How I FMQ
#12
WARNING. I actually did use this method once. It was recommended to me, and I thought it was a good idea. I used it in the dark coloured sashing of a quilt. HOWEVER....the tiny bits of paper never came out! Now you need to know that some of my stitches were quite small, as a beginner stitch length was not something I was good at. ANd I thought it was not a problem because I thought this thin paper would disintegrate in the wash. After 10-20 washes the paper bits remain. Because the fabric was dark and the paper white, it looks horrible.
#13
[QUOTE=fatquarters;7437626]WARNING. I actually did use this method once. It was recommended to me, and I thought it was a good idea. I used it in the dark coloured sashing of a quilt. HOWEVER....the tiny bits of paper never came out! Now you need to know that some of my stitches were quite small, as a beginner stitch length was not something I was good at. ANd I thought it was not a problem because I thought this thin paper would disintegrate in the wash. After 10-20 washes the paper bits remain. Because the fabric was dark and the paper white, it looks horrible.[/QUOT
I had that same problem when I first did it, but am getting better with my stitch length. And now I just fold paper over stitching, press with fingernail and it comes off pretty easy. Still pick out with tweezers where stitching is tight and then use wide painters tape to pick up fine pieces of paper
I had that same problem when I first did it, but am getting better with my stitch length. And now I just fold paper over stitching, press with fingernail and it comes off pretty easy. Still pick out with tweezers where stitching is tight and then use wide painters tape to pick up fine pieces of paper
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sacramento, CA
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Depending on what design I want, I use Golden Threads paper to do the same thing. I do like that it comes on a roll so I have a better choice on size. I don't use it all the time because I think it is kind of expensive.
#15
Thanks for the warning! So that means it would be good to make the stitch length longer? I would have thought it would be easier to get all the paper out with smaller stitches...
#17
I've done the tissue paper method that I had to pick out with tweezers, and the soluble stabilizer method that I scraped off with a butter knife. Both can be messy but it does help with following the line.
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
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Your finished quilting shows that your process works really well. I, too, was disappointed at how quickly and easily my chalk marks vanished, especially after hours spent getting them on the quilt top. Thanks for your suggestion!
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