My DH has cut several templates from plexiglass for me. One half sheet of plexiglass (4' X 4') will make a lot of templates. I have never had any templates cut by anyone else.
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My DH has cut several templates from plexiglass for me. One half sheet of plexiglass (4' X 4') will make a lot of templates. I have never had any templates cut by anyone else.
I need some made....care to make some templates for me, all sizes....
Please send me a private message!
The Chocolate Lady,
drippin' with thoughts of a new CHOCOLATE THEME block!
Unless you're lucky enough to have a son who is an architech and has acess to a laser cutter, he uses 1/8 to 1/4 inch plexi glass and can cut the sizes i need, including the 1/4 inch seam allowances is added on. I am so lucky, they come out beautifulOriginally Posted by Valerie Ann
Mary
And the local plastic shop like our local any shop needs patronage to feed the family. I often have used broken regular rulers for other purposes by cutting my own with a scroll saw. Just use real masking tape on both sides of the plastic, mark your line(s) and cut away. Remove masking tape. Buff with emory paper ( finest grit sand paper) Wipe with a microfiber cloth and back in business.
My husband has worked for the railroad (on call) since he was 18 so he doesn't know anything about cutting anything. He's always riding a train or sleeping. One good thing though, I have 15 days a month to myself to sew all day and not cook or clean. I'm happy you all have husbands that can do things for you!!
"Be yourself...everyone else is taken."
Strong people don't put others down...they build them up."
"Remember that your instincts are more important than rules"
I don't have a husband to do things for me. And when I did, he travelled a lot. So I learned to be very independent. My kids get mad because I don't ask them for help. I want things done on my terms, on my time, therefore I do it myself. I figure if I can make my own templates, then I have more money for fabric. If it is a specialty template, then I might just buy it if I thought I would use it a lot.
I wanted the 10 degree template, but at the time money was short, so I went to the hardware store and a very knowledgable person cut one for me. For a lot less than 17.00. I then marked the inches, 1/2 and 3/4 inches and covered that with clear tape. Making my own templates is ok, but I would rather buy a ruler, making sure it is the same brand as my other rulers.
My experience exactly and what's worse, they were not accurate by any stretch of the imagination. froggyintexas
I sure read this as "Dont bother to make your own rules." Not something to tell a quilter, eh?
right on who can afford to buy all those when you make them for almost nothing
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