Quilting Heidi Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Rita, Actually you can do it that way...just not the look you were going for! LOL you never know you might get something in that you want that look on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Rita, Actually you can do it that way...just not the look you were going for! LOL you never know you might get something in that you want that look on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I tested the curved cross hatching on the project I loaded last night and it isn't going to work the way I thought I could do it so I won't be using it on this quilt. Maybe in the middle a little. The problem that I had is that the area radiates out and is bigger than the board. Normally I could just move it over but that changes the arc angle. Oh well back to the drawing board on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I tested the curved cross hatching on the project I loaded last night and it isn't going to work the way I thought I could do it so I won't be using it on this quilt. Maybe in the middle a little. The problem that I had is that the area radiates out and is bigger than the board. Normally I could just move it over but that changes the arc angle. Oh well back to the drawing board on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 watch out, Heidi...might be contagious! lol...I, on the otherhand, did do a perfect curved crosshatch! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 watch out, Heidi...might be contagious! lol...I, on the otherhand, did do a perfect curved crosshatch! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 OK..so what are you all saying? The template works fine on smaller areas, but not on big ones or on areas that are irregularly shaped? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 OK..so what are you all saying? The template works fine on smaller areas, but not on big ones or on areas that are irregularly shaped? I'm confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 You need to make sure that the template is large enough to cover your space...doesn't really matter about the shape, it's the size. It looks great, tho! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 You need to make sure that the template is large enough to cover your space...doesn't really matter about the shape, it's the size. It looks great, tho! Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Lynn, The template is big but what I wanted to do was to go around a small wall hanging (32" sq.). The quilt pattern is a sort of drunkards path type design and I wanted the curved cross hatching go around that area. Unfortunately If I move the template over to finish an arch it also changes the shape of the arc unless I rotated the board and that is more work than I want to go through for this wall hanging. The curved cross hatching is based on a circle so unless you rotate around to keep that circle going it won't work the way you think it will. If I were filling a 12" block I wouldn't have any problem filling it in. It is just because I want to travel around the quilt. There really isn't a way for me to segment it off into a block size design either. This is a wall hanging that I probably won't make any money on so I'm not going to waste any more time on it trying to make it work that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Lynn, The template is big but what I wanted to do was to go around a small wall hanging (32" sq.). The quilt pattern is a sort of drunkards path type design and I wanted the curved cross hatching go around that area. Unfortunately If I move the template over to finish an arch it also changes the shape of the arc unless I rotated the board and that is more work than I want to go through for this wall hanging. The curved cross hatching is based on a circle so unless you rotate around to keep that circle going it won't work the way you think it will. If I were filling a 12" block I wouldn't have any problem filling it in. It is just because I want to travel around the quilt. There really isn't a way for me to segment it off into a block size design either. This is a wall hanging that I probably won't make any money on so I'm not going to waste any more time on it trying to make it work that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Could you possibly turn the cross hatch so it wanders across the quilt? I can't quite get the curved ch in my mind.. I used a melon himself made, in an area about 3 X 5. I think thats roughly the size. I'm thinking of using a half inch ch board and see if I can accurately sew it on scrap cloth, into 1/4" cross hatch.. would have to mark it very carefully. Can't decide if I want the quarter inch or the bead board for cross hatch. Keep playing. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Could you possibly turn the cross hatch so it wanders across the quilt? I can't quite get the curved ch in my mind.. I used a melon himself made, in an area about 3 X 5. I think thats roughly the size. I'm thinking of using a half inch ch board and see if I can accurately sew it on scrap cloth, into 1/4" cross hatch.. would have to mark it very carefully. Can't decide if I want the quarter inch or the bead board for cross hatch. Keep playing. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Rita I have no doubt that I could come up with a way to use it on this quilt I just don't want to take any more time to try to figure it out! LOL lazy yes. Time is money and trust me I'm always giving away my time on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Rita I have no doubt that I could come up with a way to use it on this quilt I just don't want to take any more time to try to figure it out! LOL lazy yes. Time is money and trust me I'm always giving away my time on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Oh, OK...I see what you are saying now, Heidi. I will at some point go ahead and get the curved CH template, then. Sounds like it will work great for most applications. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Oh, OK...I see what you are saying now, Heidi. I will at some point go ahead and get the curved CH template, then. Sounds like it will work great for most applications. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Lynn oh yes it absolutely will. I was of course just trying to be difficult! LOL I don't do things the easy way. I will be using it on the next quilt I put on the frame so I'll post pictures of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Lynn oh yes it absolutely will. I was of course just trying to be difficult! LOL I don't do things the easy way. I will be using it on the next quilt I put on the frame so I'll post pictures of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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