tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post8986059028386471225..comments2024-02-27T07:37:46.350-05:00Comments on K-Line: Crossing the Line?K.Linehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-89656229215245858222012-03-10T19:46:18.871-05:002012-03-10T19:46:18.871-05:00Oh, I'm really hoping so. You know how it is w...Oh, I'm really hoping so. You know how it is when you're half way through and things start getting tricky...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-41349289683081106312012-03-10T12:33:49.398-05:002012-03-10T12:33:49.398-05:00This skirt is going to be gorgeous, inside and out...This skirt is going to be gorgeous, inside and out! <br /><br />I use Colette's method for continuous bias tape as well. I learned it in Sorbetto fever over the summer, and had so much fun with it, I made some extra just to play with my bias tape maker!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-68987437625031198392012-03-08T19:07:36.029-05:002012-03-08T19:07:36.029-05:00You see, you're my kind of girl! :-)You see, you're my kind of girl! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-50125786122392066172012-03-08T19:06:58.386-05:002012-03-08T19:06:58.386-05:00Thanks Lauren! I'll have to check it out.Thanks Lauren! I'll have to check it out.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15831941871836812662012-03-08T15:43:55.897-05:002012-03-08T15:43:55.897-05:00There's a method to making bias strips?!?!?! O...There's a method to making bias strips?!?!?! Oh dear. All this time I've just been winging it. I guess I better see how bad a job I've been doing. ha ha haCliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-49295297624507505612012-03-08T08:44:52.229-05:002012-03-08T08:44:52.229-05:00Looks like you have plenty of advice, but I love t...Looks like you have plenty of advice, but I love this guide to making and applying bias strips<br />http://yourwardrobeunlockd.com/freebies/356-perfect-binding-part-1-by-cathy-hayLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972476639063673850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-54038984804568415132012-03-07T19:06:31.364-05:002012-03-07T19:06:31.364-05:00They are like math! That's why I keep trying t...They are like math! That's why I keep trying to tell my kid that math has practicality in the real world. :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-71163356087321004662012-03-07T19:05:53.493-05:002012-03-07T19:05:53.493-05:00I actually joined a couple of them together today ...I actually joined a couple of them together today to see how it would work. And it does appear to work.<br /><br />You are going to love the Ginger. Bias cut is not difficult - it just takes a bit more time. Really, it's not hard.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-66834580589366603652012-03-07T19:04:49.884-05:002012-03-07T19:04:49.884-05:00I'm really productive on the weekends :-) (Wel...I'm really productive on the weekends :-) (Well, some of them...) And you are working well. I know I couldn't do more than 6 projects. You've taken on 30 per cent more than me!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-12596048183120769002012-03-07T19:03:27.826-05:002012-03-07T19:03:27.826-05:00I know - it is genius! If only it weren't so m...I know - it is genius! If only it weren't so much work :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-23894240283322291432012-03-07T19:02:57.898-05:002012-03-07T19:02:57.898-05:00Thanks so much for this info...Thanks so much for this info...K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-16101684375254417382012-03-07T19:02:18.836-05:002012-03-07T19:02:18.836-05:00It's not so intuitive, huh? I cannot believe y...It's not so intuitive, huh? I cannot believe you buy lots of fabric just to make bias strips! I am way to cheap for that :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-13677972177097130982012-03-07T19:01:23.823-05:002012-03-07T19:01:23.823-05:00I can totally see how that would happen.I can totally see how that would happen.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-7793094082946423582012-03-07T15:03:08.951-05:002012-03-07T15:03:08.951-05:00complicated sewing projects are like math -- puzzl...complicated sewing projects are like math -- puzzles to figure out. and, like some math, they hurt my head! but you seem up to the challenge, so i applaud you! :)drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-71362411737478672552012-03-07T14:53:32.986-05:002012-03-07T14:53:32.986-05:00Looks great and yes it sounds like you've done...Looks great and yes it sounds like you've done the bias strips correctly to me. I didn't bother joining them diagonally when I did them though. I've just bought the Ginger skirt pattern - can't wait to try it. Making a skirt on the bias sounds quite scary - I didn't realise there was so much to it!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04652602198760195318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53346169224357067652012-03-07T10:08:48.188-05:002012-03-07T10:08:48.188-05:00That's great! I'm nowhere near finishing m...That's great! I'm nowhere near finishing my SWAP yet (well, am halfway I guess at 4/9 projects.) <br /><br />Also you don't sew on weekdays -- hard to believe you can be so productive just sewing on the weekends!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604732687253434380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-15941975861918298732012-03-07T09:30:10.300-05:002012-03-07T09:30:10.300-05:00I don't know about joinery, but whoever sugges...I don't know about joinery, but whoever suggested you cut bias tape out of your skirt fabric was a genius—ostensibly, since it's the same fabric, your bias tape won't give you the kind of trouble your seam binding did last time. Same fabric, same behavior, and all that. <br /><br />I love this!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07132893252354008820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-36890656593240928462012-03-07T09:08:23.964-05:002012-03-07T09:08:23.964-05:00The best bias tape making turorial I've found ...The best bias tape making turorial I've found is on the Colette Patterns website: http://www.coletterie.com/tutorials-tips-tricks/tutorial-how-to-make-bias-tapeAndreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-77785329558472654982012-03-07T00:17:30.028-05:002012-03-07T00:17:30.028-05:00I know there's a way to join bias strips, but ...I know there's a way to join bias strips, but I have to look it up every time. I'm totally the person who cuts pristine fabric into bias strips to avoid having to piece anything so...clearly Debbie is the expert here, not me! <br /><br />The Ginger skirt looks marvelous, and I can't wait to see it when it's finished!lazysubculturalgirlhttp://lazysubculturalgirl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-38685062141045536762012-03-06T23:18:14.660-05:002012-03-06T23:18:14.660-05:00I've used this method too, and it's awesom...I've used this method too, and it's awesome. But beware doing it on a weeknight after a long day of work. I can't explain how many times I've screwed up the construction of the tube because I wasn't focused enough!ms. modistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538521450859920972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-53515682934075805612012-03-06T20:19:50.616-05:002012-03-06T20:19:50.616-05:00I know - it's a bit bi-polar! :-)I know - it's a bit bi-polar! :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-12544112744138859992012-03-06T20:19:11.590-05:002012-03-06T20:19:11.590-05:00Oh, that's great! Thanks.Oh, that's great! Thanks.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-66141978026041140812012-03-06T19:58:10.825-05:002012-03-06T19:58:10.825-05:00Hope my link works. http://www.ca.uky.edu/hes/fcs/...Hope my link works. http://www.ca.uky.edu/hes/fcs/FACTSHTS/CT-MMB-723.pdfs<br />That's the way I make bias strips. Have fun.debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04879013275518538838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606088928583067206.post-68830986366455102222012-03-06T18:56:06.697-05:002012-03-06T18:56:06.697-05:00Very interesting sewing techniques going into that...Very interesting sewing techniques going into that skirt. You will no doubt get more years of wear from it because of the things you are incorporating into the construction. I'm no help with the bias tape question, but thank you ever so much for commenting on my blog post.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.com