Re: Very miniature quilts assistance

I have an older book on sewing mini quilts for 1" scale. It recommended
using a 1/8" seam allowance. If I remember correctly, it also advised using
tape to make a guide both in front and in back of your presser foot, and
moving your needle to the far left position if possible. When sewing, only
the left side of the feed dogs moved the fabric. It was very tedious, but
worked well, as I recall. Haven't made one quite that small for a while!
Email me if you need more info, and I can get the book out and check out any
more of the hints.

--
Susan in Kingston ON
quilting - what else?
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"Nann Hilyard" <nbhilyard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have a source for instructions for
> little tiny quilt blocks -- under 2"? I have seen them at quilt shows
with
> pin backs stitched or glued to them.
>
> I made a dollhouse (1 inch/1 foot scale) quilt for a friend who's into
> miniatures.
> Actually, I made three. After I had bordered, quilted, bound, labeled,
and
> gift wrapped a very nice-looking mini-bowtie block I realized that that
> 12"-square quilt block was the dollhouse equivalent of a 12-FOOT square
> quilt. After an unsuccessful mini-pinwheel I made a 6"-square TATW that
was
> just right. With both the pinwheel and the TATW I found that the seam
> allowances get in the way when the block pieces are smaller than 1/2". Do
> you trim the seam allowances, or use smaller s.a.'s in the first place?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
>
> Nann
> who admires dollhouses but who does not need another hobby that would
entail
> another stash...BTW, I did find a dollhouse quilt site with a technique
that
> would be fun--print the design onto the fabric, then quilt it:
> http://home.epix.net/~woolse/fabrics.html
>
>
>


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