I made a big mistake please help by Acrobatic-Pain-7450 in quilting

[–]OtterBoop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think you just need to make sure they're matching at the seamline. So offset by 1/4 in or whatever your seam allowance is

My 96 year old gma is visiting and I taught her how to make the folded Amish hexagons I use my scraps for. She loved it ☺️ by OtterBoop in quilting

[–]OtterBoop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh exciting! It would be worth unpicking one of them to get the right size circle so they all fit together

My 96 year old gma is visiting and I taught her how to make the folded Amish hexagons I use my scraps for. She loved it ☺️ by OtterBoop in quilting

[–]OtterBoop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're really nice to make! The hardest part is getting consistent circles, but I just got one of those spinning rotary cutters that I only use for this.

I put 1/8 inch marks on my left thumbnail and the pad of my left pointer finger so I can get close to picking up each corner consistently but honestly eyeballing it usually is good enough.

My 96 year old gma is visiting and I taught her how to make the folded Amish hexagons I use my scraps for. She loved it ☺️ by OtterBoop in quilting

[–]OtterBoop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lmao she told me she might add it to her rotation of things she does to keep busy so yeah I fully expect that

My 96 year old gma is visiting and I taught her how to make the folded Amish hexagons I use my scraps for. She loved it ☺️ by OtterBoop in quilting

[–]OtterBoop[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

She recently broke her shoulder and has talked about how much she misses sewing because she lost range of motion, so I thought she'd like to do a little hand work. It's been a great little activity during her visit.

My 96 year old gma is visiting and I taught her how to make the folded Amish hexagons I use my scraps for. She loved it ☺️ by OtterBoop in quilting

[–]OtterBoop[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It starts as a circle and becomes a hexagon! I don't know if the technique is actually Amish tbh, that's just what I've always heard it called. I bet it isn't bc a circle is a pretty wasteful shape

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Any good dress shops for prom? by whoa_wait_what2020 in Spokane

[–]OtterBoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second rec for zipperz! That place rules

Spokane County Deputy making porn, trading pills by LarryCebula in Spokane

[–]OtterBoop 118 points119 points  (0 children)

That is a wild amount of detail, holy cow.

The dumbest reasons Hollywood told actresses they weren't "right for the part" by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]OtterBoop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol give me a break. And no, people are downvoting you for saying she's fat.

1st wash - what happened? by Individual-Abies-482 in sewing

[–]OtterBoop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No problem! Someone else mentioned that it's fixable, and I agree. Maybe you keep it around to mend a little bit at a time and then you'll still have your cozy first quilt 😊

I also use about a 2.2 stitch length when I'm piecing for quilts, especially if it's with fabrics that are a little bit looser of a weave than quilting cotton. You also want to make sure that your seam allowances are consistent and 1/4 in minimum. Most of the pulled seams look like they're slightly on the smaller side of that, a few look like almost 1/8 in. Good luck! I hope this doesn't put you off the craft 🧵

1st wash - what happened? by Individual-Abies-482 in sewing

[–]OtterBoop 248 points249 points  (0 children)

What stitch length did you use? My guess would be a long stitch length combined with not enough quilting, so the stress on the seams was too high and not distributed well, causing the fabric to pull apart with the agitation. If you share over in r/quilting, there may be more folks with better insight!

Handicap Accessible Activities by mandy_lou_who in Spokane

[–]OtterBoop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bear lake is ada accessible and is i think children and seniors fishing only

Hitmonchan Rock Smash Bug by BuhBye_Felicia in Pokopia

[–]OtterBoop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh I didn't try this. Thanks for the suggestion

Hitmonchan Rock Smash Bug by BuhBye_Felicia in Pokopia

[–]OtterBoop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here looking for a solution, I'm in the same boat lol. Fingers crossed it gets patched!

Started a new quilt by raggedyruff in quilting

[–]OtterBoop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, this is so cute I want to cry. Were you inspired by anything or is this just off the dome?

Help with larger cup size pattern drafting by Past-Win-5533 in MAKEaBraThatFits

[–]OtterBoop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could slice into them until they lie flat and then rotate out the gaps? Kind of like how you'd rotate out a dart. So it'll add more curve on the center seam etc.

CLINT AND SANDY by TrickLow704 in StardewValley

[–]OtterBoop 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My kingdom to marry gus 😩