STENCIL MAKING
01-26-2011, 10:39 PM
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Free motion quilting is not just doing it without a marked pattern to follow. It is quilting with the feed dogs down and you move the fabric yourself. You can do it freestyle w/out a line to follow, as well as with marked lines. I have made my own stencils using template plastic and a woodburning tool (outside so I don't hurt myself with the fumes). Make sure leave bridges in the plastic so you don't have whole pieces falling off! Pepper Cory has a great book on marking quilts where she talks about lots of ways to make stencils. See if your library has it or can get it for you.
01-27-2011, 06:34 AM
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This sounds great and just what I seek to do. Have you got the book you mentioned that would also be of value and if so....a bit more info of the book would be great beore I start looking for it on line.
01-27-2011, 06:45 AM
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Sorry, I was just thumbing through my many old and new quilt magazines when I saw this. (I have stacks of them) It was just a page with the information I sent with a picture of the hoop with the tulle in it. Good luck trying this.
01-27-2011, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kas
Free motion quilting is not just doing it without a marked pattern to follow. It is quilting with the feed dogs down and you move the fabric yourself. You can do it freestyle w/out a line to follow, as well as with marked lines. I have made my own stencils using template plastic and a woodburning tool (outside so I don't hurt myself with the fumes). ....
I agree that I have always seen FMQ referencing anytime the feed dogs are down and you are moving the fabric...either with or without a pattern/stencil, etc.
01-27-2011, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by moonwork42029
Don't laugh, but I am seriously thinking of trying to make a right angle type holder for a pointer that will stick out past my sewing machine arm so I can use it to invisibly "trace" a pattern that I will tape to the rolled up portion of the quilt.
Did any of that make sense?? I can see it in my mind but would have a heck of a time explaing it to my husband.
Did any of that make sense?? I can see it in my mind but would have a heck of a time explaing it to my husband.
01-27-2011, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Kas
Free motion quilting is not just doing it without a marked pattern to follow. It is quilting with the feed dogs down and you move the fabric yourself. You can do it freestyle w/out a line to follow, as well as with marked lines. I have made my own stencils using template plastic and a woodburning tool (outside so I don't hurt myself with the fumes). Make sure leave bridges in the plastic so you don't have whole pieces falling off! Pepper Cory has a great book on marking quilts where she talks about lots of ways to make stencils. See if your library has it or can get it for you.
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