Write an article based on this "Choose your batting. Cut out your backing. Assemble your layers. Keep them together. Start basting."
article: This is the stuff that is sandwiched between the pretty parts of your quilt. There may seem like a billion options to choose from (and there are), making the process fairly intimidating. But sticking to the basics now will ensure your success later. Mainly, you need to consider the loft and fiber of your fabric. Loft is a fancy term for how thick your batting is. A low loft means the batting is thin. A low-loft fabric is easier to work with, but will result in a thinner product. Fiber is what material your batting is made of. Polyester, 100% cotton, and a cotton/poly blend are your three most common options and none is necessarily better than the others. Wool and silk are also available, but they're a bit pricier. And a recent mover on the scene is bamboo, but that's just strange. Polyester - A cheap option that's better for hand-quilting if it's low-loft. It doesn't need to be quilted closely together, though it does tend to shift and the fibers can migrate to the edges of the quilt over time. Cotton - This is a good option for machine quilting. It should be quilted closely. It will shrink a bit, but it shouldn't pill. The 100% kind feels like flannel. Cotton blend (usually 80% cotton/20% polyester) - Probably the best option, if you had to pick. It's not super expensive and it doesn't shrink as much as the 100% kind. It's good on the machine, too. This should be the biggest part. The batting should be smaller than your quilt back and larger than your quilt top. The quilt top will be the smallest. Just so long as it's a few inches bigger on all sides than your front, you're fine. The reason a back needs to be bigger is because you're usually quilting from the top of the quilt and the batting and backing can shift slightly underneath. The extra inches are your insurance policy that your back doesn't suddenly become smaller than the front. Basting a very important step in the quilting process. It seems tedious, but doing it carefully will result in a professional-looking finished project. Basting is a way to temporarily hold the three layers together while you quilt. Iron the backing fabric and lay on the floor face down. Carefully pull the fabric taught (but don't stretch it) and tape it to a hard, flat surface. Smooth the batting and lay your quilt top over the batting. Press both layers together to get all wrinkles out. Doing so also helps the quilt top adhere slightly to the batting. When top and batting are smooth and flat, carefully roll the two together. Bring the top and batting to the quilt back and carefully unroll on top of the backing, smoothing all wrinkles as you unroll. Make sure you can see backing fabric around all four edges of the quilt top. Here's where you have some options. That is, if you're machine quilting. You can always baste in the traditional sense or use spray baste, too. Pin quilt top every few inches starting at the center. Use basting pins -- they're curved and easier to manipulate. When pins are in place, remove the tape and check the quilt back to make sure things are tight and flat. If there are puckers or excess fabric, now is the time to fix the problems. If the fabric is loose when you start quilting, there will be tucks or puckers in the quilting. There is no way to adjust the back once you start sewing without a lot of headaches or time with the seam ripper. (However, using a busy, patterned fabric for the back will help to hide any small mistakes.) There are many options for machine quilting. The first is to let the seams/fabrics themselves be your guide. Sewing next to the seams themselves is called "quilting in the ditch." If you want to create more visual interest in the quilt you can stitch lines or patterns in other directions. It's a good idea to start quilting from the center and work your way out. Because it's hard for all that bulk to fit through your machine, roll the sides in. You can un-roll as you work toward the edges. You may want to use a walking foot when quilting. It's not necessary, but it helps feed the layers of fabric evenly through the machine.

Write an article based on this "Draw a big circle to outline her upper skull. Add guidelines for the face and her body. Add neck, limbs and legs. Complete the jaw and add hands. Draw the face. Add bangs and ears. Add hair. Draw the face and some clothing details. Using a pen, draw on top of your sketch. Erase the pencil sketch and add details. Color Lagoona."
article: Draw a vertical line in the middle of the head so you know the center of the face. You can draw on a different angle for her pose. Add two L-shaped lines for her jaw guide. For her body draw a rounded trapezoid with a rectangular trapezoid connected to the top. For the limbs and legs, just draw some lines. It all comes to the artist's preference. For her neck just draw a rectangle to connect the body to her head. Draw 2 short parallel lines for her cheeks. For the hands, just draw rounded ovals. On the center of the face, draw her small nose and exaggeratingly large lips. Make sure to make the lower lip big and the upper lip thin. Add two almond-shaped figures for her eyes. Make the eyes skew a little from the center. On the top part of her head, draw a horizontal line for her bandana. Also, add a 4-petaled flower on the end of the bandana band. If you want to show some fingers, draw simple lines for your guide. For her bangs, draw some curvy and wavy lines. Basically, Lagoona's hair looks like waves so you might want to keep that in mind when drawing her hair. Aside from that, it's just simple lines and curves. For her fins, add triangles on her legs, her wrist and beside her bandana. Add two circles inside her eyes for her iris. For She usually wears a vest blouse so add a vest to her body as well. By now, you should have her basic skeleton. Put in mind the overlapping lines and parts that should be hidden. For her limbs and legs, just add some width from the bone. It doesn't matter if your legs look weird. The drawing style for Monster High defies logic and proportional rules. Don't forget to add her board shorts and webbed fingers. The lineart might not look perfect and crisp but it should look neat when the pencil is erased. You can add details like scales, jewelry and different accessories. Don't forget to add some eyelashes and the inside lens (which is just 2 small circles overlapping a big one). Try to add more if needed. Don't be afraid to add more lines than what is necessary. You can add lots of trinkets on her clothes. Try adding some flowers or pearls. and remember Lagoona has some freckles.

Write an article based on this "Hone your technique. Tone your back and triceps. Eat better and more to gain muscle Make sure both arms are roughly equal in strength. Switch it up around the chest."
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It's been said before, but it's worth repeating. Poor form and more weight won't get you lifting more; proper form and less weight will. Here is a short list of several things you should pay attention to while you bench: Squeeze the bar tightly to activate your triceps. Activating your triceps will ultimately help you lift more. Use your legs to create a solid base. Think of yourself as driving your back and traps into the bench, giving your chest and arms a foundation to push off against. Lift the bar up and down in a straight line. If lifting causes you to wobble back and forth when you bring the bar up and down, you are probably lifting too much weight. Switch to lower weight and practice proper form. Muscles in the body are interconnected. That means that to fully tone your chest with the bench press, you need to pay attention to your triceps and back. One reason lifters often reach a plateau in weight is that they forget to work out their triceps, which help power the bench press. To tone your triceps, make your grip smaller on the bench press. Also try to work out the triceps with dips, skull-crushers, and overhand cable extensions. To tone your upper back, try barbell rows, which happen to be the exact opposite of the bench press. With good form, this exercise should strengthen your back significantly. . The secret to gaining muscle mass is working out and eating right. Take your body weight in pounds and multiply that number by 18. This is the number of calories you should try to get into your body over the course of your day. Remember also to get a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, and fats. Shoot for 25-40% calories from protein; 15-40% calories from fat; and 35-45% calories from carbohydrates. If you spend any amount of time watching others bench press, what you'll notice is that most people are a bit stronger with one arm usually their dominant. What keeps many people at a plateau is their weak arm or side, as you can only lift as much as this arm will let you. To overcome this temporary limitation, work out your weak side more than normal. When either arms or sides are strong enough to work in tandem while bearing equal weight, watch your bench press skyrocket. If the only chest exercise that you perform is the bench press, your body will adapt quickly. To take your bench press to the next level, you are going to have to find different exercises for your chest. Try them out to see what works for you. Even slight differences in exercises can yield drastic results. Here are some additional chest exercises that you can try to max out your bench press: Dumbbell flyes Barbell incline/decline Pushups Chest press (incline or regular) Cable extensions