I didn’t know where you were going with the “binding”, but what a creative way to do it to go with the other raw edge appliqué! Thanks so much for sharing❤️
I am gob-smacked!!! Love the 'hippie-stipple' [my era, lol]. I was taught a more 'structured' form of sewing and quilting but those methods just never seemed to fit me and I got frustrated a lot. So here I am in my 60's watching this video [and your other videos too], and am just about speechless. What a wonderful way to unleash creativity. Just WOW. Thank you so much for sharing your techniques and knowledge...if I lived in Montana I'd take classes from you if you offered them! I have a friend who is very much into art [but cannot sew], so I might do some practice after watching your REA videos and see what I can make for her. I've made myself some potholders from another one of your tutorials [no binding] which came out great. I wish I'd found you years ago. You are awesome ❤️ Thank you!
May 2022 I can't wait to do this! A few years ago I used your technique of raw edge binding with batik to edge two white dish towels for my two grown sons. I also made two wine/grape cluster design aprons and two long table runners on which I also used your technique. They were both so proud. So was i! The batik works so well and I know I will love doing these. Thank you ZAZU!
I can't wait to try this, I love it!! You make it look so easy. :) . Your stitch art is absolutely beautiful and it's so kind of you to share with everyone your techniques. ps. I love listening to you as well as watching, you have a very calming voice :) . Just thought I'd mention that. Take care and thank you again for your fabulous videos!!!
These are FANTASTIC, Beth! I totally like your "habitual flower" and simply adore those red flowers on the aqua background coaster. I can't believe you considered that "really bad hand-dyed fabric" to begin with... it just goes to show, one person's cast-offs can be another person's treasures. You are a true artist, I can't wait to try this technique. Thanks again for all the inspiration!! ~Diana from Toronto
These are great too! I could manage to try these as well as a postcards. Thanks for sharing, have subscribed now, so I'll keep up. Thanks for sharing Beth, you make this look achievable!
Thank you! I hope you have time to watch my earlier series on Raw-Edge Applique basics. I cover basic steps, as well as do's and don'ts. I post links to them everywhere, but here is a link to my blog site with the PDF I published a few weeks ago: www.zazusstitchart.com/2017/09/20/raw-edge-applique-coasters-and-basics-dos-donts-of-intuitive-sewing/ Happy Sewing!
Thank you for sharing your artistry! I know it's a lot of extra planning and work to video projects! I'm so glad I found your channel! I read a comment someplace else where a subscriber said he enjoyed their "show" and I thought - YES - and each person has a "channel" and the videos are episodes of their "show" - similar to the "shows" on TV. I don't have TV or internet, but I do have an old unlimited plan on my cell phone that I can use hotspot on my phone to get online with my laptop, so watching YT is sort of similar to when I used to watch TV.
Thanks for the question, Patricia. Sorry that I want to discourage you from getting this type of machine unless you are already proficient at free-motion quilting. My machine is an all-mechanical, industrial monster intended for commercial production. (Bernina 950) I was very afraid of it at first, and I took off the needle guard, which is not a good idea for beginners or even intermediates. Many brands will do the free-motion quilting that is necessary to do raw-edge appliqué. I do like my Berninas, but other brands are great too. Make sure what you buy allows you to drop your feed dogs. Needle down is a really helpful feature that I recommend for this work. My machine is too barebones to have it. Good luck!
Yay! So happy to get notification you're sharing again. Since your last video I have made 11 trivets and 2 soothing wraps! Love your generous sharing and I always learn from your creative expertise! Thank you Beth! My family and friends will benefit!😊
Love your videos- so inspiring! One question: do the coasters soak through if a glass was a bit wet? If so, any ideas to make them waterproof enough to use on a table?
The Insul-bright has a silver layer that looks like mylar. It is what helps slow down moisture soaking through to the surface below. I use them for iced drinks as well as hot ones on wooden surfaces. But on hot summer days, when a really icy glass sweats enough to make a pool, I do something else. I have a lot of commercial coasters that are flat and hard (including Star Trek ones), and a sweaty glass just pools water on them and even runs off the sides. So I wouldn't use either kind on a treasured wooden finish. Sorry this probably isn't much help. I am wondering if the underside could be coated with some kind of rubber...
