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PatchyMama
08-07-2003, 08:13 PM
Just curious... I have been just folding under and top stitching... but its so bulky i hate it! is there a secret method? LOL



brogansmomma
02-12-2006, 03:45 AM
Starting at the last threads and working my way forward looking for tips and tricks. Bumping this waaaaaaay up (from 2003 :lol) because I'd be interested in the answer. I never thought about it before.
Jayneysews
02-12-2006, 08:15 AM
Hi,I just cut it at an angle ...i.e cross wise.then make my zig zag tighter,smaller together and just backward and forwards over it!
It looks neat!
I make sure i start and finish in an area you don't see when the dipe is closed!HTH
cathiasplace
02-12-2006, 08:58 AM
I'm glad you bumped this b/c I am having the same question. I've used FOE twice now for covers and am getting ready to use it again today and I can't figure out how to end it neatly.
Jayneysews
02-12-2006, 11:27 AM
Well look I have been making loadsa nappies which i plan to photograph soonish,and i will try with my limited camera know how to take a close up of the ends of then FOE!!
cathiasplace
02-12-2006, 08:56 PM
That would be great. I don't really understand exactly how you do it.
Jayneysews
02-14-2006, 04:23 PM
Hi,not yet gotten round to photos yet!
But found this great tutorial

http://groups.msn.com/CatharinesDiaperSalesPage/diapercoverpattern.msnw

I hope that this helps throw some light on your FOE blank!
It is not how I was explaining it,but looks great!

Love jayne
Wyattsmommie04
02-14-2006, 04:45 PM
Wow, thanks for the link! Not only does it look easy, it also looks nice and makes since. Also, I now know what a 3 step zig-zag looks like. :lol
cathiasplace
02-15-2006, 12:21 AM
Thank you for the link! I will be trying that soon. :)
Jayneysews
02-15-2006, 03:10 AM
Previously to seeing this link i had been using a regular wide /long zig zag for my FOE antics! Which to be perfectly honest I likes the look of and seemed easy to do,but after seeing this last night ,I rushed up ,cut out another nappy and sewed it up with FOE using 3 step zig zag, and the look is just SO much nicer,the elastic works to greater effect and it is easier to handle to FOE too!
So what a good find indeed!!!
brogansmomma
02-15-2006, 08:10 AM
Great tutorial!! I've bookmarked it. :)
Jayneysews
02-15-2006, 11:33 AM
Could someone more technical than me(not a hard task LOL!!) put it in the stickys???