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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 20, 2009, 5:53 pm
So you're talking about Press-N-Seal made by Glad that one buys at the
grocery? It sticks to fabric?
ep
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> If I'm not free-motion quilting, I use Press'N'Seal. (I'm an addict of
> that stuff!)
> Lay a piece of PnS on top of the pattern(great for patterns in books),
> trace the pattern using a permanent marker (one that makes thin lines!).
> Pull the PnS up, stick it on your sewing machine/hang off the edge of a
> table, wherever (I use a flannel covered board & a bookcase to hang them
> from) - Repeat for as many designs as you need.
> Let dry 24 hrs to set the ink. (I also use a color that will show up
> easily - light for quilting dark fabrics, medium for light colored
> fabrics). Sharpie markers come in a lot of colors now-a-days. (You can
> also draw a square and an X from corner to corner, so that when you trace
> the design it can be centered within a block.)
> Lay the P'n'S down on your quilt, smooth lightly. You do NOT have to use
> pins to keep it in place -- [so you won't stick yourself and bleed on your
> work <G> B.T.D.T.!!! ] You can re-position the design easily, too, if
> needed.
> Quilt away - following the lines.
> When done, pull off the P'n'S. (Helps to tug gently on the quilt from
> different directions to loosen it). The hardest parts to tear off are any
> sharp inside corners of a design - and then, be sure to pull off the
> outside edges first.
> I LOVE P'n'S! - 'specially on boarders where you sometimes have to
> lengthen/shorten a design to fit.
> ME-Judy
>>I thought I'd try my hand at making my own templates out of some plastic I
>>had lying around and an exacto knife. To quote the immortal words of
>>another quilter here in another context: "I'd rather rope goats." And the
>>result is awful.
>> It looks to me like the easiest way to mark fabric is to mark it before I
>> quilt it, using a light box (or, in my case, a glass table-top) to trace
>> the design on the fabric. (Unless, of course, I'm using store-bought
>> templates, which seem to work pretty well.)
>> What say you? (I apologize for re-covering ground that has doubtless
>> been covered a zillion times before, here.)
>> EP
>
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on September 20, 2009, 5:59 pm
Yeppers- that's the stuff. Totally amazing!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> So you're talking about Press-N-Seal made by Glad that one buys at the
> grocery? It sticks to fabric?
> ep
>> If I'm not free-motion quilting, I use Press'N'Seal. (I'm an addict of
>> that stuff!)
>> Lay a piece of PnS on top of the pattern(great for patterns in books),
>> trace the pattern using a permanent marker (one that makes thin lines!).
>> Pull the PnS up, stick it on your sewing machine/hang off the edge of a
>> table, wherever (I use a flannel covered board & a bookcase to hang them
>> from) - Repeat for as many designs as you need.
>> Let dry 24 hrs to set the ink. (I also use a color that will show up
>> easily - light for quilting dark fabrics, medium for light colored
>> fabrics). Sharpie markers come in a lot of colors now-a-days. (You can
>> also draw a square and an X from corner to corner, so that when you trace
>> the design it can be centered within a block.)
>> Lay the P'n'S down on your quilt, smooth lightly. You do NOT have to use
>> pins to keep it in place -- [so you won't stick yourself and bleed on
>> your work <G> B.T.D.T.!!! ] You can re-position the design easily, too,
>> if needed.
>> Quilt away - following the lines.
>> When done, pull off the P'n'S. (Helps to tug gently on the quilt from
>> different directions to loosen it). The hardest parts to tear off are
>> any sharp inside corners of a design - and then, be sure to pull off the
>> outside edges first.
>> I LOVE P'n'S! - 'specially on boarders where you sometimes have to
>> lengthen/shorten a design to fit.
>> ME-Judy
>>>I thought I'd try my hand at making my own templates out of some plastic
>>>I had lying around and an exacto knife. To quote the immortal words of
>>>another quilter here in another context: "I'd rather rope goats." And
>>>the result is awful.
>>> It looks to me like the easiest way to mark fabric is to mark it before
>>> I quilt it, using a light box (or, in my case, a glass table-top) to
>>> trace the design on the fabric. (Unless, of course, I'm using
>>> store-bought templates, which seem to work pretty well.)
>>> What say you? (I apologize for re-covering ground that has doubtless
>>> been covered a zillion times before, here.)
>>> EP
>
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Posted by J* on September 20, 2009, 6:37 pm
http://www.1000uses.com/
as well as all these uses for Press-N-Seal.
j.
"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ...
Yeppers- that's the stuff. Totally amazing!
"Edna Pearl" wrote ...
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> So you're talking about Press-N-Seal made by Glad that one buys at the
> grocery? It sticks to fabric?
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Posted by Sally Swindells on September 20, 2009, 7:03 pm
Bridesmaids' dresses? I know weddings nowadays cost a fortune, but
surely this is taking economy too far.
Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sallyattheseaside/
J* wrote:
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> http://www.1000uses.com/
> as well as all these uses for Press-N-Seal.
> j.
>
> "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ...
> Yeppers- that's the stuff. Totally amazing!
>
>
> "Edna Pearl" wrote ...
>> So you're talking about Press-N-Seal made by Glad that one buys at the
>> grocery? It sticks to fabric?
>
>
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> that stuff!)
> Lay a piece of PnS on top of the pattern(great for patterns in books),
> trace the pattern using a permanent marker (one that makes thin lines!).
> Pull the PnS up, stick it on your sewing machine/hang off the edge of a
> table, wherever (I use a flannel covered board & a bookcase to hang them
> from) - Repeat for as many designs as you need.
> Let dry 24 hrs to set the ink. (I also use a color that will show up
> easily - light for quilting dark fabrics, medium for light colored
> fabrics). Sharpie markers come in a lot of colors now-a-days. (You can
> also draw a square and an X from corner to corner, so that when you trace
> the design it can be centered within a block.)
> Lay the P'n'S down on your quilt, smooth lightly. You do NOT have to use
> pins to keep it in place -- [so you won't stick yourself and bleed on your
> work <G> B.T.D.T.!!! ] You can re-position the design easily, too, if
> needed.
> Quilt away - following the lines.
> When done, pull off the P'n'S. (Helps to tug gently on the quilt from
> different directions to loosen it). The hardest parts to tear off are any
> sharp inside corners of a design - and then, be sure to pull off the
> outside edges first.
> I LOVE P'n'S! - 'specially on boarders where you sometimes have to
> lengthen/shorten a design to fit.
> ME-Judy
>>I thought I'd try my hand at making my own templates out of some plastic I
>>had lying around and an exacto knife. To quote the immortal words of
>>another quilter here in another context: "I'd rather rope goats." And the
>>result is awful.
>> It looks to me like the easiest way to mark fabric is to mark it before I
>> quilt it, using a light box (or, in my case, a glass table-top) to trace
>> the design on the fabric. (Unless, of course, I'm using store-bought
>> templates, which seem to work pretty well.)
>> What say you? (I apologize for re-covering ground that has doubtless
>> been covered a zillion times before, here.)
>> EP
>