Do you use a Spacing Gauge to mark for Cross Hatch Quilting?
09-09-2014, 05:56 PM
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The ladies of our guild use a piece of pre-formed wooden lattice from the hardware store to make uniform hatched designs on the quilts we produce for charity. They come in 8 foot panels, which is most convenient for large bed quilts. While storage of your notion photographed above would be easier I have no doubt, I often find that the old fashioned and humble in origin methods work best.
09-09-2014, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Eisy
I just use painters masking tape to mark lines for quilting straight lines. Place tape, sew along side, remove tape and reuse it again. It lasts for several lines, than just replace it with new tape. Works for me & painters tape is pretty cheap.
09-09-2014, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by AZ Jane
Is there a trick to using it?? Mine seems to move oe something because I can NEVER get straight lines. Or is it the operator?? LOL
09-11-2014, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SweatyPie
The ladies of our guild use a piece of pre-formed wooden lattice from the hardware store to make uniform hatched designs on the quilts we produce for charity. They come in 8 foot panels, which is most convenient for large bed quilts. While storage of your notion photographed above would be easier I have no doubt, I often find that the old fashioned and humble in origin methods work best.
09-11-2014, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by SweatyPie
The ladies of our guild use a piece of pre-formed wooden lattice from the hardware store to make uniform hatched designs on the quilts we produce for charity. They come in 8 foot panels, which is most convenient for large bed quilts. While storage of your notion photographed above would be easier I have no doubt, I often find that the old fashioned and humble in origin methods work best.
09-14-2014, 10:32 AM
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I used blue painters tape, cream masking tape works as well. I actually laid out the quilt, pinned the layers, then lain out the 1" tape leaving about an inch tween pieces then sewing along one side of each. This way i can just go across one way then flip to sew back the other way. It made simple quilting go quickly.
09-14-2014, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by gale
I'm trying to picture how this would work. Lattice I've seen has boards going in both directions. How would you mark this, other than making small squares all over the quilt?
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