such an important step to any kind of sewing that gets skipped so often. As each strip is added, I press the seam over, using steam, to make sure it is set.
1:39 p.m.
I can not believe how much easier this first border is going in. It is the same as the pink shiny border in the first side. You can tell what problems I had with it. Some of the shading is from not laying flat, some is from having trouble keeping the two pieces together. I have had to square the strips a couple of times, but it is paying off!
10:25 p.m.
I am just amazed at how much better this sides is going together. I have realized that either, I still can not measure straight or I can't count right or something. It is turning out too big and I still have one more border to put in to get the Bippity Boppity Boo fabric incorporated into the Cinderella side. So once again, I need to re-figure and be flexible to get it done. Sigh.
I'll be doing a post on my blog and adding to it as I go along on this second side to share and perhaps make it easier for others.
I must admit though, I think the first thing is to take some good quilting classes!! Some day, soon, it will happen.
As I go along, I will just add to this post to keep everything in the correct order the easy way.
First let me share the first side of the quilt. It is made with a Thomas Kincaid panel which was a lot smaller than normal. So I put the smaller ones in the corners. The ones at the top will get covered with pillows, so I wish I had thought of that before I did the design. Live and learn.
I was constantly adjusting. Should have squared up all of them before I started sewing. Would have eliminated many headaches and save many hours. I expect this second side to lay together better since the first thing I did was to square up the one panel that will center the quilt.
As I sew each border, I will square it up before measuring or cutting the next border. It should lay better and have no pulling that has to compensated for. Pictures coming in a couple of hours. I also iron, iron and iron. this is such an important step to any kind of sewing that gets skipped so often. As each strip is added, I press the seam over, using steam, to make sure it is set.
1:39 p.m.
I can not believe how much easier this first border is going in. It is the same as the pink shiny border in the first side. You can tell what problems I had with it. Some of the shading is from not laying flat, some is from having trouble keeping the two pieces together. I have had to square the strips a couple of times, but it is paying off!
10:25 p.m.
I am just amazed at how much better this sides is going together. I have realized that either, I still can not measure straight or I can't count right or something. It is turning out too big and I still have one more border to put in to get the Bippity Boppity Boo fabric incorporated into the Cinderella side. So once again, I need to re-figure and be flexible to get it done. Sigh.
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