Well firstly I would love to thank Sew and Sow Farm for hosting this monthly link up with tips and tutorials. I always say I should do them and find myself becoming busy, well this is making me try and do one a month for you.
Today I would like to talk to you about one method I have for marking my quilts. One of the main ones is with a Hera Marker and because I am using it at the moment I thought it appropriate I show you how I do this.
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| Hera Marker with my template with my Aurifil 12 wt thread in background |
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A box hubby gave me and this makes this task possible whilst the quilt is on the frame
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So how does this work, firstly I place my template where I want to draw the line
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| template in position |
next I hold the wooden box on my knees under where I want to mark the line. This gives a strong and hard surface for me to press the marker onto the quilt
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| drawing with the Hera Marker |
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| a better angle for you to see |
The Hera marker leaves creases in your fabric, no worries about getting marks out later.
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| creases in the top after marking |
Sometimes you may need to adjust your light to get the shadowing effect to see the line but this is not a problem
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| Here is a few stitches on the needle |
And here is a cool photo of a few blocks already quilted. I love this marker and I am sure you will also. I am really grateful that the fat quarter shop are on board with link which is being
hosted by Sew and Sow Farm. If you are interested in the Hera marker you can check out one here at the
here at the fat quarter shop, and also a big thank you to Aurifil my favourite thread for sewing and quilting
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| few blocks quilted |
This is a book I purchased a few years ago, it is invaluable to me. This version is not available now but there is a newer version out which is just as good. If you want ideas on quilting this is ideal, it is good for both hand and machine quilting.
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| a great book |
I hope this has answered some of your questions regarding marking your quilts.
Be on the lookout for my Block of the Month post this week and I look forward to seeing all of your February blocks. I will do a little post of your blocks also this week, it will be great to see them all together.
So until then, happy creating,
Wendy.
