What do you use for templates?
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What do you use for templates?
I went to a local quilt shop - which I don't often do becuase the prices just overwhelme me but anyway....I saw a quilt and just fell in love. Both the pattern and the colors. So I am going to make Revolution by Abbey Lane Quilts. http://www.abbeylanequilts.com/revolution.html
This will be the first quilt I work on that I need to use templates to cut. For the last year or so all my pieces have been cut by my Accuquilt Go so I am nervous that I won't have the nice perfect pieces I am so used to now.
I made my template with foam core that I have left over from wrapping my fabric. But I don't know if this is sturdy enough.
What do you use for templates and how well does it work?
This will be the first quilt I work on that I need to use templates to cut. For the last year or so all my pieces have been cut by my Accuquilt Go so I am nervous that I won't have the nice perfect pieces I am so used to now.
I made my template with foam core that I have left over from wrapping my fabric. But I don't know if this is sturdy enough.
What do you use for templates and how well does it work?
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Foam core will not hold up and stay accurate. You need a template plastic or some other stiff plastic which will keep its shape. I would not recommend any cardboard or other soft edge material since you need true cuts.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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template plastic is easy to use- you can usually either buy it by the sheet or in packages of multiple sheets- holds up- some (like mylar template sheets) can be ironed---others can not be. it is inexpensive (couple dollars a sheet- i think my sheets are 11" x 14" or something like that- fairly good sized...i pick it up at my lqs
#7
looks like you could sew strips together and cut at an angle. You wouldn't even need to cut individual rectangles.l
#9
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Join Date: May 2011
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This is what I would do -- but if you feel you need templates, use template plastic since it it better than foam core at standing up to the rotary cutters.
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