barbm Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Any suggestions for marking a large area for crosshatch? The diagonal crosshatch on this quilt (see photo of a finished quilt) covers a large part of the center - and a LOT of the quilting dots are gone, so I'm going to have to re-mark them. I'm thinking of using a blacklight pencil, but those long stretches have me worried about skewing. Help??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Wish I had a good solution, Barb. The practice sheet I tried this on, was pretty good. I started as near the corner as I could get. Decided if that was the correct angle. then marked each end and the center, then lightly marked the line with the water erase blue pen. Kept marking lines as I went. Keep an eye on the angle mark on the ruler, and mark accordingly. Use the longest ruler you have. A practice piece to check it, might show if it is a good solution for you. I'm sure someone else will have a better method for doing the marking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Hi Barb. I had one that was like that but I pre marked before I loaded the quilt. I think I put a little dot about every foot so that I always had something to line my ruler up with. Lib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Perhaps secure the top so there are no warps or whoopsies. Then mark as accurately as you can through the longest diagonals both ways with a marker you can really see--blue water-soluble or if you dare, a Frixion pen. Then use that accurate line and your longest acrylic ruler to dot marks for the next line. The guide marks on the ruler should keep you an equal distance from the marked line all along. That's a lot to mark but worth the effort. As I read back, this is the same advice Rita posted, except for the starting point. Hi Rita! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietlifeaz Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I would recommend a T-square ruler. I love mine http://www.quiltersrule.com/rulers/qr-LongRulers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 What is a black light pencil and where does one find such an animal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbm Posted October 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 Sylvia, you can get pencils (and chalk for pounce pads) that fluoresce under the blacklights on our machines. The newer model Millies/Freedoms come with the blacklight built in - the older Millies/Freedoms and others machines have to swap out the normal fluorescent bulb for a blacklight (UV) bulb. You can get the bulbs through APQS or some hardware stores. The pencils you can get at the longarm suppliers (they're sometimes called "glow pencils") - I get mine from Heartbeat Quilting (www.heartbeatquilting.com) for $3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Barb. Do you have Karen McT's whitework quilting book? Instructions are in there ( i believe)... I took her wholecloth class, and we folded the quilt top to find the center. Marked it. Then used the T-Square/long ruler that Quilter's Rule sells, and marked the "X" point to point on the quilt top, then marked the "+" on the quilt top! Clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Hi Linda, and Clear as Mud, SheriB lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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