The King size, not quite there yet.
And two days ago, I started another one, but this time it's not a Grandmother's Flower Garden. This time, it's a six-point star. I watched a few videos, as always, to make sure I knew what I was doing. And I thought, hmmm... I didn't have much luck with gluing on the hexies, but maybe this is a good time to try it again.
erm... not so much. I'm sure that if I was using store-bought papers that were exactly the same size, laser cut and all that jazz, it might be a different monster, but what I'm finding is that if there's even the slightest difference in size, gluing is awful. When you needle-baste the diamonds, you can finagle the fabric around and ease things where they need to be (within reason of course). But if you glue things down as tightly as they say to on the videos, there's no leeway. You get what you get, and that's pretty much it. Unless I'm doing something wrong. But how many things can you get wrong: lay down a line of glue, press the fabric around the papers to create a nice, crisp edge.
I managed to do about 12 nice looking stars before I tried the glue thing. I now have two awful stars that aren't fit for much beyond pin cushions or something in the sewing room, where no one will see them but me. :P
Oh well... Lesson learned! I'll post pics when I'm able. Just wanted to get these thoughts down, in case I am ever tempted to try gluing again. Note to self: if trying the glue thing, use store-bought or paper-punched papers instead of hand-cut. :P
here's the star quilt after only 8 stars:
No comments:
Post a Comment