Using freezer paper as a template for fmq.
12-08-2017, 08:08 AM
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I did that on a quilt for my son - sea turtle shapes scattered on the quilt. Then I did meander quilting on the whole non-covered surface. Finally, I did an outline around each of the freezer paper pieces before I took them off. The turtles stand out nicely - especially on the back. I traced the turtles with pencil around a plastic template I had made.
12-09-2017, 10:20 AM
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I’ve done this slightly differently. I iron on the freezer paper, then use chalk to rub over the edges, then pull up the paper. You get a negative image when you pull up the freezer paper and have no chance of stitching through the paper. You can chalk each one as you come to it, so the image lasts long enough to quilt. You can also add internal detail if you want with this method and reuse the templates a number of times.
And thanks to ruby2shoes for the question!
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