Take a scrap of your fabric and go get some Crayola washable markers -- I like the "doodling". Mark over both black and white sections of the fabric. Press the markings well with an iron. Decide which, if any, you can see. Note the color and location of the lines that may be satisfactory (I baste along the ones I like with thread of roughly the same color). Machine wash and dry; examine carefully to see if the marker came out completely. Press again one more time, and examine one more time. That should tell you if any will work for you.
FWIW, I've never had a problem with any of the crayola markers coming out of cotton prints, but there's always a first time.
Or you can quilt over the design traced on wash away or tearaway embroidery stabilizer or Glad Press and Seal:
http://www.glad.com/plasticwrap/pressnse… http://home.ptd.net/~shoofly/PNS/directi…
Source(s):
50 years of sewing
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
quilt software
The absolute best quilting software is EQ6. It is put out by the Electric Quilt company. http://www.electricquilt.com The first software I bought from them was EQ3 the EQ4 then EQ5. After the first one I would then buy the upgrade for the newest one. I love designing quilts and this software makes it so much easier then trying to draw it on graph paper. There are also some books to help you work through the EQ software. I even have a group where you post questions about EQ5 or EQ6. If you're interested just let me know and I'll send you the link.
There are many different quilting software programs on the market. You can do a google search using the words: quilting software I think you'll be surprised at what all you can find.
A blanket is made up of a solid piece of fabric. A quilt is made up of many pieces of fabric that has been cut up into smaller pieces then all sewed back together again. If I knew how much you were wanting to spend on the present I'd have a better idea as to what to recommend for you to buy. Does the person you're buying the present for design their own quilts? or are they happy just finding patterns to use? There is another program put out by Electric Quilt Co, called Block Base. I highly recommend it to everyone. It has patterns for thousands of quilt blocks that can be printed out in any size that they choose. Then later if they buy EQ6 they can use the Block Base program with the EQ6 program. It's great how Electric Quilt has made it so that most of their programs works with EQ6. I don't work for EQ or get any kind of payment from them for telling others how fabulous their products are. I'm a very satisfied customer that has used their programs for several years now.
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There are many different quilting software programs on the market. You can do a google search using the words: quilting software I think you'll be surprised at what all you can find.
A blanket is made up of a solid piece of fabric. A quilt is made up of many pieces of fabric that has been cut up into smaller pieces then all sewed back together again. If I knew how much you were wanting to spend on the present I'd have a better idea as to what to recommend for you to buy. Does the person you're buying the present for design their own quilts? or are they happy just finding patterns to use? There is another program put out by Electric Quilt Co, called Block Base. I highly recommend it to everyone. It has patterns for thousands of quilt blocks that can be printed out in any size that they choose. Then later if they buy EQ6 they can use the Block Base program with the EQ6 program. It's great how Electric Quilt has made it so that most of their programs works with EQ6. I don't work for EQ or get any kind of payment from them for telling others how fabulous their products are. I'm a very satisfied customer that has used their programs for several years now.
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
15 Quilts
- heirloom
- modern decor
- colonial
- oriental
- PA dutch *
- scotch
- grillwork
- patch
- snowflake *
- tailored
- shells
- french provincial *
- out of this world
- little princess *
- baby's q
- xxx
museum q 2
- star and cross
- stripes
- sunburst - rays *
- golden steps
- sunburst - joy *
- double star *
- pride of qmaker *
- pinwheel
- whig rose *
- album *
- saw tooth
- orange peel *
- xxx
Quilt Book
- pinwheel
- dutch tulip *
- windmill
- millwheel
- rosebud *
- butterfly *
- presidential *
- wheel of fortune
- scrap q
- tulips *
- merry go around
- house on the hill *
- blazing star
- sunbonnet girls *
- cowboy *
- tulip
- twist & turn
- xxx
Aunt Martha's Favorite Q
- 54 - 40 flight
- double wedding ring
- gardeners prize
- nine patch star
- tulip basket
- friendship dahlia *
- carnival time
- raggedy ann & andy *
- maple leaf
- great circle
- colonial garden
- forget me not
- hands all around
- chain of diamonds
- wild rose *
- ks dug out
- xxx
Q Heirlooms of Tomorrrow
- Clamshell
- Log Cabin
- Rail Fence
- Road to CA
- Union Star
- Old Tippecanoe
- Kansas Trouble
- Wild Goose Flight
- Clays Choice
- Star of NC
- Boston Puzzle
- Washington Sidewalk
- MO Puzzle
- Lincolns Platform
- Georgetown Circle
- Yankee Pride
- xxx
Grandmothers Flower Quilt
- gingham rose embroidered **
- grandmothers basket
- star flower
- tulip bouquet *
- iris *
- rose of sharon *
- pieced sunflower
- sweet clover
- dahlia *
- sunbonnet sue's sunflower *
- garden walk
- bleeding heart
- primrose
- morning glories *
- spring tulip *
- vase of flowers
- xxx
Blue Ribbon Quilts 16
Blue Ribbon Quilts 16
Penn. Rose...................11.......mix *............. block
Broken Star..................14~......<> ...........500 ~ / quilt
English Rose..................24......mix *
Aunt Alice’s Bl Wreath..25......mix *
Star Bouquet.............5.......mix <> hex.......mini tx star
Yo Yo Q.......................2........O
Kansas Troubles...........16.......sq <.........half sq is a 5”<
Coverlet Q..................15......sqs ==.........75~ / block
Autumn Leaves...........9......./---\ <............candy corn
Interwoven Puzzle ....16....../---\ <<=...strips of <+ q
Q of the Century............13 ......<>...............32 <> / star
Rainbow Around the World.....sqs..............500 ~ / quilt
Love Apple...................10.......sq mix *
Missouri Star............17.......sqs <<>.........pointed star
String Q.................15........./---\ <<>........spider web O
Iris Q ..........................18...........mix *
Quilting = butterfly, clamshell, feather
Borders = saw tooth, checkerboard, herringbone
xxx
Penn. Rose...................11.......mix *............. block
Broken Star..................14~......<> ...........500 ~ / quilt
English Rose..................24......mix *
Aunt Alice’s Bl Wreath..25......mix *
Star Bouquet.............5.......mix <> hex.......mini tx star
Yo Yo Q.......................2........O
Kansas Troubles...........16.......sq <.........half sq is a 5”<
Coverlet Q..................15......sqs ==.........75~ / block
Autumn Leaves...........9......./---\ <............candy corn
Interwoven Puzzle ....16....../---\ <<=...strips of <+ q
Q of the Century............13 ......<>...............32 <> / star
Rainbow Around the World.....sqs..............500 ~ / quilt
Love Apple...................10.......sq mix *
Missouri Star............17.......sqs <<>.........pointed star
String Q.................15........./---\ <<>........spider web O
Iris Q ..........................18...........mix *
Quilting = butterfly, clamshell, feather
Borders = saw tooth, checkerboard, herringbone
xxx
Friday, March 19, 2010
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