Can you buy this size template somewhere???
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Can you buy this size template somewhere???
I found this quilt pattern in a 2007 magazine that I love, so it says to 'make' a triangle template, that should have been my clue. I've started sewing the strips together, and googled and searched and do not see a triangle this large. Measures:
18 3/8" across bottom, 9 3/16" from center bottom to top and the sides of triangle are 13".
Anyone have ideas? I'm going to JoAnns and fabric stores on Friday, was hoping to find one but I'm thinking 'no'.
Barbara in N MN
18 3/8" across bottom, 9 3/16" from center bottom to top and the sides of triangle are 13".
Anyone have ideas? I'm going to JoAnns and fabric stores on Friday, was hoping to find one but I'm thinking 'no'.
Barbara in N MN
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Here is a big one at Quilt in a Day. And today is 1 cent shipping!http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...ay.asp?i=30855 There use to be a much bigger one for sale but it's no longer there. It's double the size of this one.
My mistake, this is the biggest one. I have it so I went and measured. It's 30 inches across the bottom.
My mistake, this is the biggest one. I have it so I went and measured. It's 30 inches across the bottom.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 02-13-2012 at 07:40 AM.
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When I am going to use a template a lot, I take it to the local glass shop and they cut it from plexiglass, which is the same as our rulers. And it does not cost an arm and a leg!
The only drawback is that there's no markings which we are used to with our rulers.
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You may not get all the teeny tiny markings of each inch, but to get basic lines and angles etc. on your acrylic or plexiglass rulers and templates, you could always go to the site you have seen the ruler, enlarge the ruler as big as it will go by clicking on the picture, then right click, copy image, and paste it into WORD (as an example). Draw or copy a 1" square on the page and print. Check the 1" sq to see if the ruler is correct size, if not enlarge or reduce and print again. Lay the paper under the ruler, take a regular ruler and draw the lines you need with a Sharpie. There may be an easier way to do it, but this is one way to do it. I also use the Snipping Tool on my computer and copy and paste what I would like to save.
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I use one like this for swuaring up my quilts AND for cutting large triangles.
http://www.amazon.com/Omnigrip-2-Inc.../dp/B001CE394M
Jan in VA
http://www.amazon.com/Omnigrip-2-Inc.../dp/B001CE394M
Jan in VA
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