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05-26-2011, 01:30 PM

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This will be lovely when finished!

05-26-2011, 01:57 PM

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That is going to look wonderful!

05-26-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan

was the stencil easy to cut? you did a great job enlarging it.

Actually it was. It was much easier than burning it into the other plastic. With that you have to take a razor blade and cut the lumps of melted stuff off the back so it will lay flat. Now, I don't know if it will be as easy to mark with this one. I will probably have to go slower so I don't bend the stencil and miss-mark. And thank you!

thanks for letting me know about that

05-26-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Holice

I read that you have already cut your new stencil so these suggestions are after the fact....However, in using the DBK plastic you have to leave more bridges (uncut sections) as it is more flexible.
Also, you have already discovered to put equal pressure on both blades. It is very easy to hold the cutter as you would a pencil and it twists around and doesn't cut.
It is a good way to enlarge and make the motif fit the space.

Yep, I didn't think about more bridges. I just copied the ones on the original stencil. At least it didn't fall apart! :roll: Hopefully it will work ok. I haven't started marking since I am trying to get the back pieced in a way that doesn't look too hodgepodge. I am trying to use my scraps so I don't have to buy more fabric. Mainly because the shop I got it in is a 25 minute drive. Each way.