Originally Posted by 1screech
What does he use to cut the plexiglass? Is it sometype of special blade? I would love my husband to cut me a few things...wish he would cut my fabrics. hehe!
My DH just cut me this same size pattern for the 5" charm squares or for a strip that is 5" wide x wof yesterday. He used a very sharp blade in his table saw and made a jig to cut the template. He is a retired signpainter and used masked (paper on both sides of the plexiglass to prevent scratching) plexiglass that he purchased from a sign supply store. It is the same thickness as all my rulers, which is 1/8". He's made extras for me to give to my quilting group.
I got my pattern for the template from Moda:
http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/09/...aby-quilt.html they also have great pics for how to sew and finish a baby quilt.
I've sewn a few tumblers together and you need to pay attention to how you line them up, they need to be offset the slightest bit so when the seam is opened up, the blocks will form a straight line. Also, press the seam open.
A side note, DH was looking over my shoulder while I was typing this and wondered what the DH stood for, I told him, "Dear Husband" and he said, "no, it's designated hitter" LOL. He thinks husbands should be called, "DOH" for Dear Ol'Hubby.
I think I might have to get the dots to go on the ruler, that would help tremendously with the slippage on the fabrics.