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Old 01-08-2011, 06:33 PM
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Annya
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Originally Posted by rb.
I'm wondering... I've watched my SIL trace patterns onto tissue paper, use spray adhesive to attach them to a quilt, then machine quilt. I'm wondering if the spray adhesive could be used to fix the tissue paper to a piece of printer paper, and sent through the printer to print patterns from a computer. If it worked it sure would be faster. Anyone ever try it? If the papers try to split upon entry maybe folding the printer paper over at the leading edge, with a tight crease?
I never thought of spraying the paper for quilting. I usually just used pins and you can get stuck from the pins while you sew. This is a better idea--I will try it next time I am doing machine quilting other than stippling. thank you for the idea (or your SIL)
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