NZquilter

My goal this year is to try my hand at pantograph quilting on my longarm. I don't have a computer for quilting so it will be hand guided. My maximum quilting space at the end of a huge quilt (once it's all rolled up and I'm quilting the borders) is 11" or so. Where is the best place to buy paper pantographs? I keep hoping I'll find someone selling their pantograph stash as they go digital or something, but so far no luck.

tallchick

Urban Elementz! Their ship time is good and they have a great selection. I bought all mine from there before I went computerized. And it’s a great idea to keep an eye out for someone getting rid of theirs. The gal who bought my embroidery machine bought all my paper pantos at a great price.

https://www.urbanelementz.com/

Peckish

Another vote for Urban Elementz! Great product, great service. I've had SO many great experiences with them. They are wonderful to work with; I needed a panto in a different size, they printed it for me. Another time, I wanted a panto that I'd seen on a quilt. It was not commercially available. I contacted UE, they were able to contact the quiltmaker, purchase her design, and manufacture a paper panto.

NZquilter

I'll definitely check out Urban Elementz . I didn't know what they could do custom sizes too, that's pretty awesome!

sloscotty

Also check out the FREE pantographs at Urban Elementz. You can print them out on copy paper, and tape the sheets together. We've done several quilts using some of their free designs.

Gay

Ask Mr. Google. Will show you many places to buy them.

quiltedsunshine

I've got a few from Anne Bright Designs. I prefer to print my own. She does have regular sales and quilt show specials.

eparys

While I have never ordered one, my friend has. She was very happy with those that she bought - especially from some of the bigger shops.

My Creative Stitches
Anne Bright
Intelligent Quilter
Urban Elementz

... to name a few. If you are new to pantos, you may want to start with a pattern with minimal "overstitching". That is when you retrace the path you have already sewn. One of the nice touches from Urban Elementz is a short video of how the panto stitches!

NoraB

I like The Pattern Man. I have ordered from Urban Elements, but although the patterns are beautiful, I find they are so close together and use up alot of thread. When I first started using Pantograms, someone suggested The Pattern Man. Luckily, he lived in my town, so I asked him what he'd recommend. He gave me these suggestions and I've loved them:

Shooting Stars, Heart of the Rockies, A Little Bit of Fluff, One that looks like a jig-saw puzzle

I think Urban Elements sells ones designed by Dave Hudson now.

Peckish

The density of the patterns is completely dependent on the design. UE has a lot of patterns that are not dense at all.