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07-21-2016, 02:07 PM
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It is more eraser friendly than regular paper.
07-21-2016, 05:15 PM
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I use it all the time. I don't buy patterns but see quilts I like and work the sizes and measurements out on graph paper. Of course, they aren't usually terribly complicated.
Just read some other replies. I assumed Bear meant graph paper on a pad....little squares. If she means something else, then no, I don't use it.
Just read some other replies. I assumed Bear meant graph paper on a pad....little squares. If she means something else, then no, I don't use it.
07-21-2016, 06:53 PM
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Carbon paper? Haven't heard of that for a looooong time. But I have some from my teaching days. Just haven't thrown it out yet. Every once in a while, that's just what I want.
And I don't think EQ7 could do what I do with graph paper. For the Square Family Reunion I made small paper squares for the four different sizes. Played around with them a while, then drew them onto graph paper. I didn't want any seams to go all the way across the quilt in any direction. After I had about 2/3 of the quilt sewn together using the graph paper as a guide, I could finish it on my own. It was great fun.
And I don't think EQ7 could do what I do with graph paper. For the Square Family Reunion I made small paper squares for the four different sizes. Played around with them a while, then drew them onto graph paper. I didn't want any seams to go all the way across the quilt in any direction. After I had about 2/3 of the quilt sewn together using the graph paper as a guide, I could finish it on my own. It was great fun.
07-22-2016, 03:35 AM
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I use it all the time. I don't buy patterns but see quilts I like and work the sizes and measurements out on graph paper. Of course, they aren't usually terribly complicated.
Just read some other replies. I assumed Bear meant graph paper on a pad....little squares. If she means something else, then no, I don't use it.
Just read some other replies. I assumed Bear meant graph paper on a pad....little squares. If she means something else, then no, I don't use it.
As this thread has progressed, I think I would like it to mean anything printed with a regular pattern (triangles, squares, hexagons, etc.) that we still use to design with that requires a pencil (or pen).
There are some great "graph papers" available from several sites.
07-22-2016, 03:46 AM
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I use it for planning and designing. I found a composition book (you know the ones with the black and white cover) with graph paper inside instead of lined at Walmart. Only one there and have never seen another one since. I made a fabric cover for it and I use it for sketches, planning, designing, keeping track of measurements, etc. When I use it up, I don't know what I will use. Only drawback is that it is not perforated, so if you tear out a sheet, another one on the opposite side will fall out.
https://www.amazon.com/Mead-Composit...BRV9RHFNHTDJGP
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