Don’t believe me? Do you
do piece work, take away the pretty fabric and put it on graph paper, or in a program
like ElectricQuilt ( my
favorite)—remind you of geometry in school—yep it is. Oh, you only do appliqué? How do you figure
out how much fabric to use, or how to miter a corner? Math.
Personally I love math. Eventually I want to do a quilt
based on the Fibonacci
Sequence, I just haven’t figured out how. I do have an entire color way of
a fabric I intend to use. We all know that may change. How many times have you
thought you would do a particular quilt in one set of fabrics, only to change
your mind, sometimes even after you start?
Many new tools and techniques make the math easier for
quilting. Invest in good rulers; it will make for better outcomes. There are
other things that help, but those are for a later blog.
You know all those intersections that get a bit bulky? I use
a seam
whacker, and a heavy espresso tamper to tame them. Of course a hot iron
first is helpful. I press as I go with a bamboo finger pressure tool that my
Grammy made. You can buy them in many shapes and materials. I have others, but
prefer her bamboo one.
Now back to that mystery quilt…
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