another EPP method

Preparing for EPP is comparable to preparing for applique, though usually with simpler shapes. However, having tried this method for applique with relatively simple shapes I would say that thread basting is probably quicker on the kind of size you used for EPP and that the only advantage to using the iron would be if you are having a sore hand day when you don't want to pick up a needle, but you want to prepare for a day when you do pick up a needle, but even so, I find you have to look more closely when ironing something this size, which means the ironing board on it's highest requires bending over, it's still fairly fiddly with the fingers and a moderate risk of a burn. Can't see myself doing it!

Anne

That's a wonderful way to make a very small curtain. I made one using that method for a powder room and it's quite pretty. When the sun shines through, the seam allowances on the flowers show but they are neat and don't give me any grief. If the turn-under was a bother, it would have been easy enough to line the curtain but we were more interested in keeping the room looking sunny. No one sees it from the outside except the gators and they smile when they wander by. Polly

On Jan 14, 11:50 am, "nzlstar*" < wrote, in part>

Hmm -given how much I dislike ironing, I'll probably stick to my old method, in the unlikely event I ever do another dratted hexagon flower garden! Guess you could call it "semi-basting". Instead of stitching through the card templates, just make 2 little tack stitches to secure each angle. You do get a neater edge if you press these before whip-stitching together. Works better on smaller pieces of course. Afterwards, just flip out the templates, no need to remove the stitching. Roberta in D

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