Arrghh! Valuable lesson learned!
10-30-2014, 09:14 PM
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Not all masking tape is created equal! I took a craftsy class where the instructor had us use masking tape to mark our lines, well guess what, the masking tape I am using will not stay adhered to the quilt top! I thought I could get it to work and used it to space 2 parallel lines, but it kept coming off! This is a baby quilt, so not a lot to feed through my machine.I ended up putting the tape on the underside of my ruler and using a water solvable marker to mark my lines. I was hoping to not have to mark!
10-30-2014, 11:19 PM
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Eep! You must tell me all about the residue!
I also had a masking tape lesson of my own recently. Mine is a little more common sense, don't sew over the tape, but if there's a residue issue its possible I'm just not fastidious enough to notice and assuming the wash will take care of it.
I also had a masking tape lesson of my own recently. Mine is a little more common sense, don't sew over the tape, but if there's a residue issue its possible I'm just not fastidious enough to notice and assuming the wash will take care of it.
10-31-2014, 06:03 AM
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Same here. I start in the middle of the quilt (longest row on a diagonal cross hatch) and sew along both sides. Then I butt another up against that one as a spacer, remove the first tape and butt it against the spacer. Once you remove the spacer, you can sew along both sides again. I save both tapes and reuse, shortening them as the length needs to be. Once I get to the corner, I replace both pieces of tape and start again from the first diagonal line to the opposite corner. That way I only use 8 sections of tape for the entire quilt. The stickiness does wear off eventually, but with pinning the tape along the length I have done an 80" x 80" quilt on my DSM with a 6 1/2" throat. Sure makes nice straight quilting lines!
10-31-2014, 07:42 AM
#16
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Thanks everyone for the input! The tape I bought was a good brand, I am sure it would be great for making off while painting, but doesn't want to stay on fabric. I will try the pins, good idea. I was doing what EmiliasNana says she does while quilting. Just got to get it to stick! I'm not leaving it on long!
10-31-2014, 09:41 AM
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Cactus Stitchin, is this
http://www.florianisoftware.com/prod...erfection-Tape
the tape you mean? Sounds like just what I need.
http://www.florianisoftware.com/prod...erfection-Tape
the tape you mean? Sounds like just what I need.
10-31-2014, 11:48 AM
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The old off white masking tape leaves a residue. I have never had the blue or the green painter's tape leave a residue but they also don't stick as well. I'm going to look for the pink stuff.
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