HELP PLEASE!! Alternative to Pounce Chalk
06-20-2012, 04:47 PM
#31
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At a class recently, the instructor said we could use the cheap chalk, she said the 19 cent box not the 99 cent box. grind it up with a mortar and pestal. I think the 99 cent box is called dustless, and you want the dust. She said to go to the dollar store. Then use a powder puff to apply.
06-20-2012, 05:37 PM
#32
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do your research on the press-n-seal...so many things can go wrong and mess up your machines when you use products not designed for those uses!
06-20-2012, 06:04 PM
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I have used soap slivers very successfully (you can mould into a tip with wet hands). I have also used cheap dollar store chalk (not using the very intensely coloured ones...just in case of disaster). Sounds weird but if you have a dog, don't leave your soap slivers on low tables, they seem to like to eat it.
06-20-2012, 06:45 PM
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Oh, please tell me your secret with getting the press 'n seal off. I used it once, thinking it would be fantastic but had an AWFUL time getting it out of small spaces and found the sharpie ink wanted to stay with the plastic under the stitches. It is a wonderful idea but maybe I'm not holding my mouth right. ;-)
06-20-2012, 07:02 PM
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I mentioned earlier that one gal on a different forum uses cinnamon to mark hers. She says she has no trouble with discoloration. If in doubt, try it on a scrap fabric first.
How about using tissue paper to mark the lines. It is so thin that tearing it off should be a breeze. (I hope, since I bought a pack to try)
How about using tissue paper to mark the lines. It is so thin that tearing it off should be a breeze. (I hope, since I bought a pack to try)
06-20-2012, 07:41 PM
#36
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I discovered the hard way to use a sharp needle and replace if it gets gummy --wipe them off on an alcohol swab for another use if desired. I get the colored sharpies and use a shade darker than my fabric. Even stitches and then I also go over it and use my gloved hands to roll the left behind bits. Just works way better for me than anything else I've tried. Try it on a placem at or pot holder to see if you like the technique.
06-20-2012, 07:42 PM
#37
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The Press 'n Seal works like a stablizer for me and I have a Bernette 46 that I use. When I quilt I am constantly cleaning the lint from the feed dog area so if there is any plastic I get it then too.
06-21-2012, 04:16 AM
#40
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My experience with Press n' Seal....... I used a fine tip permanent marker to trace my design for 2 quilt blocks, prob 12" blocks. I laid the PnS on my FMQ design paper and traced. I felt if I covered more than two blocks, the PnS would wrinkle up from puddling it under my machine's throat space. The PnS was actually fun to peel off, like peeling skin off after a bad sunburn has healed ! LOL......
I pressed the PnS on my quilt with my hands, it's filmy, but you can still see thru it to postion it where you want your design to fall on your quilt. I did a meandering and an open rose, and it worked well. The only thing I found I didn't care for, was the PnS left a small gummy residue on the needle and seemed to collect midway on the needle. It didn't bother stitching performance, I'd stop and remove it with my fingernail from time to time. All in all I thought the PnS worked great for me, since I needed some direction with meandering & rose design for my first experience FMQ.
I pressed the PnS on my quilt with my hands, it's filmy, but you can still see thru it to postion it where you want your design to fall on your quilt. I did a meandering and an open rose, and it worked well. The only thing I found I didn't care for, was the PnS left a small gummy residue on the needle and seemed to collect midway on the needle. It didn't bother stitching performance, I'd stop and remove it with my fingernail from time to time. All in all I thought the PnS worked great for me, since I needed some direction with meandering & rose design for my first experience FMQ.
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