Mercedes Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I'm wondering if it's worth purchasing a Pattern Grid for my machine. It looks like it comes in 18" wide by 12 ft long and has 1/4 inch increments that are dotted lines and 1 inch increments that are solid times. It's supposed to help with squaring up patterns, etc. Do those of you who have purchased one of these find them useful and worth the expense? How helpful are they? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srichardson Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I like mine. It helps with getting templates and pantos straight without too much of a hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 My frame is a Nolting and I find that I don't like to use the Pattern Grid - it is a real headache. I marked the bed of my frame with a nice straight line of wide painter's tape by using my channel locks. That way I can make sure my panto gets laid out straight. The wide painter's tape lets me have two choices of where to line up the paper edge, depending on the depth of the panto. I hold down the panto on the right and left edges with acrylic rulers I bought at a sign shop and different colored acrylic rulers to show me where to start and stop stitching the panto, and I also an old iron that was my husband's great grandma's. It acts as a weight on one end of the panto so I don't accidentally pull the panto. I need to find another iron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I have a Millenium and use the Pattern Grid for lining up pantos and templates like Sue. I also draw start and finish lines on it and alter a pattern if I'm doing a panto with a different border. I'd say worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Posted January 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm going to make the purchase. Thanks for all the feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltermidwife Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi Mercedes Yes I like the Pattern Grid. Helpful for measurement, lining up, drawing on start and stop points of a pass and also end of pattern at bottom of quit. You can also draw on no-sew zones. I also find it holds the panto sheet firmly in place. Think you will be pleased with your purchase. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoTech Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I bought a Pattern Grid at MQX and then let it sit in it's package for 2 years. Finally installed it and what was I thinking, letting it sit for 2 years. I should have bought it when we first purchased our Liberty. The Grid is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delores62305 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Where can I get more info on the Pattern Grid? I have tried to Google it, but can't find anything specific to Pattern Grid. Thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Wight Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I have had mine on the table since the beginning. I don't use too much anymore, but when I used to do a lot of pantos it was the best thing ever! You can mark on it with a dry erase for stops and starts. I have used it stack 2 separate borders so I could quilt them as a panto. Lots of uses. It's worth the money if you use pantos. http://www.coloradoquiltingcompany.com/documents/The%20PatternGrid.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I have had mine on the table since the beginning. I don't use too much anymore, but when I used to do a lot of pantos it was the best thing ever! You can mark on it with a dry erase for stops and starts. I have used it stack 2 separate borders so I could quilt them as a panto. Lots of uses. It's worth the money if you use pantos. http://www.coloradoquiltingcompany.com/documents/The%20PatternGrid.htm The Quilting Connection sells these. http://www.longarmconnection.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BossQuilter Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 I love the Pattern Grid! You can see how useful it is in my YouTube videos for the "Precise" Pantograph System. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHYs5gbwODz97dmfCOzQjtPEGVCRr4ALk There were so many people asking me where to purchase them that I have now added them to my store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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