tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post7777219186503906438..comments2024-03-11T23:07:25.120-07:00Comments on Quilt Paradigm: The Making of Twirling AquaJudy@Quilt Paradigmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04853567189199120222noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-26468381979230541892014-12-13T12:40:18.278-07:002014-12-13T12:40:18.278-07:00That is very striking! Cool combo!That is very striking! Cool combo!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409349556815617229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-33110003254250471002014-12-12T05:44:32.972-07:002014-12-12T05:44:32.972-07:00Judy, Thank you so much for the detailed instructi...Judy, Thank you so much for the detailed instructions on HSTs, points, trimming, ironing, piecing and pinning. This is a very comprehensive post. It will definitely save headaches and heartbreaks when I make anything using HSTs.Preetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363550140143647850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-25635741688998814952014-12-11T14:13:37.302-07:002014-12-11T14:13:37.302-07:00Lots of interesting things Judy! You are converti...Lots of interesting things Judy! You are converting me away from using steam. What a bugger of an iron you got there. <br />And why it is a revelation to me to use a walking foot for small piecing, I don't know, but i love your idea! <br />I did a test once to compare chain piecing with progressive piecing (on a log cabin quilt) The chain pieced half of the quilt took fourteen hours less to put together... yup! <br />Twirling aqua is gorgeous! Love those colors together too!Lara B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15135992633781076268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-78830021149900601672014-12-09T12:49:17.211-07:002014-12-09T12:49:17.211-07:00Oh yes, I'm a fan of the four at a time for HS...Oh yes, I'm a fan of the four at a time for HSTs. No marking. And I'm trimming anyway so....if I were going to try to not trim, I'd do the two at a time, but the four is my preferred method. Even when making tons of them.i don't mind trimming for better accuracy either. Like I said, I've got square rulers in every half inch size from 2-18.5 so any size works for me! Iron suggestion....Vermont Country Store has a dry iron for 30 bucks. It has a FLAT SURFACE WITH NO HOLES...I LOVE IT. And a lifetime warranty. The dial plate is cheaply assembled, but I make do. Right after I ordered mine, I found two OLD OLD dry irons in a thrift store for five bucks each~~they are heavy as hell but I love them most of all! But, you might want to try that iron. No auto shut off, heats up quick, stays hot a long time after unplugging. It's a little heavy, but not nearly as heavy as those two old ones I have. I just use a spray bottle of water and I'm a heavy starcher too! Sole plate stays clean a long long long time. LOVE process posts! Thanks!Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755611379189841510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-66309034154376908292014-12-09T04:41:29.825-07:002014-12-09T04:41:29.825-07:00Always have loved HST's and your combination i...Always have loved HST's and your combination is stunning. Also everything goes so.... much faster with chain piecing. These 2 techniques are a match made in heaven! Helen@Till We Quilt Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758395095362610383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-30394708555487955072014-12-08T15:25:16.057-07:002014-12-08T15:25:16.057-07:00I loved reading what you had to say. I can hardly...I loved reading what you had to say. I can hardly stand quilts that I can't chain piece. I LOVE chain piecing, and I'm glad you enjoy it now too. :)Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247780468856514907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-46015917572630058322014-12-08T09:31:50.188-07:002014-12-08T09:31:50.188-07:00I've started pressing with no steam now too - ...I've started pressing with no steam now too - never can manage to get a HST square with steam! Love the colours in this.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507562992976793622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-35871918941863477872014-12-08T08:16:05.222-07:002014-12-08T08:16:05.222-07:00It's still beautiful and I think it's bril...It's still beautiful and I think it's brilliant of you to get it done so quickly. May I make a suggestion? I will anyway! <br />Instead of endangering your machine with a pin through the join, try putting the pin through to mark the place, and then, BEFORE you start sewing, use another pin each side, about ½" away, to hold the pieces in position where there is less bulk and so less danger of slipping. Those two pins you put in in the normal way. You can now remove the vertical pin as it's work has been taken over by the other two. Slightly more work, but far less dangerous. Not my original idea; I saw it in a McCall's video.Marlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395982229464502358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-90164117127958488532014-12-08T08:12:29.521-07:002014-12-08T08:12:29.521-07:00Oh, I do love this. I'm going to try the non-...Oh, I do love this. I'm going to try the non-steaming of HSTs from now on because mine are always distorted, too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034017711522226964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-11859180614773076752014-12-08T07:42:39.497-07:002014-12-08T07:42:39.497-07:00I totally agree with how to trim HSTs - it's t...I totally agree with how to trim HSTs - it's the only way I stand a chance of having precision with these blocks! :)Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705160384198590025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-85373934744579766882014-12-08T07:33:07.096-07:002014-12-08T07:33:07.096-07:00Beautiful, I love the colors and the designBeautiful, I love the colors and the designCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612686505076697159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4323743198214996449.post-4876544431339123132014-12-08T06:54:46.269-07:002014-12-08T06:54:46.269-07:00I do agree on the no steam helps a bunch-I used to...I do agree on the no steam helps a bunch-I used to use steam ALL the time and now not as much. Great flimsy!Vicki in MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155452692252270164noreply@blogger.com