I made a quick call to my LQS for some advice about quilting with silk and she said to just go with it. Use a fine needle, some silk thread and everything should be fine. So I just dove in and had a go.
It was the first time I've done triangles but I bought a nifty triangle-in-square template and they seem to have turned out OK. Only problem is, even with the very minimum of handling, they fray and awful lot. Here's my first block:
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See - frayapaloosa!
So I braved the snow and took it to my LQS to see if they had any ideas. After a lot of debate about spray starch and overlocking Kim suggested trying a pinking blade in my rotary cutter. It worked a charm. No fraying and with no extra work! Just my cup of tea.
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Aren't they neat? The wavy lines are taking a little getting used to when you need to be accurate but I think I'm getting the hang of them. Here are the fronts of the blocks. There are a couple of miss-matched seams but I'm going to use the fast horse rule.
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It was the first time I've done triangles but I bought a nifty triangle-in-square template and they seem to have turned out OK. Only problem is, even with the very minimum of handling, they fray and awful lot. Here's my first block:
[attachment=2:1cy3m3tm]frayed_small.jpg[/attachment:1cy3m3tm]
See - frayapaloosa!
So I braved the snow and took it to my LQS to see if they had any ideas. After a lot of debate about spray starch and overlocking Kim suggested trying a pinking blade in my rotary cutter. It worked a charm. No fraying and with no extra work! Just my cup of tea.
[attachment=1:1cy3m3tm]pinked_small.jpg[/attachment:1cy3m3tm]
Aren't they neat? The wavy lines are taking a little getting used to when you need to be accurate but I think I'm getting the hang of them. Here are the fronts of the blocks. There are a couple of miss-matched seams but I'm going to use the fast horse rule.
[attachment=0:1cy3m3tm]front_small.jpg[/attachment:1cy3m3tm]
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