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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Ideas Please
« on: October 31, 2017, 09:59:07 AM »
Liverpool FC colours are red with a little bit of white.  Miami Dolphins' are turquise with a little bit of white and orange.  Finding a quilt block which would look right with those proportions is probably impossible. 

My first thought was to make a wholecloth quilt, red one side and turquoise the other, but then thought why not make biggish squares, 12"-15", red one side turquoise the other and do your big stitch quilting in white (or even Sashiko quilting :loveit: ) and then join them QAYG with white and orange sashing on the turquoise side and white, or maybe turquoise and white stripes to match the away kit on the red Liverpool side.

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Sewing machines and quilt batting
« on: October 31, 2017, 00:02:27 AM »
It's just one of the many things which have different names in America, but because quilting is so popular in USA there are a lot of American books and websites on the subject and of course they use the American names.

My favourite name change is 'vest and pants'  Undergarments in UK, outerwear in USA!

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Roses and Chocolate
« on: October 30, 2017, 23:52:21 PM »
Quote from: Sewbee on October 30, 2017, 18:17:06 PM
I'm still floored at the measuring bit even when it's only right angles. You have some pieces going diagonally. I don't have a clue how you measured it all but I love it

If you look closely at Lowena's lovely quilt you can see that each block is made from 25 squares and that some of the squares are divided in half diagonally.  Those are what we call half square triangles (HSTs).  You can do precise measurements, but many of us make HSTs slightly oversize and then trim to match the plain squares.  You cut HSTs from squares at least 7/8" bigger than the plain squares, 1" bigger is easier, sew them together in pairs, trim as necessary, and then assemble the block in the required sequence.

But, HSTs have the long side cut on the bias which means it can very easily stretch out of shape whilst sewing.  For your first couple of projects I strongly recommend using just squares or rectangles. 

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A Good Yarn / Re: Chunky number
« on: October 30, 2017, 23:23:57 PM »
Knit the sleeves 2AAT  (two at a time). 

2 balls of yarn with long needles or a circular working back and forth.  Just make sure that when you stop you have both sleeves on the same needle and that way not only are you sure to get both sleeves the same length but you also avoid the dreaded second sleeve syndrome.

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Patchwork & Quilting ... Welcome to the Darkside / Re: Sewing machines and quilt batting
« on: October 30, 2017, 15:49:37 PM »
Quote from: Sewbee on October 30, 2017, 11:18:23 AM
I have a new Bernina 570qe.

The Q in the model number means quilting doesn't it?

That means sewing a layer of wadding between two layers of fabric, so if the machine can't do that without damaging itself it's not fit for purpose! though I'm sure it is fit and the wadding won't damage the machine.  Yes you'll get a bit of fluff but you get that with most fabrics.  Just brush it out and change your needle at the end of the project.

BTW - Lowena's right; batting is American for wadding.

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House Beautiful / Re: Curtains finished
« on: October 29, 2017, 22:07:43 PM »
Quote from: Iminei on October 29, 2017, 18:32:26 PM
I've never heard of goblin pleats

Goblet pleats !!!

So called because they are shaped like  :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: variegated thread
« on: October 29, 2017, 21:57:05 PM »
Quote from: rowe1311 on October 29, 2017, 19:09:09 PM

I am basically wanting some for machine embroidery, mainly FME on a normal sewing machine.  It will be for things like couching, automatic stitch patterns and machine embroidery on water soluble fabric.  I have a few rayon threads, and I find them a bit too shiny and quite like the duller more natural look you get with normal polyester thread.  Would the cones of overlocker thread work for machine embroidery as they don't need to be that strong?  They would seem to be a cheaper option but not sure if it would work well.
The Sulky 30 is more like a top-stitch weight; it's thicker than regular Güterman SewAll (which is size 50) but should be OK for FME though I would use the regular size 50 in the bobbin.  You will probably need to reduce the tension on the needle thread.  The size 12 is very much thicker, more suited to hand embroidery.

Overlocker thread is finer than regular sewing thread so won't show up so well or have the surface covering ability that a thicker thread has.

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: variegated thread
« on: October 29, 2017, 21:47:09 PM »
It's Gütermann Sulky, not sultry!

There are half a dozen different Gütermann Sulky threads but only the cottons and the metallic come in varigated.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gutermann+sulky&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=GUr2Weq9OoiZwALVw5aQAQ

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House Beautiful / Re: Curtains finished
« on: October 29, 2017, 15:16:03 PM »
Quote from: Bodgeitandscarper on October 29, 2017, 11:35:01 AM
Very fancy pleats, well done.  I have to ask though (as I'm so nosy!) what is that on your wall in the first pic?

The new RCD Fuse box - and you can also see the tops of two step ladders.

It's a garage conversion which means that the fuse box, the gas meter and the boiler, all of which were located in the old garage have to remain in-situ, the electric meter is on the outside wall behind the fuse box.  Terry is still working on boxing in the gas meter, fitting a radiator and sorting out a cupboard to hide the boiler.

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House Beautiful / Re: Options for window dressing
« on: October 29, 2017, 15:07:51 PM »
Can't see you photo  :'(

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In the wardrobe / Re: Tartan/check coat, Vogue 8933 or Butterick 6497...
« on: October 29, 2017, 10:12:31 AM »
I much prefer the Butterick pattern, so long is it fits you properly.  I don't like the way the Vogue one opens out at the bottom.

Use the Vogue one as a guide for altering the collar.

You can see from the illustration what the Vogue pattern looks like with a plaid fabric, the Butterick will achieve much the same effect.

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: variegated thread
« on: October 29, 2017, 00:14:43 AM »
What do you want to use the thread for?

Rayon threads are generally made for embroidery' they are not strong enough for sewing seams.  The tri-lobal polyester is also intended for machine embroidery, it is shinier than All Purpose polyester thread because it's a continuous filament whereas the All purpose is spun (like cotton) from short pieces of fibre.

If you want the thread for regular sewing Mako Aurifil 50 (cotton) is available in varigated colours
https://www.barnyarns.co.uk/aurifil-threads-mako-50/index4.html
Also

If you want a thicker thread for top stitching or quilting Superior Threads' King Tut comes in varigated.
https://www.barnyarns.co.uk/king-tut/
or Aurifil Mako 28
http://www.new-threads.com/aurifil-threads-15-c.asp
or Gütermann Sulky 30/2
https://wonderfil.co.uk/collections
For overlocking (if you can find it in UK) Maxilock Swirls is a fine polyester

Wonderfil make a wide range of threads, many of which come in varigated colours
https://wonderfil.co.uk/collections

I don't know of any regular "All purpose" polyester thread which comes in anything other than solid colours.

There is a lot of general info about different types of thread at
https://ylicorp.com/pages/thread-of-truth?customer_posted=true#contact_form

and a huge amount of useful info about threads etc at
https://www.superiorthreads.com/reference-guides

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House Beautiful / Curtains finished
« on: October 28, 2017, 00:22:01 AM »
I've finally finished sewing the curtains for my new study/craft room.

It's the first time I've done goblet pleats, it blunted the needle but the 201 managed 6 layers of fabric, 2 layers of lining and 2 layers of buckram  :vintage:  though she did need a few helping pushes on the fly wheel to get started.

So new curtains to match DD's finds of a lampshade, (for which I have just ordered a floor lamp base) three cushion covers and a small blind from which I've made a wase paper bin cover which she had under her worktable for four years!

We still have the gas meter and boiler to box in and the skirting boards to paint before the flooring arrives in two weeks time, but it's getting there. 0_0

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House Beautiful / Re: Options for window dressing
« on: October 27, 2017, 23:41:25 PM »
You wouldn't have thought so this morning the number of times I pinned and then moved the pins :pin:

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House Beautiful / Re: Options for window dressing
« on: October 26, 2017, 22:43:08 PM »
We finally got my pole up this evening; which means that tomorrow I can measure properly and do the calculations for the spacing of the pleats.

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