DO YOU USE GROOVY BOARDS & EZ BOARDS?
#11
oh now thats what i wanted to hear- which ones don't you care for?
Originally Posted by 0tis
I use them and have several boards - my favorites are the circles and the baptist fan. It really makes it fast and easy to quilt an entire quilt - usually takes me a couple of hours start to finish. So if you need a quilt done quick they work excellent. Also good if you do donation quilts - no muss, no fuss. I happily endorse their use.
#13
Originally Posted by quilter girl
oh now thats what i wanted to hear- which ones don't you care for?
Originally Posted by 0tis
I use them and have several boards - my favorites are the circles and the baptist fan. It really makes it fast and easy to quilt an entire quilt - usually takes me a couple of hours start to finish. So if you need a quilt done quick they work excellent. Also good if you do donation quilts - no muss, no fuss. I happily endorse their use.
#15
Can you just have two and then move the first - making it the third one and so on?
I haven't found one yet that I do not like - I have an assortment of them and pick them up when I can - its important to have 3 or 4 boards to cover the width of the quilt - I love them.
Originally Posted by 0tis
Originally Posted by quilter girl
oh now thats what i wanted to hear- which ones don't you care for?
Originally Posted by 0tis
I use them and have several boards - my favorites are the circles and the baptist fan. It really makes it fast and easy to quilt an entire quilt - usually takes me a couple of hours start to finish. So if you need a quilt done quick they work excellent. Also good if you do donation quilts - no muss, no fuss. I happily endorse their use.
#16
You can but it's a lot of trouble. I purchased 2 EZ boards to do the baptist fan and found it really annoying to have to keep moving one of the boards to finish the line. I ended up buying an additional board. I figured I could move one if I needed 4 but just having 2, I was always having to move one!
#17
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I get my boards from Ron at RNS Design. I absolutely love them. I do only have 2 of each pattern and leap-frog them across the table. I have put tape on them to mark my endings for certain quilts, I have leaped them 4 across for a king size quilt. I Taped an empty CD case to my table to make sure the beginning section was always in the same place. Works very well for me.
Amy
Amy
#18
I saw a circle one used in a shop recently - WOW! I want some! I am new to longarming and am having difficulty with smoothness in my pantograph quilting. I tell my husband that I have the "herky jerkies" - lol. I wish they weren't so expensive - but ... if you spend $500 for a king-size one, and you charge to do a king-size quilt, I imagine it wouldn't take long to pay for one ... or two ... or three.
#19
I find that the hardest thing for me to do with my laser are circles or concentric circles. I use rulers or groovey board for those. I also like the clamshell boards.
I find that designs with s-curves and c- curves such as some leaves and flowers are easiest for me to do free hand. I even found that hearts are easy now.
I find that designs with s-curves and c- curves such as some leaves and flowers are easiest for me to do free hand. I even found that hearts are easy now.
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Indiana
Posts: 450
I love my groovy boards and the RNS design boards. I only have two of each of them. That is plenty. I don't mind the leap frogging. It helps keep me loose.
My current favorite is Hearts A Flutter from RNS but the Baptist fan is a great gender neutral and allows you to catch a lot of seams.
My current favorite is Hearts A Flutter from RNS but the Baptist fan is a great gender neutral and allows you to catch a lot of seams.
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