How to Make Quilt Templates
Transfer the pattern onto paper first., Cut out the paper pattern., Make a lot of photocopies of each pattern shape and cut them all out., Fabricate cardboard templates., Use thin sheets of plastic., Create foundation piecing by photocopying your...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Transfer the pattern onto paper first.
If you don't want to mangle your magazine getting the pattern out of it, then make a photocopy or trace it onto paper. , It's a bit flimsy, and won't hold up to multiple tracings, so quilters will use a variety of methods to get around the problem., When one wears out, just pick up a replacement from the pile., Cut out the paper pattern, trace the paper pattern onto some pressed cardboard, then cut longer-lasting patterns out of the cardboard.
Cereal boxes work well for this.—They are often the perfect weight to cut easily yet be durable.
Also, the price is right., The plastic might be cutting mats from the kitchen section of your local department store or, perhaps, the lid of a plastic container, say, a whipped topping container lid.
Trace your pattern onto the plastic and carefully cut it out and...
Voila! You have a sturdy, reusable template!, Grease proof paper works well for this., Use the paper templates to cut out cloth patterns from from the material, then stitch the material together carefully. -
Step 2: Cut out the paper pattern.
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Step 3: Make a lot of photocopies of each pattern shape and cut them all out.
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Step 4: Fabricate cardboard templates.
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Step 5: Use thin sheets of plastic.
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Step 6: Create foundation piecing by photocopying your entire block pattern onto thin paper.
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Step 7: Bring together a variety of material.
Detailed Guide
If you don't want to mangle your magazine getting the pattern out of it, then make a photocopy or trace it onto paper. , It's a bit flimsy, and won't hold up to multiple tracings, so quilters will use a variety of methods to get around the problem., When one wears out, just pick up a replacement from the pile., Cut out the paper pattern, trace the paper pattern onto some pressed cardboard, then cut longer-lasting patterns out of the cardboard.
Cereal boxes work well for this.—They are often the perfect weight to cut easily yet be durable.
Also, the price is right., The plastic might be cutting mats from the kitchen section of your local department store or, perhaps, the lid of a plastic container, say, a whipped topping container lid.
Trace your pattern onto the plastic and carefully cut it out and...
Voila! You have a sturdy, reusable template!, Grease proof paper works well for this., Use the paper templates to cut out cloth patterns from from the material, then stitch the material together carefully.
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