Originally Posted by Jill
Originally Posted by bigsister63
Well here's a stupid question. Where do you put the tape? On the quilt? Doesnt it get all sticky? I use painters tape on my machine to do like one inch or something then rip it off when I am done... but how do you use it to do what you said?
Blue painter tape does not leave residue. It comes up realy nice and can be used over again. Also it comes in several widths so it can be used as quide for lines that you want a distance apart.
I put the tape as close as I could to the seam where I wanted to SID. Then you sew as close to the tape as you can, so at least you end up with a straight line. When I use it for diagonal lines I just match it with the sewn line and so it keeps straight, evenly spaced lines. I like it much better than marking lines with some type of marking pencil.[/quote]
Thank you. I was afraid to try it on the material... but now I know I can try that. I always make better lines if I have something to go by... not a real good eye for a straight line.