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help with finishing
As regards fabrics running I believe your MIL broke the golden rule by
not washing her fabric prior to cutting and stitching! It was told to me as the Golden Rule when I took a quilting course. That's why she was so upset -- she did wash it, a couple of times, and it still bled afterward. Not too noticeable on the front, but on the back, which was on off-white fabric, you can definitely see the dye marks. She was extremely irate, especially since this was a quilt for her son and new wife, which would theoretically become an heirloom piece. You did not say either, whether this was worked in wool (crewel embroidery) or floss. If wool, you need to stretch it first before you do anything with it. Floss Barbara H. J. |
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"Barbara Hass" wrote in message ... Some time back, I posted about a UFO (seascape picture) that I had decided was finished enough to call done (the center of the project, the only part I'd completed, is a stand-alone image). A number of people posted some great ideas, and I have decided I'd like to make / have made a pillow, using the stitching as a center image. I was thinking a strip-quilt type of pillow front with a solid back. Barbara, The image is rectangular, not square. How is this normally dealt with? As someone else pointed out there is no rule stating that pillow/cushions must be square. However, if you're going to buy a commercial pillo-form for the centre, many of them *are* square. I made a rectangular piece of stitchery into a square (16 or 18") pillow for my GD, using cotton as the "frame". It's on my picturetrail site: www.picturetrail.com/slostitcher . As you can see the top and bottom parts of the frame are slightly wider than the sides. Basically what I did was decide how much of the linen I wanted to show around the central picture. Then I worked out the size of fabric strips to use, remembering to add seam allowances! The blue and purple wrap around to form the back and overlap by, IIRC, about three inches (maybe four) Also, the image is stitched on linen (not the best quality). Does this need a backing fabric or something? You could probably decide this by laying the finished piece over something white and seeing how much shows through. If you decided you do need something behind it quilter's muslin is cheap and comes in white! HTH, emerald |
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"emerald" wrote in message . .. "Barbara Hass" wrote in message ... Some time back, I posted about a UFO (seascape picture) that I had decided was finished enough to call done (the center of the project, the only part I'd completed, is a stand-alone image). A number of people posted some great ideas, and I have decided I'd like to make / have made a pillow, using the stitching as a center image. I was thinking a strip-quilt type of pillow front with a solid back. Barbara, The image is rectangular, not square. How is this normally dealt with? As someone else pointed out there is no rule stating that pillow/cushions must be square. However, if you're going to buy a commercial pillo-form for the centre, many of them *are* square. I made a rectangular piece of stitchery into a square (16 or 18") pillow for my GD, using cotton as the "frame". It's on my picturetrail site: www.picturetrail.com/slostitcher . As you can see the top and bottom parts of the frame are slightly wider than the sides. Basically what I did was decide how much of the linen I wanted to show around the central picture. Then I worked out the size of fabric strips to use, remembering to add seam allowances! The blue and purple wrap around to form the back and overlap by, IIRC, about three inches (maybe four) Also, the image is stitched on linen (not the best quality). Does this need a backing fabric or something? You could probably decide this by laying the finished piece over something white and seeing how much shows through. If you decided you do need something behind it quilter's muslin is cheap and comes in white! HTH, emerald I made a pillow from a piece I did for my aunt not too long ago. I used a store-bought foam pillow form. I machine stitched the cross-stitch piece to some fabric that I had in my stash. I didn't get real exact on my corners and seams. I think that added to the home-made, country effect. You can see it on my webpage. It is the third item from the top of the page. http://www.vvm.com/~jhunt/silver_needle.htm aeromom |
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Barbara Hass writes:
The image is rectangular, not square. How is this normally dealt with? Also, the image is stitched on linen (not the best quality). Does this need a backing fabric or something? Help! I asked my MIL, I'd probably start by sewing a backing fabric on the linen. It will give the strip fabric something to be sew to. Are you going to use a standard pillow form or just stuffing? If you use stuffing, you'll want a fabric behind the piece to prevent fluffies from coming out. You might want to make a pillow cover that can be removed instead of a permanent pillow. Your local library probably has a few sewing books that tell you to make a pillow. (though she had it out with JoAnn's as the fabric bled all over and, Prewash your fabric. I know quilters often don't because they want to keep the sizing in, but my theory is you want to know if it will run or shrink before you use it. If you're trying to avoid any finishing work, take a look at the pre-made pillows done by Pine Mountain Designs. -sew |
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