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All you need is a light box that is large enough for the pattern you want to trace. I purchased my at a garage sale for $2.00. Nothing fancy.
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[QUOTE=NatalieF;7644772]MeadowMist,
Another inexpensive method is taping your paper design onto a sunny window and placing your fabric over it and tracing away. That way you are using the sun as your light source. This is what I have always used and it works great for me. What a beautiful pattern you are planning to make Thanks for sharing the link to it. |
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I use an old drawer, but any wooden box would work. There is a space cut out close to a corner for the cord for the light fixture. Plexiglass piece on top. Diane C.
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I use my glass front storm door and I do a lot of applique.
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I bought a light tablet that is 22.5 by 14 inches and 0.3 inches thick with adjustable brightness for about 60.00. Really works well for what I trace, very comfortable to use because it is so thin. That was the best price I could find.
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I am along your style Jan. I took a large picture frame , placed it over the arms of a childs chair with a lamp underneath.
It worked...
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
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My light box, for years was something taped to the patio door.
Then I progressed really uptown by using a leftover piece of window glass propped on 2 stacks of books with my Ott light shoved under it. Lost the glass in the last move so I now use a piece of plexiglass on the same books with a 6" round tap-on-stick-up light underneath. Jan in VA |
Crayola box doesn't cut it. ive tried a gagne model 1012 light box. the fabric comes from lqs and was tone on tone. I could not see the design at all. I'm also looking for a light box.
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
(Post 7644264)
I got the crayola one. It was talked about here a while back.
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Here is a link to a post I did years ago that has a picture of my improvised light box. Worked well for marking a quilt top.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...2-t145622.html |
You could make one or I bought one of these that I saw when taking class on wholecloth quilts http://www.mesew.com/ they have 2 sizes 12 x 16 and 22 x 22 you will need to buy light but can get them at walmarts for low price starting at 7.99
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