Anyone use a CRICUT EXPRESSION MACHINE with quilting?
#1
I purchased a CRICUT EXPRESSION MACHINE and cartridges when my Mom came to live with us.
She had alzheimer's & Macular Degeneration. The Ott light helped her see better, but after a while the alzheimers made it impossible to do her knitting (she would knit lap quilts for the church).
When I got Cricut, we would work for hours on making cards & paper projects.
Since my Mom passed, I haven't really used the machine that much.
I have heard that you can use the Cricut to make cut applique for quilts - Has anyone ever done this?
If so, what do you back the fabric with, etc.
HELP
She had alzheimer's & Macular Degeneration. The Ott light helped her see better, but after a while the alzheimers made it impossible to do her knitting (she would knit lap quilts for the church).
When I got Cricut, we would work for hours on making cards & paper projects.
Since my Mom passed, I haven't really used the machine that much.
I have heard that you can use the Cricut to make cut applique for quilts - Has anyone ever done this?
If so, what do you back the fabric with, etc.
HELP
#3
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Bakersfield, CA
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I just use the paper backed iron-on products. You use a deeper cut and it works better if the paper side is up. Most designs are reversible but not with the alphabets. I think there might be a way to flip the image, but I would have to go look. This is a great way to pre cut appliques. And the number of cartridges available is endless.
#7
Originally Posted by np3
I just use the paper backed iron-on products. You use a deeper cut and it works better if the paper side is up. Most designs are reversible but not with the alphabets. I think there might be a way to flip the image, but I would have to go look. This is a great way to pre cut appliques. And the number of cartridges available is endless.
#8
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Sun City, AZ
Posts: 400
I have a Cricut that I use for scrapbooking and making cards. Never tried to cut fabric with it, but it's probably a good idea because I enjoy applique.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else have done this and see pictures of the finished product!
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else have done this and see pictures of the finished product!
#10
I used letters made on a cricut using heat and bond on the back. That way I could fuse the letters onto the quilt and then do an invisible machine stitch around the edges. If one would use freezer paper the pieces wouldn't stick to the quilt. I got an instruction sheet from Roberts Crafts telling exactly what the process is for using the fusible.
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