Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Friday, June 7, 2019
Facing* the Cursed Project
After finishing the "quilting" (rows of zig-zag stitch, but it holds the layers together) on the background of The Cursed Project, I decided to finish the edges before appliqueing the motif.
I did not want a ridge of binding, and I can never get nice corners with a "knife-edge" (pillow) finish.
I decided to try the triangle facing finish from Jean Wells' "Intuitive Color and Design", which I bought in 2009. I have no affiliation with this author or publisher--and they probably don't want any, as I kept this book in the library of the smallest room for six years without doing a single exercise, which is not a particularly useful endorsement. But if you want to try this edge finish at home, Ms. Wells has drawn out nice instructions.
I cut the first border strip too short and had to start over with a fresh strip. Other than that, it was easy.
To make sure the facing was rolled all the way over to the back, I pinned it in place, steamed it, and left it pinned for three days (until it wasn't too hot to turn the iron on again 😩) and then steamed it again. I'm in the process of hand-stitching the facing to the backside, which is going very slowly and hurts my still-healing index-finger scar.
Under the pain, I am excited to add this finish to my arsenal of techniques.
(If you liked this post, you can buy me a beer. Or just leave a comment. Please, somebody, leave me a comment.)
* See What I Did There?
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I did not want a ridge of binding, and I can never get nice corners with a "knife-edge" (pillow) finish.
I decided to try the triangle facing finish from Jean Wells' "Intuitive Color and Design", which I bought in 2009. I have no affiliation with this author or publisher--and they probably don't want any, as I kept this book in the library of the smallest room for six years without doing a single exercise, which is not a particularly useful endorsement. But if you want to try this edge finish at home, Ms. Wells has drawn out nice instructions.
I cut the first border strip too short and had to start over with a fresh strip. Other than that, it was easy.
To make sure the facing was rolled all the way over to the back, I pinned it in place, steamed it, and left it pinned for three days (until it wasn't too hot to turn the iron on again 😩) and then steamed it again. I'm in the process of hand-stitching the facing to the backside, which is going very slowly and hurts my still-healing index-finger scar.
Under the pain, I am excited to add this finish to my arsenal of techniques.
(If you liked this post, you can buy me a beer. Or just leave a comment. Please, somebody, leave me a comment.)
* See What I Did There?
via GIPHY
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Monday, June 3, 2019
Half-inch hexies up close
Everybody I've ever met in meatspace has forgotten me, and no one reads or likes my tweets. FUZZ is starting to act his age. It's fucking HOT outside, not a cloud in the sky.
Finger injury has progressed to "bandage unnecessary for ordinary household tasks" but the end of a hand-sewing needle goes right into the fresh scar tissue so I'm still limited. Not that it matters, there's no point to any of this.
Also today I have posted some photos to the local group on FB that terrifies me.
Now I am going to go sit in the dark. Fucking summer.
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