I sewed the two pieces together on the long edge, then trimmed the pink piece down to about 1-1/2 inches.
I lined up the wider pink edge to where I thought it should go, then sewed it in place.
I trimmed that piece down, and sewed a piece of white to the end of a piece of pink, then lined that up and sewed in in place.
That corner needs to be softened, so I sewed a strip across the bottom.
Here I'm checking the angles against my drawing.
Laying some white strips along the outer edge helps me figure out what the bottom curve should be.
I use the pins to mark the lines, and then start sewing white fabrics to shape the outer edge.
Continuing to shape the lower edge...
One piece at a time... it's coming along nicely.
I've set out some fabrics to see where the top and middle crossbars should go, and sliced it across.
Here, I've sewn a strip of white to the end of a long piece of pink for the crossbar.
I sewed it in place, but looking at it now, I think it's too narrow. This piece needs to be removed and replaced with a wider strip....More later.
6 comments:
Love the step-by-step process photos. Thanks for sharing. That's similar to how I like to approach doing my letters. I REALLY like the idea of using the wider piece and trimming it and using it again. I will have to remember that.
wow, really beautiful letter. I like the narrow bit. another great post.
Lynne, the pictures are terrific. I can see if I use larger pieces of fabrics instead of trying to get the piece close to the size and shape I'll need, I won't get so frustrated. Thanks!
That's impressive!
I love seeing how you do this! The F is beautiful.
Great job - I can see how your process works and am pleased that it doesn't always work the first time - not pleased that you have to do it over but pleased that others have the same problem as I do. Will the "U" and "N" be script also??
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