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Old 04-04-2010, 11:13 AM
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OmaForFour
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SORRY THAT SHOULD HAVE READ SCANT 1/4 INCH not 1/2 inch!

Originally Posted by OmaForFour
There are two things tht would help you with cutting and sewing straight. They are rather inexpensive also. Ther are:

Qtools Sewing Edge
Qtools Cutting edge

Both are respositionable vinyl stops and are reusable.

I bought mine from Alicia's Attic www.aliciasattic.com

There is another tool called Qtools Corner cut 60 to help you sew a perfect scant 1/2 inch. If you buy all three tools, look for the part of the website where all are sold together for a lesser price.

Good Luck and Happy Quilting!

Originally Posted by CraftsByRobin
As I had stated in my introduction thread, I'm just now learning to quilt. This is my first "official" quilt top. I did this in class, still lack one outside border.

Not great, but I'm still ... trying :D The quilting class teacher stated my material was very old and of cheaper quality (it was very old and probably cheaper as I bought it over 5 years ago when I was trying to teach myself to quilt). In the town I lived in, the only place to get material was at Walmart.

Here's a pic ... be easy :D

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I am not great at sewing a straight line, and the cutting by hand I did wasn't great either ... but for my first time it wasn't as bad as I thought but sure can be a lot better.

I'm open for any suggestions on doing better the second time.
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