tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150054543489132189.post3957836304365204496..comments2024-01-13T04:13:20.908-05:00Comments on Thread in Hand: Of a TuesdayAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852814864212193186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150054543489132189.post-36270152742298525172012-01-07T09:38:37.835-05:002012-01-07T09:38:37.835-05:00Hi Amy, I once stitched something too close to the...Hi Amy, I once stitched something too close to the edge and a friend said you can: 1) withdraw one linen thread a couple of linen threads away from the edge of your stitching (you do this on all 4 sides). Then 2). add a rotary cut strip of quilt fabric you like to match the stitching and with right sides together, use your sewing machine to stitch "in the ditch" you created when you withdrew your linen thread, leaving a 1/4" seam on the quilt fabric strip. 3) sew a total of 4 rotary cut strips on, but do it in the sequence of top and bottom first, then trim linen seam allowance down to 1/4", then iron the strips and linen piece so that the seam allowances are both folded onto the quilt fabric on the back, then sew on the side rotary cut strips and repeat the trimming/ironing of those seam allowances. Viola! You have a stiched piece that is perfectly centered within the quilt strips due to having withdrawn the linen threads and having stitched exactly within the ditch. And it is bordered by pretty fabric for framming or to use as a quilt block. You can do the same thing but add strips of linen, or add muslin so that you can pull it over foam core board and have enough to mount your piece, covering the muslin with your matt board for framing.halfsquirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610312697574731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150054543489132189.post-67738290606926167842012-01-03T15:20:34.283-05:002012-01-03T15:20:34.283-05:00Oh the snow! Shall I send you some summer? The...Oh the snow! Shall I send you some summer? The tape measure flower looks wonderful as does Winter Cottage. Will we see a snowy box top soon I wonder?? Have a great dayMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554874389968864826noreply@blogger.com