My master class for those who are just starting to master the patchwork, and I want you to repeat my mistakes.
When I just started to sew the first patchwork from the simplest blocks, I diligently cut out each element, laid out on the floor, picking up the colors, and then diligently stitched. You do not do that. We spend weight of time, you will install and bury the beautiful fabrics in the depths of all things that are no longer needed, but to throw it sorry.
I took the whole process for about three months, but the blanket was never completed. Alas.
Here I want to show a quick way to crosslinking simple triangles based blocks. This will significantly speed up the whole process and bring a lot of pleasure.
So, we take the fabric of two colors, of which the block will consist of the sketch. We decide the fabric on the face face to face with an invalid outward, align the cuts along the vertical markup.
Cut the tissue band by width equal to the width of the desired square block with the passage on the seam. I have 7 cm block, cut off a 7.5 cm strip.
We apply markup, length = width, we carry out a diagonal in each square in the form of a zigzag. I first applied the markup in the form of two diagonals for cutting triangles, but then changed my mind, so we only look at fat dedicated lines.
And now they are stitched by one line, retreating from the diagonal to the width of the seam - I have 0.5 cm (the foot with the limiter to help you!), First along one side diagonal.
And then on the other. We pay attention to the separation line between the base blocks - in the inner corners, the line must become clear to this line. Yes, it is better to put the threads in the mirror reflection: in the bobbin - the colors of the upper fabric, and in the car refill the thread of the color of the lower fabric.
Actually, that's all, it remains only to cut with a knife and mat diagonals between the lines and by dividing lines and ...
Restore, putting the platform of the iron on the seam, and, opening the dark cloth, we put the platform entirely on the base unit.
Rejoice in a flat basic blocks:
Well, if you cut the stitched strip through the second diagonal, which was applied with a thin line, then two-color triangles will turn.
And now inspire ornaments from the triangles before creating their masterpiece!
I wish all the fast blocks, flattened lines and the sea of inspiration!
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