Quilting Heidi Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Some day I hope to be able to freehand like that! I am not a drawer. Like Linda said though after doing pantos you do start to get a better feel for it. Great idea on the template preview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 yes please keep sharing good ideas I just love this forum , the things we come up to use :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Great idea! I'm tired of drawing the shapes of blocks, etc. on a piec of paper and then doodling. The customers get the idea, but it isn't the same as seeing it on the quilt. I'll have to give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Barb, I never thought to take pics of the plexiglass with ideas on it that I liked...what a great idea! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Your ideas and designs are great. Do you have an art backround? It looks so easy but I get the quilt in front of me and my mind goes blank. I think I will try your idea of auditioning a design on mylar. Thank you so much for sharing. The people on this forum are so generous with help and ideas. Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I get mylar at the same place I buy crystals. I'm at work and cannot think of the company, will post this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJQ Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I have a piece of plexi-glass that I use for the same purpose. I love it and use it all of the time. I purchased it at Home Depot. It's way better than ripping out those stitches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 You can buy a piece of cleas plastic picnic table cover from JoAnns. Inexpensive and 54 inches wide. Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Myrna I have tried to use clear stuff from JoAnns what is the secret ? I can never get the dry eraser pin marks off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Great ideas! I use that clear plastic as well but I also have another idea that helps me when I am trying to decide what to do on a quilt...I take a digital photo of the whole quilt and then print it out and slip it into a clear page protector. I then doodle with a dry erase pen until I know what I want to quilt. This does two things for me, one - I can take the paper out and then see whether my quilting will be spaced consistantly throughout the quilt, and two, it gives me something to refer to while I am quilting so that I don't get stuck halfway wondering what I did at the top or in the border at the top... I recently had a 20 block sampler quilt and this was nice to have while I worked through it. Vicki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Originally posted by Quiltsinmotion Myrna I have tried to use clear stuff from JoAnns what is the secret ? I can never get the dry eraser pin marks off Try using a wet erase marker instead of the dry erase markers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewbobby Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Anyone know how to take off the dry erase if you leave it on to long? Seems mine wants to stay on the plastic if I leave it on for a day or so. (nail polish remover will take it off but it seems to do something funny to the plastic) Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Try alcohol--it works on a dry-erase white board very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 All great ideas!!! Shannon I would love to see all of that quilt after you quilt it - such pretty fabrics!!! :cool::cool: Vicki - How smart you are! I can not tell you how many times I have rolled back a quilt to see what I did at the top!!! I do have a big chunk of acrylic that I can sit over my rollers or on the quilt, but it is a bit heavy. I also have all of the clear mylar plastic that used to be on the back of my machine. I put on one of those grid pieces, and saved the rolls I took off for templates and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I actually use Lexan, it is a polycarbonate product or plexiglass, I was introduced to this when I took classes from Cindy Roth of Longarm University in 1997. I use dry erase pen and really you have to be very careful and mark the top of the glass so it wont stain the quilt top. I love it, DH ordered it, sorry I dont know where he got it, just google it and you will find different resources. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebsQuiltArt Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 I love it that we have this great chat site and get so many ideas and constant inspiration. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Brilliant ideas! LINZI x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yes if you leave it on a couple of days it might be hard to remove. I don't usually leave it on that long. Alcohol is probably your best bet. Or use they wet erase marker but be sure it not to wipe them off while it is on your quilt. I use the picnic covering in classes all the time. In my studio when trying out designs I use the floralphane and a sharpie(being very careful to tap my perimeters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebm Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Doodlebug! Your design is wonderful--I've been using the floral film for a year or so--with dry erase marker and blue painter's tape for a frame--I love your name! I grew up in a tiny town in SW Kansas...and we had a train that ran between my dad's hometown and my mom's hometown, Ashland and Protection. It was called the Doodlebug! So, Doodlebug, thanks for all the info--and the pot you stirred with even more ideas! Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Vickie, I really like the idea of taking a picture and putting it into a plastic sleeve to draw on. I use the plexiglass to demo, but for actually having something to go by at home, your method seems great. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlette Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Wow my heads spinning...not bbecause it's almost 3 AM but all these super dooper ideas! I bookmarked this so I can reread it when I get up Thanks everyone for all the great tips. G'dnite:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I really like this idea as a way to show customers what I can see. I'm getting better at describing things but... BTW Myrna, there are pictures up on my blog of what your DVD caused http://ferfab.blogspot.com/2009/01/customer-quilt.html I'm not sure I should do customer work right after a dvd like that, I'm too inspired. Maybe they should carry warnings Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 another idea that I do and I was using it last night...... Using wax paper laying it over my Circle Lord Clam Shell template, I draw the quilting lines with a marker. Marking only one curve set, flipping it over, marking another here and there..... I play with the shapes and can lay it over my quilt and decide what to do. (Is it called Shiscko? or something like that....) In this case, I am piecing the quilt and was trying to figure-out how wide I want to make / cut my outer border. I want this design to fit right in there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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