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Marking Michelle's quilt top
I wonder if humidity has any part of that?
Taria "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... My hera marker has never had any success. Any tricks to using one? Polly -- Jo in Scotland |
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About Press 'n Seal .... the copy cat store brand is not the same! It
doesn't even do its assigned kitchen job well. So, I guess it is best to go with the real deal. NAYY. Pat in Virginia "Patti" wrote in message ... Not much help, as I don't mark my quilts either! However, I have been able to come up with enough ways of working out how to do what quilting I want that I can do more or less any quilting that I want or am able to do. My quilting repertoire is expanding a bit, so I just have to devise new methods where necessary. I am pretty good at eye-balling a line (straight or curved) bridging two points, provided they are not *too far apart; and I also do a lot of 'quilting round freezer paper', or through Press 'n' Seal. |
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ROFL!!!!!!!
Humidity has a part of EVERYTHING!! Pat in Hot, HUMID Virginia "Taria" wrote in message ... I wonder if humidity has any part of that? Taria "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... My hera marker has never had any success. Any tricks to using one? Polly |
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I've been using a method that uses the Golden Threads paper and a pounce pad
which looks like a blackboard eraser that has chalk inside. I trace my design on to the paper. Then I remove the thread from my machine. I stitch the design on the paper making holes just close enough together to not perforate the paper completely. To mark the quilt, pin the paper with the bottom side up.....so it's the bumpy side where the holes were punched through. Then rub the pounce pad (don't pounce...rub) over the paper so the bumpy holes grab the chalk out of the "eraser". The chalk brushes off after quilting. There is also a type of chalk that irons off. "Miracle Chalk" is the name, I believe. Google it. This works nicely for a couple reasons. First, you practice the design with your machine to get a rhythm and muscle memory for the design. You can also pin several layers of paper together and get several templates if you think you'll need them. (But you can use one several times.) I also like the fact that I can mark my design as the quilt is on the bed of the machine just before I sew it. Lay down the paper, swipe the eraser and then stitch away. -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... Recently, I saw this comment from Michelle The biggest reason for this is that I have never found a method to mark the quilt yet and again, don't have the confidence to just wing it without marking first. Please climb in here and tell Michelle what you use to mark a quilting pattern on a quilt top. Mine is probably the most primitive. I use Crayola Washable felt tip pins. I do Not leave it 'in' for very long and I do wash my quilts when finished. So far, this simple method has worked quite well. [A warning: one summer I used one of those blue water-soluble expensive pens to mark some embroidery for traveling. The heat in the car did make those lines a very permanent black.] Sometimes for just a general line of how far to curve this way and then lean the other way, I use plain old white blackboard chalk. Kind of messy but easy to remove. Polly |
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Sorry Sally, I, too, reserve it for darker colours now - even with ink.
I am using the 'quilt round' method more, and doing much more free motion. FM daisies are very easy - just aim for a little circle at the centre, rather than have all the petals meet at the same point - drawn thread work springs to mind g And, as a bonus, they are all slightly different from one another (well, mine are!). .. In message , Sally Swindells writes The last time I tried machining through Press 'n' Seal was on a white background. I had marked with a black pigma (Micron) pen and left it overnight to dry well, but when the needle went through some of the black was transferred through. I ended up appliqueing leaves in that area instead of quilting them. What sort of pen do you use? I have been saving Press 'n' Seal for darker quilts, but am about to start quilting a pastel coloured baby quilt, and it would be the easiest method. Perhaps I should just have a practice at drawing daisies freehand. Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I bought my pounce ingredients last year, after encouragement from
reports he I haven't even opened the packet. I feel rushed and short of time, but I suppose I just use my time wastefully? There are several 'really must do' things to try when I get back from my little holiday. In message 8Zqim.12388$la3.1564@attbi_s22, KJ writes I've been using a method that uses the Golden Threads paper and a pounce pad which looks like a blackboard eraser that has chalk inside. I trace my design on to the paper. Then I remove the thread from my machine. I stitch the design on the paper making holes just close enough together to not perforate the paper completely. To mark the quilt, pin the paper with the bottom side up.....so it's the bumpy side where the holes were punched through. Then rub the pounce pad (don't pounce...rub) over the paper so the bumpy holes grab the chalk out of the "eraser". The chalk brushes off after quilting. There is also a type of chalk that irons off. "Miracle Chalk" is the name, I believe. Google it. This works nicely for a couple reasons. First, you practice the design with your machine to get a rhythm and muscle memory for the design. You can also pin several layers of paper together and get several templates if you think you'll need them. (But you can use one several times.) I also like the fact that I can mark my design as the quilt is on the bed of the machine just before I sew it. Lay down the paper, swipe the eraser and then stitch away. -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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The magic pounce is good stuf (NAYY, just doing my job as Gadget
Queen). It seems to stay on well and does iron off 'like it says on the tin'. I haven't got the hang of the sewmachine method of making the pattern, but now I see where I was going wrong. Doing it smooth side up closes all the pores. Duh! thank you for that. Shall experiment now... I somwetimes cut a stencil using both a double bladed stencil cutter (mind your under knuckles when cutting thick plastic, ouchies!) and a hot poker-soldering iron thingy. Remember to put in loads of little bridges or the holes fall out, but otherwise a feather or cable repeat can be done in no time. The joy of this is if you make a mistake with the marking it is easy to erase. With pencils and chalks etc you might have to resort to different colours where the mistakes are, until you can wash them out later. Add to that, cut stencils can be used again and again, so I hang them on the wall for future use. Golden Threads paper is good for tracing big designs and auditioning them on the top before marking. I make a full-sized pattern and trace it off on the wholecloth fabrics. Not so wonderful on dark colours though,even with a lightbox (OK, patio window and sunshine, same thing!) I can't get the point of a hera marker. I've even watched people who 'know' how to use one making their marks. They don't seem to stay on for long and maybe my eyesight isn't good enough, but I can't see the marks well enough in the fist place. I use mine for poking and prodding and sometimes for marking a very temporary line to indicate quarterings or such like. Another downside is that you have to mark the quilt already sandwiched, so unless you are drawing round a template or marking as you go ( on a floor frame for example) it won't stay on during the backing and batting process. It might have something to do with the pudginess of battings as well. More experimentation needed. Back to the lab... Nel (Gadget Queen) On Aug 18, 7:26*am, Patti wrote: I bought my pounce ingredients last year, after encouragement from reports he *I haven't even opened the packet. *I feel rushed and short of time, but I suppose I just use my time wastefully? *There are several 'really must do' things to try when I get back from my little holiday. In message 8Zqim.12388$la3.1564@attbi_s22, KJ writes I've been using a method that uses the Golden Threads paper and a pounce pad which looks like a blackboard eraser that has chalk inside. I trace my design on to the paper. *Then I remove the thread from my machine. *I stitch the design on the paper making holes just close enough together to not perforate the paper completely. *To mark the quilt, pin the paper with the bottom side up.....so it's the bumpy side where the holes were punched through. *Then rub the pounce pad (don't pounce...rub) over the paper so the bumpy holes grab the chalk out of the "eraser". * The chalk brushes off after quilting. *There is also a type of chalk that irons off. "Miracle Chalk" is the name, I believe. * Google it. This works nicely for a couple reasons. *First, you practice the design with your machine to get a rhythm and muscle memory for the design. *You can also pin several layers of paper together and get several templates if you think you'll need them. (But you can use one several times.) *I also like the fact that I can mark my design as the quilt is on the bed of the machine just before I sew it. *Lay down the paper, swipe the eraser and then stitch away. -- Best Regards pat on the hill- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Just remembered - I bought some 'pounce chalk' at Malvern last year (do
you remember Pat, you bought some too I think - have you forgotten yours too?!) I also have one of the little coloured chalk rollers that look like a lipstick case, and I've got some water soluble pencils too - so should win one way or another! Thanks for all the reminders - brain a little dead at the moment. Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin KJ wrote: I've been using a method that uses the Golden Threads paper and a pounce pad which looks like a blackboard eraser that has chalk inside. I trace my design on to the paper. Then I remove the thread from my machine. I stitch the design on the paper making holes just close enough together to not perforate the paper completely. To mark the quilt, pin the paper with the bottom side up.....so it's the bumpy side where the holes were punched through. Then rub the pounce pad (don't pounce...rub) over the paper so the bumpy holes grab the chalk out of the "eraser". The chalk brushes off after quilting. There is also a type of chalk that irons off. "Miracle Chalk" is the name, I believe. Google it. This works nicely for a couple reasons. First, you practice the design with your machine to get a rhythm and muscle memory for the design. You can also pin several layers of paper together and get several templates if you think you'll need them. (But you can use one several times.) I also like the fact that I can mark my design as the quilt is on the bed of the machine just before I sew it. Lay down the paper, swipe the eraser and then stitch away. |
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So you hadn't forgotten it (see my previous post written before I'd read
yours). Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin Patti wrote: I bought my pounce ingredients last year, after encouragement from reports he I haven't even opened the packet. I feel rushed and short of time, but I suppose I just use my time wastefully? There are several 'really must do' things to try when I get back from my little holiday. In message 8Zqim.12388$la3.1564@attbi_s22, KJ writes I've been using a method that uses the Golden Threads paper and a pounce pad which looks like a blackboard eraser that has chalk inside. I trace my design on to the paper. Then I remove the thread from my machine. I stitch the design on the paper making holes just close enough together to not perforate the paper completely. To mark the quilt, pin the paper with the bottom side up.....so it's the bumpy side where the holes were punched through. Then rub the pounce pad (don't pounce...rub) over the paper so the bumpy holes grab the chalk out of the "eraser". The chalk brushes off after quilting. There is also a type of chalk that irons off. "Miracle Chalk" is the name, I believe. Google it. This works nicely for a couple reasons. First, you practice the design with your machine to get a rhythm and muscle memory for the design. You can also pin several layers of paper together and get several templates if you think you'll need them. (But you can use one several times.) I also like the fact that I can mark my design as the quilt is on the bed of the machine just before I sew it. Lay down the paper, swipe the eraser and then stitch away. |
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When marking is essential, I use a mechanical chalk pencil. Works fine
with templates, comes in lots of colors. Easy to swap the "leads". But I do avoid marking. While the chalk hold up pretty well, you can't mark the entire top, only a section at a time. So no tracing from a book, for example. If I want to do that, I use Press & Seal, tracing the design onto the plastic with a silver permanent pen (Pigma). Let it dry well. The plastic sticks where you want it and tears off afterwards. If I need to do that more than a dozen times or so, it gets tedious. So I also use tissue paper, tracing onto one sheet, then stitching over the traced line through 6-10 sheets, with no thread in the needle. Also tears away easily. Roberta in D On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:59:04 -0500, "Polly Esther" wrote: Recently, I saw this comment from Michelle The biggest reason for this is that I have never found a method to mark the quilt yet and again, don't have the confidence to just wing it without marking first. Please climb in here and tell Michelle what you use to mark a quilting pattern on a quilt top. Mine is probably the most primitive. I use Crayola Washable felt tip pins. I do Not leave it 'in' for very long and I do wash my quilts when finished. So far, this simple method has worked quite well. [A warning: one summer I used one of those blue water-soluble expensive pens to mark some embroidery for traveling. The heat in the car did make those lines a very permanent black.] Sometimes for just a general line of how far to curve this way and then lean the other way, I use plain old white blackboard chalk. Kind of messy but easy to remove. Polly |
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