tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post2590643689544597602..comments2024-03-22T07:42:07.436+00:00Comments on Lily's Quilts: HEXALONG -- No-baste EPPLynne (Lily's Quilts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12706577666898878440noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-2542991392602246242012-04-02T17:31:37.959+01:002012-04-02T17:31:37.959+01:00Thanks for the clear tutorial.
I am wondering abo...Thanks for the clear tutorial. <br />I am wondering about those flaps when finished with the block? Are they just ignored or do they cause any lumps when putting several together making a quilt top?<br />Thanks for your helpGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755195199721468880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-29756626819611563712011-08-01T21:00:02.770+01:002011-08-01T21:00:02.770+01:00I'm using the Quilt Patis diamonds, also. I ap...I'm using the Quilt Patis diamonds, also. I appreciated this Youtube video that charmingly explains how to build put your diamonds together in stages so that you can always fold the pieces together to whipstitch them, and free up plastic templates to use for more diamonds.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nkCdciXDa8lindaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378726866013609136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-20289295548491720472011-07-30T18:32:22.519+01:002011-07-30T18:32:22.519+01:00Hexies have been on my todo list for a while now. ...Hexies have been on my todo list for a while now. Thanks for this excellent tutorial. I'm even more eager to get started.Heather Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225483666564626507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-9033121796354436482011-07-30T17:08:04.636+01:002011-07-30T17:08:04.636+01:00That was a great tutorial - excellent photos to il...That was a great tutorial - excellent photos to illustrate your instructions! You lot are this close to making me want to start EPPing!Krista - Poppyprinthttp://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-2300712990501612262011-07-30T13:39:02.456+01:002011-07-30T13:39:02.456+01:00Thank you for your tips. I love that you did thin...Thank you for your tips. I love that you did things your own way and didn't let convention steer you away from your method. If it works, why fix it?Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568944733073812787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-75438516261435075702011-07-30T11:21:20.797+01:002011-07-30T11:21:20.797+01:00Traditionally, except in the world of couture (whe...Traditionally, except in the world of couture (where, I believe, all stitching is called basting), basting is stitching used to hold things in place, before being removed later. It's the intent to remove, the temporary manner, that makes the stitch "basting" so, in this instance, the method shown is, very much, a "no baste" method- there is nothing to be removed.<br /><br />anon is wrong. And you didn't mislead anyone!ryan@abigail*ryanhttp://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-45429811426993232852011-07-30T10:27:11.340+01:002011-07-30T10:27:11.340+01:00Great tute! JxoGreat tute! JxoJudith, Belfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912127248240222402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-41350502101239701302011-07-30T04:17:44.899+01:002011-07-30T04:17:44.899+01:00This was a helpful tutorial. Thank you!This was a helpful tutorial. Thank you!www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-88404582669836194432011-07-30T03:44:29.147+01:002011-07-30T03:44:29.147+01:00Thanks for all these comments -- it's so inter...Thanks for all these comments -- it's so interesting to hear about the variety of ways that you all reach the same (or similar) ends. <br /><br />And "anon" is right: there is some "basting" going on here, if you think of basting as non-construction stitching. Maybe it's because I made garments before quilts that I think of this as a "no-baste" method: for me, basting is wide, loose and temporary stitching...and in this approach there are no stitches that need to be removed, just a first set of tight little stitches that help to give the shapes (hjexagons or diamonds) their form. It's a matter of semantics, but interesting, I think. (Of course, I certainly didn't mean to mislead anyone!)Prof. S (the enchanted bobbin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03469773781989607016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-89682347376800552672011-07-30T03:17:30.951+01:002011-07-30T03:17:30.951+01:00I have never seen the quilt petis before. I am mac...I have never seen the quilt petis before. I am machine piecing my stars together.Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043510561974011878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-56711150002313600762011-07-30T02:21:06.936+01:002011-07-30T02:21:06.936+01:00i read with interest all the methods used and i ha...i read with interest all the methods used and i have used them all in the past! however i now never use any paper pieces and didn't in either the 'camelot' quilt or 'candied hexagons', i draw the template onto the fabric, add my seam allowance, cut out with my scissors, pin the points and stitch with a fine running stitch. it is all very accurate and there is no basting or papers or anything to remove after. it is my preferred option, but i also think however you get the job done, it is the pleasure of the finished quilt that is important! my approach is not to 'over think' the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-22745158659198694982011-07-30T02:20:19.895+01:002011-07-30T02:20:19.895+01:00I always wondered about that! Thanks for a great ...I always wondered about that! Thanks for a great tutorial.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687956328790829812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-35978491740658027912011-07-29T23:53:38.949+01:002011-07-29T23:53:38.949+01:00Pretty star hexies, but you ARE basting, just not ...Pretty star hexies, but you ARE basting, just not doing it through the paper. The step that gets skipped is removing the basting stitches later. To call this a "no-baste" method is really inaccurate and misleading. Don't get me wrong: you've done a <i>great</i> job of explaining how to prep EPP without sewing through the paper. But it's not "no baste" in any way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-26322149137345979182011-07-29T23:47:57.287+01:002011-07-29T23:47:57.287+01:00Great post - thank you! I second the plug for sew-...Great post - thank you! I second the plug for sew-sisters, not just because one of the owners (Judy) is my high school BFF!<br /><br />(It's me, Felicity - I can't comment on embedded comments after Windows' most recent update).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-91046759581308950632011-07-29T23:32:47.106+01:002011-07-29T23:32:47.106+01:00that's how I've always made them as well. ...that's how I've always made them as well. It just made more sense to me than sewing to paper and then removing stitches. But whatever works! lolAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710673755073476003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-43565075259378691672011-07-29T22:45:27.923+01:002011-07-29T22:45:27.923+01:00Ramble as much as you like - great way of working ...Ramble as much as you like - great way of working xMrs Flying Blind...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15064004823351464643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-15091882993347023992011-07-29T22:28:00.813+01:002011-07-29T22:28:00.813+01:00This is great- thanks so much!
For the first tim...This is great- thanks so much! <br /><br />For the first time ever i've actually been tempted to give paper piecing a go- all the slow hand basting had totally put me off, but now...<br /><br />Not that I need any thing else to be getting on with! :)ryan@abigail*ryanhttp://www.abigailryanblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-19208746886472568392011-07-29T21:49:21.051+01:002011-07-29T21:49:21.051+01:00What a great tutorial Jennifer although I was dist...What a great tutorial Jennifer although I was distracted at one point by your lovely bookshelves full of interesting books! The patis look great and I`m off to have a look! Thanks so much and I know and really admire your quilting and blog already!Annabellahttp://www.kechquilts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-43565665406011112022011-07-29T21:39:39.863+01:002011-07-29T21:39:39.863+01:00lovely post! I'm definitely going to try those...lovely post! I'm definitely going to try those patis ... thank you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063909153475218313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-66108185807984778122011-07-29T21:24:04.607+01:002011-07-29T21:24:04.607+01:00that's how i do it. i never understood the mo...that's how i do it. i never understood the motivation behind basting to the papers.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415210879367772455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-17131697852605439542011-07-29T21:15:35.693+01:002011-07-29T21:15:35.693+01:00Great hexalong. I am so tempted despite just finis...Great hexalong. I am so tempted despite just finishing off a hand quilted star and hexagon quilt that nearly got the best of me. I just wanted to give a quick tip. Rather than stitch around the paper I glued it with Sewline fabric glue sticks. I think it saved me quite a bit of time overall. <br /><br />Well, good luck with the hexalong. It looks great.Cillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908121685579749451noreply@blogger.com