phx515 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi everyone, Does anyone have recommendations for beginning (easier) pantograph patterns? Thanks for a reply! Pat Kk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Angel Wings by Jodi Beamish is a nice and easy panto - looks like butterflies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wandering Daisies by Sharon Spingler. This is an open panto that looks like hearts and flowers. It is much like you would doodle a flower and a heart. It looks sweet on a little girls quilt. <img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n93/legcard/Pantos/SS-WanderingDaisies.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenMcManus Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 The first panto I did was Double Plume by Keryn Emmerson. I did it last week. It actually seemed like I was a real quilter, it looked so good! He he he! Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Pat, Willow Leaf Studios has a great supply of pantos and they are divided into levels for beginner, intermediate and advance. Visit them at www.willowleafstudio.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Inkblots, Vortex, Whirlygig, Popcorn and Waterworld...just to name a few more. Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Which Way Did They Go. It is lots of loops going one way, then the other, but it was a good one for me. Covers lots of territory fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 quiltscomplete.com is also an incredible resource of many, many pantographs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TishMarshall Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 You know what I recommend..............Find the most curly, swirly, dence panto you can find and practice using that one. Put some muslin on and go over it 2 or 3 times....... use different thread each time. 1st time use lite thread and then darker and then darkest so you can see how you have improved. You will then find that doing other pantos are much easier. Good Luck Tish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 That is a great idea Tish. I wish that I had done it that way when I started. I cut off a piece (1 repeat) of the panto and then stuck it in my purse. Everytime I had a spare minute I drug it out and finger-traced the pattern to train my brain. I still do that with a new panto now. My very first attempt was very wobbly. I think that I avoided pantos with parallel lines, too because you can really see mistakes on those type of patterns. :oYou get good only with practice, and not necessarily behind the machine. Finger tracing or copying the pattern onto newspaper for practice really gave me an idea of all the nuances of the pattern. Of course, you can\'t use the newpaper patterns but I didn\'t want to waste good paper to practice. 3 different threads on muslin would be a good confidence builder, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Victoria, I just went on the site for quiltscomplete.com and wow do they have alot of pantos. Nice the way they\'re organized by size, but it\'s easy enough to pick out the ones that would probably be more difficult. Longarm supplies.com also has nice pantos and they do have a very nice beginner package put together. Tish, I love your idea with the different threads. I\'ve done something similar to that, I make different rows to practice and hopefully by the bottom row there\'s improvement. DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammueller7 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I remember when I started that I stayed away from anything that had to look like something. Like a heart has to look like a heart and when you first start out - it may not. I liked the flowery ones or roses or something that if you don\'t stay perfectly on the line (which of course you will) it doesn\'t matter. Easier than rounded hearts. Good luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phx515 Posted October 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi everyone Hey thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and expertise! I will look up the pantos recommended and thank you, Tish, for the great idea of restitching for practise sake. I got discouraged when I recently loaded a fairly dense pattern thinking "Oh this pantograph stuff will be a snap" Well the only thing that snapped was my confidence. The curves looked like every-which angled C\'s, the feathers like tortured claws. UGH! :mad: How silly of me to assume that this would be easy. It gives me new respect for those who prefer to do panto\'s. So I guess it\'s back to PPP with Tish\'s recommendation and a more humbled try...and maybe a glass of wine to smooth out the angles Thanks again for your help! Pat Kk Pat Kk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltNutOne Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Dave Hudson\'s patterns are great of beginners as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I suggest you don\'t go too slow on a pantograph. Slow stitching tends to create wobbly lines but if you speed up, you\'ll smooth out those shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Have 2 glasses of wine, get those angles really, really, really smmmoooooth...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TishMarshall Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Something else I might add..............once I finish with my practice piece with trible lines I usually do a stay stitch around the entire quilt and make a dog bed out of it. Or I donate it to the ASPCA for the animals there. They wash well and work well for the animals. Tish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Originally posted by kennan100 Have 2 glasses of wine, get those angles really, really, really smmmoooooth...! Or better yet, have 3 glasses of wine... after that, if you have wiggles or goofs, you really don\'t give a flying flop any way! "Whoooopsie!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phx515 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 So......that\'s how it\'s done! You guys are so funny....it WAS in fun right? Do we have to start a 12 step program for quilters? P Kk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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