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11-03-2011, 10:32 AM
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11-04-2011, 07:17 AM
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11-04-2011, 07:54 AM
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Zig Zag cutting, THANKS
I will have to give this a try. I really don't like all the threads all over my clothes and house. I use 4 room of the 5 that I have to make a quilt and I have two cats that like to cuddle in the fabric. I know they get the threads on their
fur and lick it off. Not good. SO I WILL HAVE TO TRY THE ZIG ZAG (Pinking) rotary blade.
THANKS a MILLION for sharing
LOWELL
fur and lick it off. Not good. SO I WILL HAVE TO TRY THE ZIG ZAG (Pinking) rotary blade.
THANKS a MILLION for sharing
LOWELL
11-06-2011, 10:40 AM
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Yes, I just bought the blade and installed it in my existing cutter. Except that now I'm going to have to get another cutter to cut stuff that I don't want to be pinked, but that's not a big deal, and easier than switching all the time.
11-07-2011, 09:13 AM
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I just bought a pinking blade and it does fit fine in the regular olfa 45mm cutter. If anyone wants to buy one, they are $16.99 at Joanns and only $11.99 at Michaels. Look for a coupon. They will let you use it for them.
11-07-2011, 04:23 PM
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Here are some pictures of fabric in various stages of sewing, cut using the pinking blade:
Picture 1: Fabric on the mat with the ruler ready to be cut.
Picture 2: Cutting fabric using the pinking blade. Note that the blade is right up against the ruler, in the same manner as it would be for a standard rotary blade.
Picture 3: Sewing pieces on the machine. Note that you can see the "teeth" made by the pinking balde in the blue and red pieces of fabric on the left, aligned with the 1/4" foot. The rightmost part (the outermost edge) of the "tooth" is what I align the foot to. Note that you will never get the teeth in the two pieces of fabic to match up when you sew them. That's fine, it makes no difference to the finished appearance of the quillt as this is inside your seam.
Picture 4: Pieces sewn and ready to cut.
Picture 5: Cutting sewn together pieces using the pinking blade.
See next post for 2 more photos.
Picture 1: Fabric on the mat with the ruler ready to be cut.
Picture 2: Cutting fabric using the pinking blade. Note that the blade is right up against the ruler, in the same manner as it would be for a standard rotary blade.
Picture 3: Sewing pieces on the machine. Note that you can see the "teeth" made by the pinking balde in the blue and red pieces of fabric on the left, aligned with the 1/4" foot. The rightmost part (the outermost edge) of the "tooth" is what I align the foot to. Note that you will never get the teeth in the two pieces of fabic to match up when you sew them. That's fine, it makes no difference to the finished appearance of the quillt as this is inside your seam.
Picture 4: Pieces sewn and ready to cut.
Picture 5: Cutting sewn together pieces using the pinking blade.
See next post for 2 more photos.
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