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Thank you SEW much, Jennellh!! That'll come in REAL handy!! :)

Another brilliantly ferreted site, Jen. You're on a roll! . In message , jennellh writes

I try Pat, I try! All I wanted to find today was an idea to quilt the 'tree bark' border on Shambles. I am thinking of doing some sort of leash thing - loopdy loops with applique??? jennellh

You're welcome Connie. jennellh

Oh! if you decide to do a leash thing, can I suggest ever such a handy way of doing such curved appliqué? Here goes, I'll try to describe it as well as Pati always does.

I think it is known as bias strip appliqué? Decide how wide you want your 'leash' (or flower stem etc) to be. Cut bias strips for as long as you need and more than twice as wide as you want (they can be as wide as you like! but you just get more to cut away; but it doesn't have to be accurate). Fold the strip in half, right sides out, and press. Using your presser foot as a guide to the width you want, following the *folded* edge, sew the strip to your fabric in a curvy line - if you don't need it to be in a particular 'pattern' just curve as you go. When you have finished, trim very close to the machine stitching - well it can go down to about an eighth - you could trim each surplus to a different width like they do for dressmaking, if you wanted to eliminate lumps. Then gently fold the strip over the machine stitching and raw edges and catch it down: I would do it by hand, but I think the usual methods of invisible machine appliqué, such as a narrow blind hem stitch, would also be fine. You can get quite a narrow strip by the method - I think I got down to just over an eighth finished - but there's no need to. It is such a useful little 'trick' to learn. I've used it lots of times

- and it is honestly very easy. . In message , jennellh writes

Pat, honestly, that's a great explanation. I've heard of this technique before, but it has never "clicked" with me until now! Thanks! :)

Thank you for the compliment. It makes my day....

Pati, in Phx

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Oh, Good! Thanks Sandy. . In message , Sandy writes

Totally warranted, I assure you. . In message , Pati C. writes

What a site. Love it. I have it bookmarked. On the left side is even more information for quilters. Thanks Jen for sharing.

Deanna

This absolutely the best! Thank you so much! I'm a new quilter, and I need all the resources I can get.

Eternally grateful!

Mignon