[sekrit project] mischief managed

[ironymaiden]

scarlettina and markbourne were successfully rebirthdayed yesterday, so now this doesn't have to be locked up anymore.

right. so i took the themed gift idea and tried out a new (to me) quilting technique.



one-inch squares of fabric arranged on gridded fusible interfacing. (ironing makes the squares stick to the interfacing and the grid lines are visible on the back side. with seam allowances, the starting dimensions are approximately twice the finished size.



fold on the grid lines and sew 1/4" seams. halfway there.



all there. see the red pencil in this pic and the first one for scale.



quilted, finished, run through a normal wash and dry. it was significantly softened - that's good - between the folds of interfacing and the heat-resistant batting, it was hard to fold. now it's as flexible as i would want a potholder to be. it should be sturdy enough for daily use.

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[ironymaiden]

the fusing just holds them in place. then you fold on the grid line and sew a 1/4" seam from each grid line in one direction (i did the verticals first). that sews the fabric together on two faces, the left and right side. this would be the equivalent of sewing the rows of squares into horizontal strips. you get a bunch of flaps on the back side with the raw edges of the fabric on the inside. if you view the right-hand side of this large picture of the back side you can see the flaps of the seam allowances and the lines of the horizontal grid.

after that the seam allowances get clipped to the threadline along the horizontal grid lines, then the fold and sew process repeats on the horizontal lines. this sews the fabric together on the top and bottom faces of the squares.

[tiggrrl.livejournal.com]

Makes sense now! I thought about that, but I rejected the idea because of the flaps.