paper templates HELP!!!!
#82
I do allot of applique and use freezer paper and quilter's plastic template sheets. However, I also have used any cardboard at hand. I also have re-used plastic templates by just re-cutting them to another shape. I have a plastic sandwich baggie (zip lock) of just various sizes of leaves which I can re-use for different quilts as well as a baggie for circles, various animals, and geometric shapes which I don't re-cut, just re-use as-is. My first quilt was done with cardboard I got from a friend's store-she saved the cardboard that new shirts are wrapped around. I still have those pieces! Joann's also uses cardboard to wrap FQ's around, so I save those. There are endless possibilities of free things to use. IF using cardboard, be careful to keep checking it's accuracy, as continually tracing around a shape can altar it slightly. I usually cut a few of the same size and shape if the pattern calls for many of the same piece and just toss the worn one. Paper juice cartons, old manilla file folders, in fact, any plastic or cardboard packaging can be used. I am always thinking of ways to re-use stuff instead of just tossing it out.
#85
Originally Posted by grann of 6
All good ideas, but I am sick of saving junk; just something else to store. I am trying to purge stuff that I don't use. And I am trying to cut down on my dish washing ie, bacon plastic.
#90
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Location: Saugus, MA
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I purchased several metal washers at Home Depot. They have a hole in the center that can also be used for smaller circles.
the washers come in several different sizes. These home improvement type stores have lots of things we can use. Just takes a little imagination. Sometimes I have been known to have too much of it!Oh well.......I like to call it being creative and artistic !!!
the washers come in several different sizes. These home improvement type stores have lots of things we can use. Just takes a little imagination. Sometimes I have been known to have too much of it!Oh well.......I like to call it being creative and artistic !!!
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