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Old 07-24-2014, 08:20 AM
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You will love this book. Fat Quarter Fonts by Terry Atkinson. You can make any letter or number any size you want in in print or cursive. It is all done by machine and NO FUSIBLE.
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Old 07-24-2014, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Abby'smom View Post
I got this off the QB site so time back and hung onto it for future reference -- http://www.mccallsquilting.com/conte..._Templates.pdf (hope I typed it right) -- good luck finding exactly what you want!!
The link didn't work for me.
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Old 07-25-2014, 04:00 AM
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Try the paint and craft sections at Walmart for letter and number stencils. Your local paint store may have them too.
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Old 07-25-2014, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by RainyBC View Post
There are free printable letters here

http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy....-patterns.html
What a find! Thanks for posting!!
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Old 07-25-2014, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MrsDerf View Post
I have seen a lot of people putting the child's name on a baby quilt. I want to do this but haven't had any success finding stencils or something to do it with. I have tremors so I can't do it free hand. I spent some time at JAF looking at books and also in my dozens of mags I have. Anyone out there can help me?
When I need large letters of the alphabet, I use my fonts on my computer and enlarge them as big as I need. You can run freezer paper through your printer-do mirror image-then iron the letter on the fabric to be appliqued
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I use my "Foundation Factory" program to print out paper pieced letters. I get to pick the size I want and can even add the quarter-inch margins if I wish. All the letters are done with straight seams, so there is no chance of "fancy" script. No one who has received one of my personalized quilts has complained about the straight line letters!! If I want to "fancify" something, I use more glam or bling in the letter fabrics. Another benefit is that all the letters in a name will be the same height and width proportions.
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Originally Posted by RainyBC View Post
There are free printable letters here

http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy....-patterns.html
Great site and you can download the letters and numbers easily!! That way you have them forever!!
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Great link Solstice3, thanks! These look fun & easy
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Walmart has them in the craft section. They're 4" and about $4-5. They also have larger sizes.
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there are some wonderful panels and fabrics with different styles and colors of alphabets, I always buy them when I see them at the store and then use them to create the name, they look beautiful and are easy to applique
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