Quilting Xtra Large

Oct 2

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I'm working to get this XL KING SIZE done, and I'm making progress! LOVE this large canvas. I don't know about you but working large changes the way I improvise. My rule of thumb is to keep things as open as possible. Cut large not small, wide not narrow if given a choice.

Things are really flowing now. I'm mostly challenged at this point with technical issues...

There are a lot of inset seams.
Alignment is important.
I've cut free hand with a scissors, sometimes off grain.
Linen is beautiful but more difficult to piece than cotton. The weave is looser so the fabric shifts easily.
I'm using spray starch to stabilize, especially the handkerchief weight linen.
On the up side linen holds a crisp seam.

Once again the reverse progression:

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