Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy & Emily)
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Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy & Emily)
Is there a tool that you use for making strips of fabric?
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
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I guess this question wasn't meant for Angel....
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Found it!littlebeast13 wrote:I guess this question wasn't meant for Angel....
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My axe is pretty dull after this weekend's killing spree, but after it's cleaned and sharpened I'll let you borrow it....
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Too funny LB!littlebeast13 wrote:I guess this question wasn't meant for Angel....
I am going to print that one out!
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I too am a quilter, and I so wanted to help! I use scissors for everything, but I've never needed to cut netting or tulle. I know what it is, because I've seen it at the Sears, but I don't know why I'd ever use a fancy fabric. It's not solid enough for modesty, and it's not thick enough for warmth.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Is there a tool that you use for making strips of fabric?
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
Please let me know if I can ever help you make a nice bed cover or a pot holder.
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FannyHeartsNene wrote:Is there a tool that you use for making strips of fabric?
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
What most quilters use is a rotary cutter. It looks like a pizza cutter but has a razor sharp blade. You lay your fabric down on a self healing mat, folded to make it easier, then you put a ruler on top and cut against the ruler. Let me see if ther is a good web link somewhere.
I have seen the thing from Joann's but I thinkit is pretty expensive. I wouldn't buy one and I do a lot of strip piecing.
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Mini Wayne Metoo26 wrote:My axe is pretty dull after this weekend's killing spree, but after it's cleaned and sharpened I'll let you borrow it....
You could try my box cutter. I managed to wack a nice cut in my pinkie with it about 4 hours ago......
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
SWMBO has special fabric shears that we lowlifes are not allowed to touch (or even know the whereabouts of, if I want to be honest). She uses those for cutting thin strips of just about anything, including Christmas ribbon and tulle. When I get tricked into going to JoAnn's or somewhere similar, the workers use shears for cutting at the fabric tables, too.
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mrkelley23 wrote:SWMBO has special fabric shears that we lowlifes are not allowed to touch (or even know the whereabouts of, if I want to be honest). She uses those for cutting thin strips of just about anything, including Christmas ribbon and tulle. When I get tricked into going to JoAnn's or somewhere similar, the workers use shears for cutting at the fabric tables, too.
Maybe this is the invention that will make you rich!
My son broke the scissors with the lifetime blades when he used them to (try to) cut carpeting. He broke the piece that held them together.
So lay off the fabric shears if you know what is good for you!
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Ouch!littlebeast13 wrote:Mini Wayne Metoo26 wrote:My axe is pretty dull after this weekend's killing spree, but after it's cleaned and sharpened I'll let you borrow it....
You could try my box cutter. I managed to wack a nice cut in my pinkie with it about 4 hours ago......
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
christie1111 wrote:http://quilting.about.com/od/rotarycutt ... ools_3.htm
These are the tools I would recommend.
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mrkelley23 wrote:SWMBO has special fabric shears that we lowlifes are not allowed to touch (or even know the whereabouts of, if I want to be honest).
They know where mine are, they also kow that they DO NOT TOUCH them.
I was smart and bought a couple of packages of scissors and they are convienently located so there is no need to go to my sewing room and use the fabric scissors.
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
Mom had off limits scissors too. I still have them someplace. I bet they're as sharp as the last day she used them.christie1111 wrote:mrkelley23 wrote:SWMBO has special fabric shears that we lowlifes are not allowed to touch (or even know the whereabouts of, if I want to be honest).
They know where mine are, they also kow that they DO NOT TOUCH them.
I was smart and bought a couple of packages of scissors and they are convienently located so there is no need to go to my sewing room and use the fabric scissors.
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Emily, those puppies would look cute as a pile of duck butts if you swathed them in tulle. Hopefully, Sprots will be by later to plug in a picture of Tulle Kitty....Emily Rumspringa wrote:I too am a quilter, and I so wanted to help! I use scissors for everything, but I've never needed to cut netting or tulle. I know what it is, because I've seen it at the Sears, but I don't know why I'd ever use a fancy fabric. It's not solid enough for modesty, and it's not thick enough for warmth.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Is there a tool that you use for making strips of fabric?
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
Please let me know if I can ever help you make a nice bed cover or a pot holder.
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Would they be sharp enough or strong enough to cut through a bunch of layers of tulle or netting? I can't get a uniform strip with scissors because they just slide around while the netting just slips all over the place.christie1111 wrote:http://quilting.about.com/od/rotarycutt ... ools_3.htm
These are the tools I would recommend.
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I don't think Angel is real clear on the concept.....littlebeast13 wrote:I guess this question wasn't meant for Angel....
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Clearly, Angel doesn't know yarn from tulle & netting.*FannyHeartsNene wrote:I don't think Angel is real clear on the concept.....littlebeast13 wrote:I guess this question wasn't meant for Angel....
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
Man I crack my dumbass self up sometimes.
When I first saw this thread
I thought it was Q for Quitters
Which I didn't really get
But thought might be interesting
Then I saw that the first T was an L
And I didn't bother to click
If you're getting me a surprise present
And you don't want me to see it
You can safely hide it
Behind something about quilting
Because I'll never look there
Except I did
Because I finally realized
It wasn't Q for Quilters
In the
M for Macrame
K for Knitting
W for Watching Grass Grow
sense
It was Q
As in question
Which seemed more interesting
And it was
In fact
More interesting.
Why not use one of them
Lasers
That the bad guys in the James Bond movies
Use
To threaten the hero with?
When I first saw this thread
I thought it was Q for Quitters
Which I didn't really get
But thought might be interesting
Then I saw that the first T was an L
And I didn't bother to click
If you're getting me a surprise present
And you don't want me to see it
You can safely hide it
Behind something about quilting
Because I'll never look there
Except I did
Because I finally realized
It wasn't Q for Quilters
In the
M for Macrame
K for Knitting
W for Watching Grass Grow
sense
It was Q
As in question
Which seemed more interesting
And it was
In fact
More interesting.
Why not use one of them
Lasers
That the bad guys in the James Bond movies
Use
To threaten the hero with?
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
Yes, the rotary cutter is EXTREMELY sharp. The technique is to put the ruler down, pinning the layers in place, then cutting with the rotary cutter.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Would they be sharp enough or strong enough to cut through a bunch of layers of tulle or netting? I can't get a uniform strip with scissors because they just slide around while the netting just slips all over the place.christie1111 wrote:http://quilting.about.com/od/rotarycutt ... ools_3.htm
These are the tools I would recommend.
I can cut through 8 layers of fabric. But I usually only do 4.
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Because we're right outToLiveIsToFly wrote:Man I crack my dumbass self up sometimes.
When I first saw this thread
I thought it was Q for Quitters
Which I didn't really get
But thought might be interesting
Then I saw that the first T was an L
And I didn't bother to click
If you're getting me a surprise present
And you don't want me to see it
You can safely hide it
Behind something about quilting
Because I'll never look there
Except I did
Because I finally realized
It wasn't Q for Quilters
In the
M for Macrame
K for Knitting
W for Watching Grass Grow
sense
It was Q
As in question
Which seemed more interesting
And it was
In fact
More interesting.
Why not use one of them
Lasers
That the bad guys in the James Bond movies
Use
To threaten the hero with?
Of lasers.
And I'm a bit
Sheepish now
Because I didn't know it was
Blank verse day.
Maybe
Next year.
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Fan's wish is my command.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Emily, those puppies would look cute as a pile of duck butts if you swathed them in tulle. Hopefully, Sprots will be by later to plug in a picture of Tulle Kitty....Emily Rumspringa wrote:I too am a quilter, and I so wanted to help! I use scissors for everything, but I've never needed to cut netting or tulle. I know what it is, because I've seen it at the Sears, but I don't know why I'd ever use a fancy fabric. It's not solid enough for modesty, and it's not thick enough for warmth.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Is there a tool that you use for making strips of fabric?
I ask because I want to make some thin strips out of netting or tulle and it's almost impossible to do with scissors because it's so slippery and whatnot. And I optimally want them as long as possible.
I saw a hand held thing on Joann's website that kind of looked like a stapler, but it didn't have very good reviews.
Please let me know if I can ever help you make a nice bed cover or a pot holder.
It's gonna be a sad day if this ever vanishes off the blogosphere.
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SportsFan68 wrote:Fan's wish is my command.FannyHeartsNene wrote:Emily, those puppies would look cute as a pile of duck butts if you swathed them in tulle. Hopefully, Sprots will be by later to plug in a picture of Tulle Kitty....Emily Rumspringa wrote:
I too am a quilter, and I so wanted to help! I use scissors for everything, but I've never needed to cut netting or tulle. I know what it is, because I've seen it at the Sears, but I don't know why I'd ever use a fancy fabric. It's not solid enough for modesty, and it's not thick enough for warmth.
Please let me know if I can ever help you make a nice bed cover or a pot holder.
It's gonna be a sad day if this ever vanishes off the blogosphere.
Why should it disappear? I will enshrine tullecat in my avatar HOF.
I believe in the usefulness of useless information.
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Re: Q for Quilters (aka Christie & Kristy, I guess)
Found it!
And it is cute!
And it is cute!
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