The last 2 days have been filled with strip piecing 4 patches and cutting them into their pairs.. have you made 4 patches before?
I had not I guess because I learned there is a special way to iron a 4 patch to get it to lay nice and flat! Yippee 🙂
Once I figured there was a secret I searched more vids… and found THIS great vid by Billie Lauder on how to lay out my strips for quick cutting.
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| pressing to the dark… |
Then I watched this follow up vid also by Billie Lauder where she explains the way to press them HERE!
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| 4 patch anatomy ~ before finger pressing… |
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| Finger pressed open now |
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| Ironed flat now… |
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| Tahdah! The finished 4 patch 🙂 |
Both vids are only 5 minutes total but worth a watch.. or 2 .. or 3 times as it goes FAST! lol 🙂 ha!
I also managed to do some reading yesterday… I was so happy that the mood struck… I decided to open Jinny Beyer’s book ~ Quiltmaking by Hand ~ randomly but toward the beginning of the book… the topics were quilting notions and prewashing stash! lol I loved reading about the history of chatelaines and such… but hearing more preaching about prewashing all fabrics was getting a bit over heard for me lately. GOAL MET!
I have totally been absorbed in designing and now making this quilt.. I am very excited with all of the process thus far!
Did you already know how to do the 4 patch twist or was this new to you? This is my 13th quilt.. how come I never made a proper 4 patch before now ?? None of my quilts had 4 patches .. until now! lol And I have no idea why either… as I am truly enjoying the process of placing them around the spot the center panel I showed you yesterday will go…
Come back to see what else is new.. as I am learning something all the time and love to share what I learn.. plus it gives me an easy reference if I need to review the info later 🙂
My honey is even being quilty today… in a way… he is preparing some new featherweights for sale! Isn’t this a cool shot I got as he was using the morning light to do his work! 🙂
Have a blessed weekend! I will be sewing together 4 patches and such.. what about you?
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Thanks for 4-patch tutorial. I didn't know one could press like that with machine piecing. I love Jinny Beyer's Hand Quilting book and I love all those featherweights!
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I haven't made 4 patches for a long time … certainly back before I knew to twist the seams. Sure was a lot of bulk at the seams. I love that little block with scripture … how did you make that? I've always used strips to make my 4 and 9 patches, but I'd never thought to stack one row set on top of another to get 2 patches at the same time. Thanks for sharing that video with us!
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Yes, that is a cool shot of the featherweights! As far as seams and such, sometimes I get lucky and they lay pretty and other times, not so much! I need to study that a lot more, for sure. I've often thought about having a top quilted by someone else on a long arm, and then I think \”oh no, she might critique my seams.\” LOL
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