Templates
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Templates
You're doing a new quilt. Then you see the patterns for the pieces!
Does anyone have some idea of how to make reuseable templates
for quilt pieces? so you can cut with your rolling blade.
Plexiglass???? How do you get the edges exact and
smooth when you cut it?
Is there any business that will make templates for a quilter?
(This sure would be a new business opportunity IF someone
could come up with a good idea!)
Thanks for the help, quilters.
Does anyone have some idea of how to make reuseable templates
for quilt pieces? so you can cut with your rolling blade.
Plexiglass???? How do you get the edges exact and
smooth when you cut it?
Is there any business that will make templates for a quilter?
(This sure would be a new business opportunity IF someone
could come up with a good idea!)
Thanks for the help, quilters.
#4
I've made templates from Mylar plastic. It's a bit thicker and heat resistant. I don't use my rotary cutter with these though. they aren't as thick as purchased acrylic templates might be but work fine for tracing around and cutting with scissors, which I don't mind doing. oh, there are businesses out there that will do this for you. not sure what they use to make templates though but someone on this forum should know.
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Thanks folks. The shapes I'm looking for are not available. I was given a beautiful
quilt kit for Xmas. Dereck Lockwood's "Stardust". As far as I can tell, if I can't figure out
some templates, it's going to be scissor cutting all the way!
The hardware store won't cut specific plexiglass shapes for you. At least mine won't.
I do have a scroll saw and I'm going to see what I can do with that and a piece of plexi.
But the edges have to be smooth and I think I'll run into trouble with that.
This is one beautiful quilt......but.....
quilt kit for Xmas. Dereck Lockwood's "Stardust". As far as I can tell, if I can't figure out
some templates, it's going to be scissor cutting all the way!
The hardware store won't cut specific plexiglass shapes for you. At least mine won't.
I do have a scroll saw and I'm going to see what I can do with that and a piece of plexi.
But the edges have to be smooth and I think I'll run into trouble with that.
This is one beautiful quilt......but.....
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Hi Emma
Geometry? OMgolly. You mean I finally found a reason for geometry? LOL
This is the pattern. I don't know how to show you the individual pieces.
http://www.keepsakequilting.com/prod...-QUILT-KIT.htm
They are mostly triangle shapes but have one curved edge...many of them.
Perhaps someone onsite has actually done this quilt?
Geometry? OMgolly. You mean I finally found a reason for geometry? LOL
This is the pattern. I don't know how to show you the individual pieces.
http://www.keepsakequilting.com/prod...-QUILT-KIT.htm
They are mostly triangle shapes but have one curved edge...many of them.
Perhaps someone onsite has actually done this quilt?
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