Mary Beth Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I've been trying my best to get a little Christmas wall hanging done today. It is a cheaters cloth so I am not inspired, however, I am using my CL and just had to let you know :)I love this thing!!! The customer wanted stars in the border, but it is only about 2 1/2" wide so I decided to whip out my Starz template and see what I could do. With my CL I was able to reposition that Starz template any direction I wanted to, to get my star to lay in the exact position I wanted it to. I love this thing!!! Sorry, just had to tell someone. DH is going to be so happy on Christmas morning when he finds all those CL goodies under the tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 :D:D So this is something new Mary Beth??? Can't wait to see this wall hanging when you are finished. I'll have to check out the Stars template. Renae Gamel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 way to go girl!!! How is your new job going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 My brain has not had to think this much in a long, long time I think they are tring to give me every situation that could happen while on the phone...but honestly...it is very overwhelming. I have a mentor sitting with me now, and she listens while I talk on the phone to customers. She is older and sometimes she doesn't hear very well so she is telling me to ask them things they have already told me and I am trying to tell her they already did, they already did It almost hysterical. Anyway, I like, and I think I will like it more when I am able to handle calls on my own. Thanks for asking.... Renae, There are some quilts that I just don't post pictures of....this is one of them. It is just cheater's cloth, nothing special - at all - trust me. And my quilting is not spectacular, far from it. The CL just really helped me get 'er done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm using the CL Featherz w/ the echo lines on the quilt I have on the table currently. Love the way its turning out, BUT there are 32 areas plus the half squares. So that makes for a lot of starts and stops. Should be done by Monday. I'll post pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I just used the "Stars" template and the Feather template to rush through this QOV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Jim; I must compliment you on your quilting. Great Job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Jim, that look great. I had not used my Starz template, but I intend to use it more. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Jim that QOV turned out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Another sample of what you can do when the "Starz" template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 ooooooh, I like that pebbles between stars. Very cool.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Love the stars with the pebbles. Hey Mary Beth -- I just received that upsy daisy thing that Michael is making for lifting up the stylus. I haven't used it yet but when using the templates, I always seem to be running into the sides of squares and have to lift up the stylus myself (which isn't too hard as I work from the back with the square within reaching distance) but, if I can make it easy on myself, I'll try it. Can't wait to use it. Like I said before, when I retire from quilting for others (mostly), my pantos can go but my CL stays with me. Retirement means more time for me to "play". Right now, because we make our living doing this, we don't have time to play much. Eighteen months and counting. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 The push-button stylus is great. Have one and have used it with the XH'ing template - worked great. You will want to follow Michael's directions about using a rubber band or something to keep the stylus from popping up too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I'm thinking of getting my DH that push button do-hicky for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Gee Mary Beth - I hope your DH has a "large" tool box ready for all his wonderful new toys. :P:P After looking at all the pieces your DH is looking at it's a good thing Michael and Kay have lay-away this year. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramieSnooks Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Mary Beth, I know what you mean about the CL. I just love it! I just finished a quilt for one of our sons and wife for Christmas that is a blue grass star and I used the Swrills CL. The contrast of the straight lines of the stars and the curves of the swrills looks great. My only problem is that Jim and I compete for the Millie! I just took mine off and he has a "yellow brick road" (in pink and black) ready to go for one of our granddaughters. What did we do before this machine came into our lives???? Happy Turkey Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njquiltergirl Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi. I do not have the Featherz template and wonder what size feather wreaths do they make? What size borders does it make? Thanks! Lisa APQS Liberty NW New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 I will have to check into the CL more. When I looked at the website it looked so expensive to get. Like each kind of thing be it Baptist Fan or different designs, king size, around $500? I must have misunderstood. The templates must be way less expensive?...I'll check it out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Lisa - the Featherz template make feather circles in several sizes. That's one thing I love about it. Mary Beth - Your idea for your husband's Christmas gift is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Robin - The large templates are absolutely wonderful but, if you buy the basic unit, you would have hundreds of designs to come up with. Circles alone are well worth it. The circles range (I think) from like 1/2 inch up to 18 inches in increments of maybe 1/8 inch The Aztec makes endless designs. Let your imagination run rampant. I thought like you did and held off for years before buying the unit. The templates are next impossible to break and they fit together so well, there is no play. So, hint that Santa bring you the basic unit to get your feet wet. We do all love the large templates because they are very fast and you just about can't mess anything up. There is no way I would part with even one of my templates. No I don't work for them but they are some of my favorite people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted November 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Finally home from work. I can read messages...but I can't post. For those of you who know me.....well, you know Lisa, at one time I thought the CL was too expensive. I had a different circle maker and for the life of me could not figure out how to use it. I kept reading others talk about how great the CL was and read as much as I could. Finally told DH if I sell the one I have I am buying the CL. Oh my gosh, am I ever happy I did. Bar non, the best tool I have every invested in!! Feel free to email me if you have any questions, I would be happy to help you in any way....and I do not get paid for anything I say I just love the product. I wish I could say the Christmas presents for DH was my idea...I have to hand that one to Michael....he is such a salesman!! I almost forgot....there are several wreath templates....3 I think. The original, the one with the spider web that make very small wreaths....and the new big wreath maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraC Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 Robin, I know that the large templates seem expensive but there are a couple of things to keep in mind....they are the most user-friendly gadget I have, Michael and Kay have a great payment plan......and they pay for themselves in approx 3 quilts! I can finish a king-size quilt in under 3 hours using these. For example, say I have a quilt that is 100x100 and I want to do a Baptist Fan on it. I could probably do this quilt in 2 hours, not counting mounting the quilt, (maybe 3 hours, since I tend to take lots of breaks and get distracted!). I would charge approx $175 for this quilt. I don't know what else I could do that is not illegal and make this money!!! BTW, not affiliated just a happy CL customer! Hey, has anyone tried the new Water design yet??? We need pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 Here's a picture of one I did right after I got the template. My husband just finished one today. This design goes really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.