Wow, week three already. Time sure does fly by! Lets jump right into it. First since this sew along it not a class per say I am trying to answer questions best I can and its important to watch the videos. A lot of you have been buying the preprinted linen pieces and I had some questions about that. I covered that in week one blog video but wanted to also add to this blog if anyone missed it as this is an important point.
Important Tip:
If you are doing painting techniques of your choice just be careful and do not use too much of textile colorless Extender. Linen can shrink if it absorbs too much liquid. Also, leave the backing paper on the preprinted linen when applying the extender and after it is dry carefully remove the paper. You can then prepare your block like I showed in the video using the woven fusible interfacing sew a straight stitch with your machine 1/8” from the edge all around the block.
Also, from now on per request all preprinted linen blocks will also include the paper copy of the block.
Make sure you follow Patterns From Grandma's Trunk on Facebook as I planing to host a live video stream this Monday January 18th at 4:00pm Central time on to answer questions live and also show sone more tips and projects.I hope to see you there!
Below you find a short video for week three. It has some great tips on week three and a sneak view of the start if week 4. I shortened it up and I hope you get a chance to watch.
Remember I’d love to see you progress. Send me an image and I’ll share on my Facebook page. Any suggestions on what you would like to see on upcoming videos or blogs please let me know.
Thank you so very much for supporting a small business and blessings to everyone.
Sew long until next week! Patricia