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What's the best way to transfer a quilt design from books onto a quilt? Instructions in my book says to trace the design on tracing paper, then sew on the tracing paper with the quilt sandwich underneath. I'm just wondering, will the tracing paper cause tension problems or cause the needle to be stucked somehow?
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stitching on the paper is one way- another is to cut stencils and use a pounce pad- if your top is light enough you can possibly put the pattern under to top and trace it onto the top with a disappearing marker.
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
stitching on the paper is one way- another is to cut stencils and use a pounce pad- if your top is light enough you can possibly put the pattern under to top and trace it onto the top with a disappearing marker.
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It doesn't for me. It's just like paper piecing. You just make enough copies of the design and sew the design to your quilt and than tear the paper away.
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I have a roll of paper, forgot the name. It claims you can stack 15 pieces and use an unthreaded needle to punch the holes to follow the design. In essence it pre-scores the stitch lines so that the paper is easier to tear away later. I plan to use this for a design that I have in my head that I doubt I'll find in a traditional stencil.
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I've printed the pattern on onion skin copy paper & then pinned the papers to the quilt & had no problem quilting with walking foot on my Viking Rose.
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Originally Posted by CorgiNole
I have a roll of paper, forgot the name. It claims you can stack 15 pieces and use an unthreaded needle to punch the holes to follow the design. In essence it pre-scores the stitch lines so that the paper is easier to tear away later. I plan to use this for a design that I have in my head that I doubt I'll find in a traditional stencil.
Cheers, K |
Can I use the normal tracing paper for crafts or baking sheets I use for lining trays? Or is there a specific kind for sewing I need to buy?
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Originally Posted by Dolphyngyrl
Originally Posted by CorgiNole
I have a roll of paper, forgot the name. It claims you can stack 15 pieces and use an unthreaded needle to punch the holes to follow the design. In essence it pre-scores the stitch lines so that the paper is easier to tear away later. I plan to use this for a design that I have in my head that I doubt I'll find in a traditional stencil.
Cheers, K Cheers, K |
I think you can use about any kind.
If you are going to pre-score the pattern (no thread), then use an old needle and expect to dull it. Cheers, K |
I tried to FMQ using the tracing paper yesterday. But tension went haywire and lots of eyelashes at the back. It wasn't so bad when I FMQ directly on the top. How can I overcome this?
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I use standard tissue paper like you would use in a gift bag/box and trace the design on it, stitch thru it and finally tear it off. No tension issues at all.
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Right now I am taking a stencil that is too small for the quilt I am working on and enlarging it on my copy machine (printer-scanner). Then I will trace it onto template plastic and use my burning tool to cut the grooves. Then I use a blue water soluble pen to mark the pattern on the top.
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I transfer the design from paper onto a piece of tuille (?)with marker pen and then use a fabric pen to transfer the design onto my quilt - you can mark through the holes. Works great for me.
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Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
paper doesnt cause tension issues. if you use thicker paper lets say regular copy paper and you try to tear after quilting you end up stretching the treads and end up with loose upper tesnions. It may be your threads dont like that paper. I just dont see that happening. I even use press n seal to trace over and stitch on it. works great so far never had any gumming up problems.
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