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Tips and Tricks
sent in by Members
| Get the Software By getting the DJ Software it'll save you hours of time!! You can print the blocks, get tips, see your quilt finished on the screen before ever stitching the first blocks and SOOOOOOO much more.... do it, you won't be sorry. |
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Project Binder I thought I would post my suggestion as it has done well for me and seems to have gone over well with others who have seen it. I call it my 'project binder'. I also have a tote and carry the usual pins, needles, thread, scissors, rulers, etc., and small press/cut. I carry this tote to hand-sew the blocks I am working on. I also carry a notebook in the tote. I have put clear 'sleeves' in the binder and have included in each 'sleeve': 1 - either a paper-pieced pattern printed from the DJ CD or a freezer paper template or foundation pattern 2 - printed DJ page from the CD concerning the block, when finished, i.e. name of block, when I finished it, what material I used, etc. 3 - printed DJ Journal page from the CD 4 - the material I have chosen to make the block from. When I have finished the block, all that remains in the sleeve is the block, and the DJ pages. When I am ready to go to the next block, I pull out the pattern, t he material and go to town. I have 3 binders made up that are in order of the blocks. I don't have to do them in order, but so far I have. It is a great way to present the blocks you have finished to others and a great way to know where everything is when you are ready to start your next block. I have the muslin in a Ziploc bag in the tote and it is ready also when I need it. I only carry about 1 yd cut into 2 pieces, of the muslin at any one time. People ooh and ahh over my organization, but I know it works for me and makes it easy to see where I am going with what colors and what patterns. Enjoy, Vera-Ellen Jane |
| Keep-a-Tote
Well, I have a big "tote" that I have
all of my DJ stuff in. CD, Susan |
| Appliqué Paper Tip A good tip that someone gave me (did I read it somewhere?? I don't remember) for appliqué instead of using freezer paper, I use 8 1/2 x 11 labels. The kind you can get at Office Depot. They have white and clear. I bought both. The clears are so much more expensive than the white & I see no advantage to the clear ones. Susan |
| Got Enough Fabric? make sure you pick out a background that there is enough of. My LQS told me "oh, we can get that on order...you need another 5 yards...not a problem" Well, it was a problem, discontinued. I stressed for weeks scouring every shop on the net & within a 100 mile radius of my home & finally found the additional 5 yards. Of course I had 10 blocks or so done before I found it. WHEWWWWW is all I can say about that. Susan |
| Don't be so hard on
yourself! The biggest lesson is finish a block, it won't be perfect...but step away from it for a day or two...it is amazing how much better it looks after a couple of days!! Besides you are looking at just one block, everyone else will be looking at the entire quilt. Susan |
| Where to start?
Lengthy so go
HERE
(Thanks Peg for passing along) |
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Bias strips
Someone was asking about using the bias
bars to make bias strips? If you want narrow stems, etc (1/8", then fold a
piece of 3/4"bias wrong sides together in half lengthwise, press carefully.
Now sew this strip on you penciled in line for the stem, leaving only the
1/8" fold on the left side of your stitching. Cut off any excess bias strip
on the left side of the RuthG |
| Paper Piecing on
Freezer Paper Foundation
Sent in by Mary with permission from Barbara Hanson Vlack |
| Other Great Resources to
download
DJ Hand Piecing Tips |
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