meg Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 hello - well, that adorable ups guy was here today delivering my new qz templates. did i mention that it was hot enough today for him to be wearing shorts? can life get any better? here is my question: i was reading the directions for the swag template and i am wondering if it is necessary to turn the quilt? the directions say to turn it - icky - but i'm wondering why it can't be rotated on the QZ base so it is running sideways and just stitched out up and down rather than side to side. i'm thinking that there must be a reason that has to do with advancing the quilt. but if you put the needle down - it would hold your spot, wouldn't it? can someone splain to me why i cant do it so i'm not tempted to try it, please? thanks you guys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Meg, Turning isn't as bad as it sounds but no you could do the border without turning it. It would be a little more difficult to gauge it out but if you mark the center of the quilt so that you know where you might have to fudge things a little then you would be ok. The other thing you could do is to put chalk marks where you need to do the arcs. Does that make sense. If you are doing the big one for instance with the motif in between you can move it slightly closer or stitch out a little more before you stitch it. The other option of course is do work from the corners to the middle and do something completely different in the middle. I'm using it on a quilt I'm doing now but I will be turning because the borders are very friendly and I need to make sure I work them in evenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 thanks heidi - you da best! (but u already knew that!) i think the first time - i'll mark & turn it. as i get more brave - & if i hate turning it - i'll try it sideways. i dont know if i can stand to wait for my fatback to arrive to use these new templates! may have to load another muslin practice piece and play a bit. thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Originally posted by meg i dont know if i can stand to wait for my fatback to arrive to use these new templates! may have to load another muslin practice piece and play a bit. Huh? what are you waiting for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 A "fat back" is a wide fabric backing...nothing to do with anyone's anatomy. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Originally posted by sandradarlington A "fat back" is a wide fabric backing...nothing to do with anyone's anatomy. LOL LOL I wasn't thinking fabric! I thought she was talking about something that didn't come with the template...got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjtinkle Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 My swag template arrived too, OMG it looks SO cool! I can't wait to try this out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 CJ it is really cool! Adam is so wonderful at listening to what we want! I emailed him my suggestion and within a few weeks we had a smoking idea! I love the versatility of this template. Make sure you do the zig zag swag (boy say that 10 times fast), it stitches out really cool and it will really fill a border in quickly! I'm doing the formal swag with the star rosette now. Hopefully I can post pictures Sunday or early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I think I need the swag set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I do to:D Trying to wait until I come back from my sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjtinkle Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Ooooh Heidi I can't wait to see a picture! This is really an amazing looking template! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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