Geri B

I have been watching a few of Linda franz videos on YouTube - inklingo. Besides doing handpiecing, she has expanded her info to include machine piecing, making any shape template out of freezer paper-good idea and less expensive.....I may look into it further.....my now handwork is an epp GFG...I may try her way of piecing, to see if any easier and no stitches showing on front side-she showed how rpto use the papers from epp as templates......Is anyone here a devotee of her techniques? I'm really not a computer genius, so that may be my downfall in this venture........but oh, well....

roguequilter

i am a member of the inklingo site. i love all she does. if you have any issues she will answer your emails & help you. i was taught to use hidden stitch, aka ladder stitch, by my grmother who taught me to sew. at that time it was for hemming only for my clothes. but i also now use it for bindings, applique and pp. you don't see the stitches. more time consuming than whip stitch, but i now agree with what gramma told me, repeatedly , stitches are not meant to be seen! i joined linda franz's site because i want to do the patchwork of the crosses, but really haven't had time to start yet. but i did finish another machine pieced quilt top recently, got the water lines pressurized, garden started ..and after return from helping my Grand Treasures celebrate their birthdays ..i'll be able to stay inside and quilt the recently completed top for a friend. then ... i hope to start my patchwork of the crosses.
i have used doubled freezer paper for templates and it's great. makes nice sturdy templates that hold up well.
also, in the interim, i've done more reading on lucy boston ..she sounds like a most fascinating person!

GramE

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This is my finished Inklingo Hunter’s Star. My DIL picked the colors. Hand stitched the blocks together. I LOVE Inklingo and I am often confined to bed so it is a great project to have layers there waiting on me. I try to have pieces printed ahead and always try to have one on standby. I’ve got a Millefiori printed but it’s on the back burner while I make a few graduation quilts.

My printer for Inklingo is an Epson Home Expressions that was 59$. I only use it for printing fabric. It is a top feeder. I can print sheets 8.5” X 19” long. I suggest you try the free stuff first, the LeMoyne Star. If you go to my profile page I have a couple of quilts and many Inklingo blocks made for swaps. You could pm me anytime. I’d be happy to help you anyway I can. Ps, i’m far from an expert but I’ve made a lot of mistakes so I know how to fix boo boos. And Linda Frantz is always available with computer questions and she has many YouTube videos and Facebook videos. There is a Facebook group too. Happy Inklingoing!

the second picture is a 12” Block.

sewnclog

I really like your 2nd block. Awesome.

GramE

Thank you. I really love Inklingo. Being confined to bed frequently does not leave many creative options & I always thought I couldn’t hand sew. Inklingo has opened up a world of opportunities to sew for me.

Inklingo.com.

ps Sewnclog, I realized that flower is just laying on the fabric for that picture. It did get sewn though.

lswan

I love Inklingo. Linda's videos are super informative and she will answer your questions. You do not have to be computer savvy, just be able to print using custom sizes.

Geri B

What I found interesting is the fact that she does some via machine piecing and some hand piecing. And' yes, her "tips" and suggestions on the videos are very good.......watched her do a Bonnie hunter block from a past mystery quilt.....

Onebyone

I ordered Inklingo but have a hard time opening it on the computer. The security on it is really too much overkill. I bought the program so why all the security to use it? I should be able to click on it and have it open without all the hoops to jump through.

GramE

Once i’ve Downloaded into Adobe and i’ve Opened it the first time, a box pops up and asks if I want to keep this open which I check. Then every 200 days I have to enter my password to open again.

Onebyone

Not mine! I guess it has improved since I bought it some years ago. I found online shapes to sew with seam allowance that print fine for me.