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#41
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lititz, PA
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I go to my local hardware store with the exact measurements in hand, and ask them to cut a one eighth inch think piece of Plexiglass. I have had several done there and they usually cost between $3 and $4. A good investment, IMHO.
#43
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Durand, MI
Posts: 751
Last year, I had 3 templates cut from 1/4" Plexiglas for a drunkard's path quilt. The local glass company that I always do business with cut them for me. I intend to use my 28mm rotary cutter w/them. That's one of the next quilts that I will be doing. I don't know what it would cost, because it took him a month to get around to doing it (he kept forgetting to take the paper templates home), he says it took about 5 min to cut them, so he didn't charge me. One of the perks of always doing business w/the same people.
#44
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Far No.Calif.
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UPDATE: A letter from Dereck follows:
Hi Terri:
No there are no plastic templates available for Stardust. You have to make
your own. In the old days when I learned to quilt we made our templates
out of cardboard. I used cereal boxes for instance. Of course we did not
use rotary cutters in those days. You can buy template plastic at you
local quilt store. It will not stand up to a rotary cutter either so what
you should do is use a fine pointed marker. Draw around the template,
remove it then cut out the pieces 4 layers at a time by putting your ruler
on the drawn line and rotary cutting it (straight lines only). Cut the
curves with scissors. You can also punch holes in your template to mark
the seam dots so you can match them up which really helps in this quilt
because of the odd shaped pieces.
You can not paper piece this quilt because of all the curved seams.
Happy Quilting
Dereck C. Lockwood
Back to 'grandma days'! Thanks for all the input here. Will let you know
what I learn what the template lady in Oregon says. But, with the curves,
perhaps the 'cereal box' is the best option.
Hi Terri:
No there are no plastic templates available for Stardust. You have to make
your own. In the old days when I learned to quilt we made our templates
out of cardboard. I used cereal boxes for instance. Of course we did not
use rotary cutters in those days. You can buy template plastic at you
local quilt store. It will not stand up to a rotary cutter either so what
you should do is use a fine pointed marker. Draw around the template,
remove it then cut out the pieces 4 layers at a time by putting your ruler
on the drawn line and rotary cutting it (straight lines only). Cut the
curves with scissors. You can also punch holes in your template to mark
the seam dots so you can match them up which really helps in this quilt
because of the odd shaped pieces.
You can not paper piece this quilt because of all the curved seams.
Happy Quilting
Dereck C. Lockwood
Back to 'grandma days'! Thanks for all the input here. Will let you know
what I learn what the template lady in Oregon says. But, with the curves,
perhaps the 'cereal box' is the best option.
#45
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 7,312
I did a quilt once where I cut the template pieces out of template plastic. I then put blue painter's tape rolled into a circle on the back of each. I put the templates on the fabric and then put my clear ruler on top and cut away using my rotary cutter. It was for a wall hanging so not that many pieces but this is a suggestion.
#46
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Florida - formerly Montana
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#47
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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In that case, if you have to make your own templates, you can save some money by cutting them out of the flat middles of plastic lids from sour cream, cottage cheese, etc. If you have access to some clear ones they're the nicest. I quickly made a collection of these, and after cutting off the raised edges, they take up very little space stacked up in a box. If you need any, I can share.... Just pm me.
#48
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I asked the local high school shop teacher if his students could make accurate templates. It helps if you have a student in the school, or know another of the teachers maybe. But they did it and did a great job. It was a tumbler for using with 5" squares/charms. I'm sure it was a scrap pc of plexi.
#49
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rocky Mountains
Posts: 1,866
My first thought also when I looked at the pattern would be to paper piece it. Also here in CA we have a store called Tap Plastics that will cut plexiglass. Maybe you have something similar close that you could try.
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