Mandalei Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Hi friends, I think it's time to bite the bullet and learn how to do *nice* looking curved crosshatching. Does anyone have a favorite resource? I know there's a McTavish book, but haven't seen much else around? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Deloa Jones has a video, I think! I know she has the straight line, but uses her boomerangs for curved, I think.. Wish I could remember better. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Mandy, here is the link to the video Rita mentioned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSThQxl9wZY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks Chris.. I went there and ended up watching a video on two color prairie points.. and a couple of Jamie Wallens video's. Nothing wrong with my attention span. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalei Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Thanks! Good information--Now I realize I have arcs, but none with the markings. Guess I have some more things to add to my wish list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Lisa Calle's Proline curve rulers are great and you don't need to rely on the markings on the ruler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 Ditto Lisa Calle's rulers. My ULTIMATE favorite rulers for FOREVER! I have all her sets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnt9999 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I want to know more. I have Karen's and Rhonda's book, watched the videos, read everything I can find but still have questions. Can you do borders? Or sashing ? On the s curved can the belly be down? Can you do rectangles? I need much more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 My favorite hint for curved (or straight) crosshatching is to mark the lines using the template to make sure you're happy with the spacing and placement. Then stitching, also using the template, is a breeze. You can crosshatch any shape you want, but drafting it first so you know where to begin is a logical step. If you want to hatch a rectangle, draw one on graph paper and use the arc template of choice to practice. I imagine that stitching curved crosshatching in a large area like a border would be difficult and tedious. Better to divide the border into stitched triangles, diamonds, or melon shapes and stitch the hatching within a more confined area. If you echo the shapes once, it builds a border around them, makes the design more formal, and really defines the crosshatched area. Outside the shapes you can feather, stitch a favorite overall, or even stipple. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I've done lots of curved crosshatching on borders. Mark as you would for beadboard, and use some sort of curve. I have the nested ovals that work well for borders that aren't much wider than 6 inches, and blue masking tape works well to tape a straight edge onto a template if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisata. Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 I bought this one, but have not tried it yet ! regards Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 There are lots of rulers out there, I have Deloa's boomerangs, Rhonda's curves, and I bought about a year ago the ruler demonstrated in the video above, all of them work well I think you just have to try them and practice... If you are interested in doing a border, I believe there was a quilt that was shown on here several years ago that had beautiful curved stitching in the borders, it was a fall or leaf quilt…I'll try to find it…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalei Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 After watching the vids and doing a little practice, I find that I, too, have some questions about style-type things. Is there a rhyme or reason to where the curved crosshatch starts and stops? Does it come to a point, ever, and when would you use that? I started longarming the year that there were all the classes at MQX for it, but I wasn't anywhere CLOSE to being ready for them, and now there are no more classes on it! Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 If you are doing curved crosshatching then you need to start the curves from adjoining sides not opposite sides. Often putting a frame around it also helps to set it apart from the rest of the quilting. Have posted a few photos of crosshatching on my facebook page. Busy Quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkinpatchquilter Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oooooh I asked for that Gadget Girls ruler for Christmas...I'd never thought of doing curved cross hatch with it...yay! Thanks for sharing! I do curved cross hatch but I'm not sure what the "appropriate" way is. I've noticed some people like to have a "start and a stop" point where the cross hatching slowly begins...while others like all lines to cross perfectly with no variation in the size of the space created. I kind of like that very uniform look myself. Karen McT's book is on my list...she is wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalei Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Just watched Jamie Wallen's video on youtube last night, too. Do you ever do that? Start with one video and it's down the Youtube rabbit hole for *hours*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I sure do and did. I need to go back and watch Jamies again... one thing is confused in my brain. He is such a sweet man, and thorough teacher. He hits all points.. just my brain didn't retain one part. I try to not go to you tube much, just because of the addiction to watch the next, and the next.. it is a great site when I'm in the hospital or just not anywhere near par before and after the hospital stays. Then I forget where, who's video, I saw something I wanted to try out, and can't find it again. rofl.. that's the truth and I'm sticking to it. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Does anyone find that Lisa Calle's rulers are too limiting for space? What are your favorite arcs for bigger areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Lisa Calle's large ProEcho set goes up to 22". I think I have Renae's arcs up to that size if you want to try them out. http://www.stonehousequilting.com/shop/product/proecho-large-set/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Most of the echo rulers are only 10" in length which means you can cross hatch up to a 6" block on the diagonal. If you want to crosss hatch a block any larger than that you will need to break the block up into quarters. Maybe the designers only make them this size because you need to have good control of you ruler through the hole arc. the 22" of Renee's refers to the size of the final circle if you traced around them end to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I should have asked if the Pro-Line Rulers and Pro-Groove are limiting because they are short. I realize the Echo Rulers are used for larger space and several companies make them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 I am going to stick to DeLoa's Boomerangs... I have always had problems holding a ruler in place, and the pressure on the extension table would of course mess up the stitching.. I've found that those red fingercots.. the little rubbery type pieces that just cover the end of the fingers, help me hold them in place, and no need to use pressure to do so. The other thing I do is use a painters glove.. like the hemostat gloves, just heavier, also lets me get a nice grip on the rulers and not slip around. Happier stitching for sure.. when I can do so. I found out Thurs./Fri., that I now can quilt in some designs, like crosshatch, and not have to use the computer.. but the computer is my fav by far. It will be a while before I will have time to do some curved cross hatching. Wish I could do it now. lol Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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