[Nfb-krafters-korner] Quilting another comment - Paper Shapes

Tue Mar 10 13:29:19 UTC 2009

nancy:

Thanks, this is good.  You've given me a few ideas to try out.  I recently 
bought cookie cutters to use for tracing and think they are going to work 
out well.

Eileen

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From: "Nancy Yeager" <nancyyeager542 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Quilting another comment - Paper Shapes

> My motto for cutting out shapes as a blind person is, "if I can trace it, 
> I
> can cut it out."  One of the easiest ways I have found to make almost any
> shape is to use pipe cleaners.  Sometimes you have to twist several 
> together
> to make a long enough strand.  Then, shape it into anything.  Once you 
> shape
> it, you have a stencil.  Get a few foam sheets and place your stencil on 
> one
> of the sheets.  You may want to put a pad or something under the sheet so
> you don't mar your table.  Then, trace around your pipe cleaner stencil 
> with
> a pencil.  You will end up with lines in your foam sheet that you can feel
> and follow with your scissors.
>
> If you don't want to use foam, cover a piece of cardboard with window
> screen, taping around the edges.  Then,  Put a piece of paper on top of 
> the
> screen, trace your stencil on it and the screen underneath will make lines
> on your paper that you can use as a guide.
>
> I've also had luck with commercial stencils but many of them are extremely
> detailed and the patterns on them are difficult to follow.  I tend to look
> for simpler ones, such as outlines of flowers.
>
> I know this is wordy, but hope it helps.
>
> Nancy Yeager
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen 
> Scrivani
> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:26 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Quilting another comment
>
> I'm not ready for quilting or a sewing machine, but am interested in how &
> what you all are doing to cut out shapes both creatively & accurately. 
> I'd
> like to hear more about cutting out paper shapes and some ideas on card
> decorating & design as well.
>
> I have only very basic skills with needle & thread and am only at the 
> level
> of sewing on a button & doing a very basic hem that does not require
> cutting.
>
> Eileen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Quilting another comment
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>
>> This sounds doable and fun.  I can surely hand sew. You are right, 
>> cutting
>
>> can be a challenge.  But have mastered it quite well in card making with
>> paper.
>> HenriettaAt 10:37 AM 3/8/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>>You don't have to have a sewing machine to sew stripped pieces  together.
>>>You can hand sew them, but then there is a lot more cutting  of smaller
>>>pieces.
>>>I have some tools I have gotten so I can cut the long  strips out .with a
>>>rotary cutter, then sew them on the machine together and then  go back 
>>>and
>
>>>cut
>>>these sewn strips into  strips that make up the  blocks.
>>>
>>>I hope I have not lost you on this, but I have been in block swaps which
>>>are
>>>each person makes X amount of the same design block and then sends all 
>>>but
>
>>>1
>>>or 2 blocks in for a swap.  You get back as many blocks as you send  in.
>>>It
>>>is great fun and it makes a great patchy quilt or lap robe.   Depending
>>>how
>>>many blocks you swap.
>>>
>>>I have been in them that use a certain type of quilting fabric  as  some
>>>of
>>>the companies come out with a whole type of coordinating prints.  I  have
>>>been
>>>in some that they use a common color background example white on white
>>>print.
>>>
>>>
>>>I would think it would be fun to give this a try and I have taught this
>>>certain pattern block to a troop of Girl Scouts that were in high school.
>>>
>>>1 yard of material[actually  1/2 yards, plus 2 - 1/4 yards] will make  8
>>>blocks which is enough to make a 16 inch pillow.
>>>
>>>We can give that a try to do a pillow and if after that you might be
>>>interested in joining in with a swap.  I can investigate more to open it
>>>up  for
>>>sighted folks, too, if we don't have enough folks.
>>>
>>>Let me know your thoughts on this.
>>>
>>>I am just looking into a quilt block that you can do all by hand sewing
>>>and
>>>I hope to find out at the quilt shop if they have a particular tool that
>>>could
>>>  be used for cutting.  Actually I know that they do have the tool and I
>>> want
>>>to get it and give it a try.  Summer is a great time for these small hand
>>>projects and using cotton cloth is not as uncomfortable as yarns can be.
>>>
>>>Joyce
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