Pantographs and boarders - need help

[connieb]

as a newbie I have not yet done a panto in the body of the quilt and then freehand/customed the boarders. My sister wants a panto on the body of her double irish chain quilt but the seminole boarder done custom. I see what she wants and think it will look great. My concern, how do I make sure I don't quilt into the boarder with the panto and keep that edge looking clean.

[jmcclannan]

If you mark you panto at the edges and check each row before stitching you shouldn't have any trouble.

[VickiNan]

After I place the panto under the plastic protector and figure out where I need to start/stop - I mark the plastic with blue painter's tape.

[Kueser]

I use a dry erase marker on the plastic. Works great if you are working around a applique figure with curved lines also. Just be sure you clean the plastic before dragging the quilt across it when you're done.

[calicokat]

Because I can be a blonde at times (no offense to others intended, LOL) I sometimes put an object on the table too - my box of pins, a can of starch - just something to bump into as I'm going and remind me that I need to pay attention to where I want to stop.

Also, if it is a panto that gives you two passes like "Maple Syrup" (first one you go Right to Left, then second row comes back Left to Right) - I can often SID slowly up to where I need to be for starting that second pass. That gives you one less start/stop.