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Posted by onetexsun on October 12, 2009, 1:38 am
Can you help me understand how this works? I have been reading the
website, watched two videos, but I really don't understand what you do
with the shapes printed on your fabric. It looks sort of fun and maybe
really easy. But I'm not sure. Any help?
Sunny
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Posted by teleflora on October 12, 2009, 9:42 am
Sunny, you iron your freezer paper on the right side of the fabric and the
printer prints the cutting and sewing lines on the wrong side. You have to
choose which color ink works best with your fabric. For hand sewing,
especially, it's great (I had worked with the blocks already, but had never
printed then out myself until yesterday).
The black fabric that I used was the toughest as far as choosing the color
of ink. The darkest blue worked the best for me. The wrong side of the
black was more gray than black and the lighter colors didn't show up. I
ran the fabric through the printer 3 times before I got it dark enough to
see. I was using precut freezer paper sheets and they held better than the
ones I cut from the roll of freezer paper.
I probably wasted more fabric than normal, but my blocks are the same size.
I can't always say that when I cut diamonds from templates or rotary cut
them. And for hand-piecing, it's nice to have those seam lines showing.
I also own a stamp set for a small Lemoyne star. I like it, but the lines
are thicker than with Inklingo and it does make a difference.
Cindy
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> Can you help me understand how this works? I have been reading the
> website, watched two videos, but I really don't understand what you do
> with the shapes printed on your fabric. It looks sort of fun and maybe
> really easy. But I'm not sure. Any help?
> Sunny
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Posted by Pati, in Phx on October 12, 2009, 11:34 am
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I love Inklingo and have done several small projects using it. <G>
What is printed on the wrong side of your fabric are cutting and
stitching lines. Including crosshairs at seam intersections and match
points as needed. So you can print, cut and sew the shapes together.
You can sew by hand or machine, or a combination. Many of the shapes
are ones that have traditionally been done by English paper piecing,
but it is much faster to sew with a running stitch than whipstitch.
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<VVBG>
Inklingo is a great way to mark units for small or larger blocks/
quilts.
Yes, you do need to wash your fabric first, without fabric softener or
dryer sheets, to get it to stick to the freezer paper. But that is a
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small thing to do in the scheme of things. <G>
Do try the free collection, and watch the free videos available on the
site. And read through the first chapter of the Inklingo Handbook
which is included with the free collection.
Great way to get really precise piecing.
Not affiliated, but a real fan and customer for years.
Pati, in Phx
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> Can you help me understand how this works? I have been reading the
> website, watched two videos, but I really don't understand what you do
> with the shapes printed on your fabric. It looks sort of fun and maybe
> really easy. But I'm not sure. Any help?
> Sunny
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Posted by J* on October 12, 2009, 4:03 pm
its has been explained i see.
actually it is that shape the patchwork of the crosses i like so much.
printer isnt working cuz the ink cost too much to use for one project and
nothing else going on here to print and it will dry up if not used
regularly.
besides, i like doing EPP method, slower...maybe for its not the speed but
the process i prefer.
that blog posts pix of new POTC blocks now and then. those were new so i
posted the link here for others to see. i just think it is such a pretty
shape and when joined up is fascinating to me how it grows.
has nothing to do with the religious connection as i'm a heathen i guess,
dont believe in the concept at all.
j.
"onetexsun" wrote ...
Can you help me understand how this works? I have been reading the
website, watched two videos, but I really don't understand what you do
with the shapes printed on your fabric. It looks sort of fun and maybe
really easy. But I'm not sure. Any help?
Sunny
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Posted by onetexsun on October 12, 2009, 8:37 pm
Jeanne, I also really love the POTC blocks. I'm just fascinated by the
designs that are obviously possible with a huge variety of fabric. I
think I just have to try it. I guess I'm dense because I didn't
realize there was a religious significance to the blocks. I just like
the design. I think I may have to try this. Although, I'm not one for
hand work....I guess I'll be testing the thesis that it can be done by
machine.
Sunny
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> website, watched two videos, but I really don't understand what you do
> with the shapes printed on your fabric. It looks sort of fun and maybe
> really easy. But I'm not sure. Any help?
> Sunny