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Posted by Michelle C. on November 4, 2009, 1:41 pm
Hi Polly,
Good catch about the graphite. I used it a long time ago. It is so
accurate for quilt marking that it still entices me. That said, it
washed out of only about 95% of the fabrics in the scrappy quilt on
which I used it. :-(
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
Polly Esther wrote:
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> Atta girl, EP. Quilting is supposed to be fun. However ... did you
> feel that coming? I'm wondering if the handquilters here are going to
> let you use a graphite pencil. If they're all on Halloween candy sugar
> high and unable to respond, for goodness sake test and be sure that the
> graphite will wash out. There's a strange recipe of alcohol, detergent
> and something that includes brushing with a toothbrush to remove
> graphite marks but you might want an easier way. Only fair to add that
> I don't know what I'm talking about - I've just seen the discussions.
> Polly
>
>
> "Edna Pearl" <wrote> Thanks to those of you who encouraged me to
> free-hand quilting designs, in > response to my post about what a hassle
> templates were, I had good luck
>> tonight. I was thumbing through a book of quilting patterns looking
>> for something I might like to hand-quilt on each block of a project
>> I'm piecing right now, and found one I though would be perfect, but it
>> was too small for my 12" blocks. So I got a dinner plate, a cereal
>> bowl, and a drinking glass to measure out the concentric circles, then
>> used a straight-edge for the wheel-spokes between the inner and middle
>> circles, and freehanded the feathers between the middle and outer
>> circles. No problem! I can do this repeatedly with a graphite pencil
>> or chalk on the quilt sandwich, no problem!
>> It was fun. Just wanted to share.
>> ep
>
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Posted by Anne Rogers on November 4, 2009, 1:18 am
Edna Pearl wrote:
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> Thanks to those of you who encouraged me to free-hand quilting designs, in
> response to my post about what a hassle templates were, I had good luck
> tonight. I was thumbing through a book of quilting patterns looking for
> something I might like to hand-quilt on each block of a project I'm piecing
> right now, and found one I though would be perfect, but it was too small for
> my 12" blocks. So I got a dinner plate, a cereal bowl, and a drinking glass
> to measure out the concentric circles, then used a straight-edge for the
> wheel-spokes between the inner and middle circles, and freehanded the
> feathers between the middle and outer circles. No problem! I can do this
> repeatedly with a graphite pencil or chalk on the quilt sandwich, no
> problem!
>
Have you tried those blue water soluble pens? Or even just crayola
washable marker? You do have to be careful you don't get an iron or the
sun near your quilt top and the water soluble ones have been known to
reappear if the quilt isn't washed with soap/detergent, but I've found
that pens make marking a quilting design a lot quicker and easier than
chalk or pencil. I do exactly what you did, it's impossible to own a
circular feather template (or any other shape for that matter) in every
size you might possibly need, so I'll use any circular object that I
have on hand and if nothing seems to be the right size, I'll resort to a
pair of compasses and cutting my own template out of card and trace
round that. A while back I also went to an art store and bought a
template that had circles from tiny to about 2 inches in increments of
1/8 inch, which is useful for all sorts of things.
Cheers
Anne
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on November 4, 2009, 2:35 am
A correction to Anne's post- do NOT use any type of soap or detergent to
remove a water soluble marker! The marks must be removed with lots of cool,
clear water. The soap/detergent could set the water soluble marker and make
the marks permanent. The best way is to run the finished quilt thru a
washer cycle with only cool water for the wash and rinse cycles. Then it
can be washed with a soap/detergent. The Crayola washable markers aren't
fussy- just wash and you're ready to go.
Sounds like you are making great strides in your quilting! Good on you!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Edna Pearl wrote:
>> Thanks to those of you who encouraged me to free-hand quilting designs,
>> in response to my post about what a hassle templates were, I had good
>> luck tonight. I was thumbing through a book of quilting patterns looking
>> for something I might like to hand-quilt on each block of a project I'm
>> piecing right now, and found one I though would be perfect, but it was
>> too small for my 12" blocks. So I got a dinner plate, a cereal bowl, and
>> a drinking glass to measure out the concentric circles, then used a
>> straight-edge for the wheel-spokes between the inner and middle circles,
>> and freehanded the feathers between the middle and outer circles. No
>> problem! I can do this repeatedly with a graphite pencil or chalk on the
>> quilt sandwich, no problem!
> Have you tried those blue water soluble pens? Or even just crayola
> washable marker? You do have to be careful you don't get an iron or the
> sun near your quilt top and the water soluble ones have been known to
> reappear if the quilt isn't washed with soap/detergent, but I've found
> that pens make marking a quilting design a lot quicker and easier than
> chalk or pencil. I do exactly what you did, it's impossible to own a
> circular feather template (or any other shape for that matter) in every
> size you might possibly need, so I'll use any circular object that I have
> on hand and if nothing seems to be the right size, I'll resort to a pair
> of compasses and cutting my own template out of card and trace round that.
> A while back I also went to an art store and bought a template that had
> circles from tiny to about 2 inches in increments of 1/8 inch, which is
> useful for all sorts of things.
> Cheers
> Anne
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Posted by Anne Rogers on November 4, 2009, 3:05 pm
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
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> A correction to Anne's post- do NOT use any type of soap or detergent to
> remove a water soluble marker! The marks must be removed with lots of
> cool, clear water. The soap/detergent could set the water soluble
> marker and make the marks permanent. The best way is to run the
> finished quilt thru a washer cycle with only cool water for the wash and
> rinse cycles. Then it can be washed with a soap/detergent. The Crayola
> washable markers aren't fussy- just wash and you're ready to go.
oops, I'd somehow managed to miss the two stage requirement, just
checked what Diane Gaudynski has to say on the matter and she confirms
what you said, I'm just hoping now that I've not done this to any quilts!
I have heard that you do need to be sure to do that 2nd stage of washing
with soap as water only makes the colour change to invisible which might
be reversed under certain conditions like a wallhanging with sun on it.
The only reason for me to use the blue water soluble ones over the
crayola ones is that if I make a mistake in marking I can just wet a
small area, let it dry and remark.
Cheers
Anne
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Posted by AuntK on November 4, 2009, 7:20 am
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> Thanks to those of you who encouraged me to free-hand quilting designs, i=
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> response to my post about what a hassle templates were, I had good luck
> tonight. =A0I was thumbing through a book of quilting patterns looking fo=
r
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> something I might like to hand-quilt on each block of a project I'm pieci=
ng
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> right now, and found one I though would be perfect, but it was too small =
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> my 12" blocks. =A0So I got a dinner plate, a cereal bowl, and a drinking =
glass
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> to measure out the concentric circles, then used a straight-edge for the
> wheel-spokes between the inner and middle circles, and freehanded the
> feathers between the middle and outer circles. =A0No problem! =A0I can do=
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> repeatedly with a graphite pencil or chalk on the quilt sandwich, no
> problem!
> It was fun. =A0Just wanted to share.
> ep
I use both graphite and chalk pencils to mark all of my quilts. Never
a problem but I always wash in the machine w/detergent. I'm currently
using a plain old #2 mechanical pencil but I've used the graphite one
that comes with the changeable chalk pencils that Joanns sells as well
with good results on both. One note of caution, the graphite one that
Joanns sells is smudges A LOT on the templates and your hands - hence
the reason I switched to the regular mechanical pencil. But the
markings from the graphite one come out of the quilt very easily when
washed. I also like the chalk changeable markers sold at Joanns.
They are great when the mechanical pencil just won't show on the
fabric. I have learned to only mark the section I'm working on at the
time, though. The chalk wears off otherwise with all the moving and
twisting of the quilt. Then again, I've only worked on queen and king
sized bed quilts. I think the chalk would last the length of time it
takes to hand quilt something that size if not for all the movement.
So if you're working on a frame it might be a different matter to mark
the entire quilt. I think I've tried every marking tool on the market
and these are my favorites. And just my 2 cents - Roxanne #12 needles
and Thimblelady stainless steel open end thimble are the best needles
and thimbles for hand quilting. Again, tried lots of others and these
are the best for me. Give them a try if you have the opportunity.
Good luck!
Kim in NJ
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> feel that coming? I'm wondering if the handquilters here are going to
> let you use a graphite pencil. If they're all on Halloween candy sugar
> high and unable to respond, for goodness sake test and be sure that the
> graphite will wash out. There's a strange recipe of alcohol, detergent
> and something that includes brushing with a toothbrush to remove
> graphite marks but you might want an easier way. Only fair to add that
> I don't know what I'm talking about - I've just seen the discussions.
> Polly
>
>
> "Edna Pearl" <wrote> Thanks to those of you who encouraged me to
> free-hand quilting designs, in > response to my post about what a hassle
> templates were, I had good luck
>> tonight. I was thumbing through a book of quilting patterns looking
>> for something I might like to hand-quilt on each block of a project
>> I'm piecing right now, and found one I though would be perfect, but it
>> was too small for my 12" blocks. So I got a dinner plate, a cereal
>> bowl, and a drinking glass to measure out the concentric circles, then
>> used a straight-edge for the wheel-spokes between the inner and middle
>> circles, and freehanded the feathers between the middle and outer
>> circles. No problem! I can do this repeatedly with a graphite pencil
>> or chalk on the quilt sandwich, no problem!
>> It was fun. Just wanted to share.
>> ep
>