Fabric Foundation Piecing

I did my NYB with paper. Would the fabric be any bulkier? The fabric might even have more "give" than the paper so you can manipulate the curves easier. Just speculation.

I did that! I was given a set of FQs and the muslin foundations for a NYB and made them. My only complaint was that the fabric requirements seemed a bit skimpy; you might want to allow a bit more than is printed in the instructions, unless they've changed them recently (in the last three years or so). Mine is about halfway down the page at .

And a beautiful quilt it is! So now I know that it is do-able. I always cut my strips bigger for foundation piecing. May waste a bit of fabric, but better than running outside with my hair on fire!

Thanx, joan

LOL! I hate it when that happens!

but better than running outside with my hair on fire!

I followed the instructions, since I was short of fabric -- a big mistake! But thanks -- I like the quilt, too. :) BTW, I'm not sure hand quilting would be fun with that extra layer of fabric. I machine quilted mine, and I think that's the most logical thing to do here. JMHO.

Wow Sandy, all of your quilts are so awesome! Stars seem to be my favorite design and you seem to have perfected them all. Ever need a place to hang one of those, just give me a call!

Absolutely beautiful! Tina

Handquilting is not a problem here. :>

joan

Gosh, thanks, Tina! I seem to love stars, too -- did you guess? I certainly haven't perfected the ones I've done, but most of them should pass the galloping horse test. ;)

I haven't tried, Joan; but I'm wondering if it might not actually help, rather than hinder? It will give you something 'solid' to sew the quadrant and other curved piece to, and sometimes that helps - sort of like starch helps? I don't *know* but it was just a feeling? I'd like to know how it goes - if you remember, when you've had a go. I've always shied away from foundation with muslin or whatever, strictly a paper girl am I! - so far >g< . In article , joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska writes

Hi Joan,

Thought I'd chime in. I did the NYB on foundation fabric a couple of years ago. No problem with the curves at all. Now I just need to quilt it and about 5 other tops that are waiting to become quilts.

What's the trick to learning to love quilting my work as much as I love piecing it? (Is that why God made Long Arm Quilters?)

Page in Omaha, NE

Hullo Page For me it was the moment (after ten years or so!!!!), when I finally saw a piece which looked better after the quilting than before. I could hardly believe my eyes (or mind >gHi Joan,

I know just what you mean, Pat! For the first umpteen quilts I made, I had a difficult time beginning the quilting. After all, the blocks looked so nice (I was a newbie -- who knew they could have been lots better? ) that I couldn't believe they might look even better after quilting. However, when I was first beginning, I did a quilt-as-you-go technique (thanks, Georgia Bonesteel!), so I didn't actually see a finished top before quilting. I think that helped, too.

Now that I do both hand and machine quilting, I really love the process. The two techniques do different things for me; hand quilting is introspective, relaxing, a way to be quiet. Machine quilting tends to be lively (even frantic sometimes! ). I love them both at different times on different quilts.

That said, I know lots of people who have never been able to enjoy the actual quilting process. For them, the long arm quilters are a necessity. And I don't say that with any intention of sounding condescending, since I've used them twice now (though I'm still lwaiting for the second one, a friend here in town, to finish)! Some quilts are just larger than I want to deal with. LOL!