Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Try It, You'll Like It!

The last week has been something else. Like full and stressful. And this morning I somehow ended up with half an hour free before I needed to head back to the rat-race, so I did what any creative might do... I distracted myself from reality and sewed for a bit. I'm not sure why, but Stephanie/Spontaneous Thread's "Inset Seaming" tutorial crossed my mind - something I'd been meaning to try for a long while.


Grabbing a couple of scraps like I did allowed me to try it quickly within my time-frame, and goodness, it was easy! The bit peeking through measures just 1/16"! Amazing.

So tonight, when I went to make my guild giving quilt block - Improv in Pink Flamingo - I decided to play with those inset seams again. I tried three sizes, 1/16", 1/8", and 1/4" and they all went together really nicely. Late as it was, I didn't really notice the shadowing that would occur with my white background. I actually kind of like it here, but it may just disqualify the inclusion of the block in our quilt, and for sure it's something to note in the future.


Anyway, discovering the secrets of inset seams was definitely the highlight of this day.

Linking up with Tips and Tutorials Tuesday.
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12 comments:

  1. Lace FaerieMarch 1, 2017 at 10:08 PM

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  2. Lace FaerieMarch 1, 2017 at 10:11 PM


    I really like the shadowing! Like faint stripes! I may be way out in left field here, but that block reminds me of the mod stripes of 50's bowling shirts! Mod yet retro!

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  3. Tatyana DuffieMarch 2, 2017 at 4:54 AM

    Amazing technique - Thank you very much for sharing! x

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  4. Gale BulkleyMarch 2, 2017 at 5:10 AM

    There's a delicate beauty with the shadowing that could be used to great advantage in the right circumstances. A happy accident.

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  5. EllynMarch 2, 2017 at 5:58 AM

    very cool. must try this some time

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  6. JayneMarch 2, 2017 at 6:23 AM

    It's gorgeous! I want pink flamingo so bad! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. I don't know how you could avoid the shadowing other than by using a dark background. For these colors...shadowing is the price you pay for beauty!

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  7. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlMarch 2, 2017 at 7:12 AM

    I think that the shadowing is actually very visually interesting and something to consider playing with as a design element at some point in the future. I'm so glad you had a few free moments to play and I like that it quickly inspired you.

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  8. Sewing Up A StormMarch 2, 2017 at 7:15 AM

    The shadowing looks really nice with that block. I guess for your exchange you could change the colors to use one of the dark colors and the lighter ones for the insets. What a great technique.

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  9. claudiaMarch 2, 2017 at 3:39 PM

    I thought the shadowing was a part of it!!! I like it!!!

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  10. KathleenMarch 2, 2017 at 6:51 PM

    I wonder how that would look with some dark batting behind it?

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  11. Jill FisherMarch 4, 2017 at 5:04 AM

    The shadowing is a very cool effect. I'm so curious to see how it would look quilted.

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  12. IzzyMarch 4, 2017 at 6:39 AM

    I like the shadowing - I actually thought you had done it on purpose. :-)

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