Thursday, August 19, 2021

A useful tool

 


Today I'd like to share a tip that has helped me plan out what I want to stitch on a quilt when it's ruler work or freehand.  I bought a piece of plexiglass from the hardware store and had my husband cut it to the size I wanted.  I put black electricians tape around the edge so I could see it easily.  When I want to test out a design idea I use this!  I don't remember when I learned this tip, but it's not original to me.  

Today I'm working on my Circa 1880 nine patch quilt and I'm trying out a border design that uses a curve ruler that I turn different directions.



After deciding on the design above, I marked my quilt border with the curves and I'm satisfied with the design!


I plan on entering my quilt in a quilt show in October so I need to get busy!

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