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August 31, 2023

Border auditions from Bizarre Quilter

How pretty does this look?

It takes a lot longer to trace these out than it does to stitch them!

Kind of frilly, like a seaweed.

Now, which of these looks better at the edge of the cushion?

Cornerstones or no Cornerstones?

I need to sit on this.

Which do you prefer?

added by Unknown 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under batik , handpiecing , jen kingwell

August 29, 2023

Template tracing and prep from Bizarre Quilter

The sandpaper board is a success!

I've traced around the outside. Marked the dots for a quarter inch seam.

Then joined the dots with the quarter inch ruler.

This is the size and arrangement that I like.

The last handpiecing I showed was all grunge fabrics in blue hues.

This is a mix of grunge and batik with a kaffe fassett collective border.

This design has me in tropical heaven vibes.

So much preparation work with tracing, handcutting and sharpening of pencils!

I'm ready to stitch!

added by Unknown 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under handpiecing , jen kingwell , template

Template preparation from Bizarre Quilter

I have a few Jen Kingwell postcard project templates. Smashing idea with a postcard, showing a photo of a quilt. It comes with a template (or 2 if needed) and costs only $6 because it has no instructions!

I'm so keen, but I know from my beginning quilting days American Hand Pieced style, that I need a sandpaper board to lean on when tracing around templates onto fabric.

So I go into Daiso to see if they have anything i can use to make one. (Mine is in storage 3000km away and has been since 2013).

Yes! I get ...

added by Unknown 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under handpiecing , templates

November 16, 2016

Twelve Nani Squares done from Postcards From Panama

I’m cutting two inch white strips for sashing and a four inch white border. Keeping it simple.

added by Carol 7 years, 5 months ago. under granny squares , handpiecing , inklingo , kaffe fassett (Comments)

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