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TOPIC: Half-size measurements

Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 10:32 #119172

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I'm just trying to look forward to when we have a miniature BOM

I don't know how to make a micro-mini, but I do know how to paper-piece.

Andrée, it deteriorates when it is thoroughly wet. Some of the fiber always stays in the quilt. Stable Stuff also seems to get soft in using it, but it doesn't break down. I bought a gigantic roll from a local company (Allstitch out of Baltimore, Maryland) and got their stabilizer which seems identical to Stable Stuff, and, sorry, Ricky, a whole lot less expensive. Ricky's is convenient because it is pre-cut to printer size, as is the Electric Quilt brand. Allstitch has two different weights. If I bought the Electric Quilt brand online, the shipping is almost as much as the product...double the price. Not for me.

So, Ritzy wants the paper piecing to stay stiff, Marilyn wants it soft and I just don't want to tear out paper! I will give it a go. Thanks!

I just re-read Ritzy's response. So, it seems not to matter what happens after the stitching is complete, it's the softness while making the block that becomes an issue. So, the usefulness may depend on how many pieces are in the block.

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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 10:17 #119171

idaho OFFLINE Posts: 2531 Thank you received: 183	I've used it in several small quilts with 4 in. blocks...no problem at all...left in...soft as can be after washing. Try it ..is my answer.
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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 10:09 #119169

AndreeBergeron OFFLINE Posts: 722 Thank you received: 100	Yes it does. Did you use steam while ironing? Just to understand how it could get softer? Andrée
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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 09:53 #119168

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Well here is just a thought. I have used Ricky's Stable stuff and the more I worked with it the softer it became. So, if I had to do a paper pieced block with many pieces to it, Ricky's interfacing was no longer stiff and I didn't like that. Does that make sense?
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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 09:51 #119167

AndreeBergeron OFFLINE Posts: 722 Thank you received: 100	If you give it a try Susan, let us know. I would like to try it - it would remove the "strain" of removing the paper on the small seam allowance... Andrée
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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 09:42 #119166

suehenyon OFFLINE Posts: 1796 Thank you received: 51	Thanks for all the responses. Yes, paper going through the printer works great...have used several kinds and probably like the vellum the best because it tears so cleanly. I was just thinking that with a true miniature, that a foundation that never needed removing would be really nice.
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Re: Half-size measurements 30 Jun 2014 09:34 #119164

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Annis suggested using tracing paper. I tried that and it goes through the printer well and you can see through it to line things up. It is all I use for paper piecing. I will say that the tracing paper around here has to be cut down a bit but that is not a problem for me. I am sure that has to be tracing paper that is 8.5 x 11" but I haven't found it around here.
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Re: Half-size measurements 29 Jun 2014 23:56 #119149

Lorna1021 OFFLINE Posts: 952 Thank you received: 105	I just watched Bonnie Hunter on TQS. She uses phone book pages for her paper piecing. Now there is an untapped resource!
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Re: Half-size measurements 29 Jun 2014 22:27 #119146

AndreeBergeron OFFLINE Posts: 722 Thank you received: 100	Yes. And for "regular" size, I also tried Tear-away stabilizer, which worked pretty well. I was trying to find a way to trace without having to "reverse" the design - I could trace and see thru the foundation so that the fabric could be sewn on the side I traced. - oh it's late... Am I making sense? Andrée
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Re: Half-size measurements 29 Jun 2014 21:55 #119142

suehenyon OFFLINE Posts: 1796 Thank you received: 51	So you always use paper or fabric for your foundation minis?
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Re: Half-size measurements 29 Jun 2014 21:50 #119141

AndreeBergeron OFFLINE Posts: 722 Thank you received: 100	Never used it .... Andrée
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Re: Half-size measurements 29 Jun 2014 19:22 #119131

suehenyon OFFLINE Posts: 1796 Thank you received: 51	Another miniature question: Carol Moellers posted a picture of a mini on FB where she used Electric Quilt Company Foundations, a wash-away product. Has anyone used this product? If so, is it really any different from Ricky Tims Stable Stuff? Has anyone foundation pieced a mini using RT's Stuff? If so, did you just leave it in the block? http://electricquilt.com/online-shop/foundation-sheets/
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Re: Half-size measurements 21 Jun 2014 11:38 #118963

ritzy OFFLINE Posts: 2963 Thank you received: 82	Or maybe just you and me?
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Re: Half-size measurements 20 Jun 2014 13:19 #118949

AndreeBergeron OFFLINE Posts: 722 Thank you received: 100	I would love to make a "mini" too...maybe next year's BOM? Andrée
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