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Old December 14th 13, 10:04 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Ursula Schrader
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or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a
gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a
pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges
straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60
cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since I
don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something
similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I
washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came out
fine.

Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have no
patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my head)
I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your
faces.

U.

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Old December 14th 13, 02:35 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Liz Megerle
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I've used a rotary cutter to cut wallpaper.
Hey, it's a tool, right?
Liz

On 12/14/2013 4:04 AM, Ursula Schrader wrote:
or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make
a gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a
pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges
straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60
cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since
I don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is
something similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill.
Afterwards, I washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up
liquid and it came out fine.

Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but
have no patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes
in my head) I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little
smile on your faces.

U.


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Old December 14th 13, 04:27 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Ginger in CA
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I think you may have started a trend!
The tools we use in sewing and quilting can come from so many sources, it makes sense to use quilting toold and cross-craft with them

Ginger in CA

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:04:08 AM UTC-8, Ursula Schrader wrote:
or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a

gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a

pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges

straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60

cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since I

don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something

similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I

washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came out

fine.



Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have no

patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my head)

I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your

faces.



U.


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Old December 14th 13, 04:55 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Ursula Schrader
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"Liz Megerle" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I've used a rotary cutter to cut wallpaper.
Hey, it's a tool, right?
Liz


Oh yes, it is. I hope your wallpaper got the neatest cut ever? ;-)

U.

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Old December 14th 13, 04:58 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Ursula Schrader
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"Patricia Storey" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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In article ,
says...

or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make
a
gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a
pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges
straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60
cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since
I
don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something
similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I
washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came
out
fine.

Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have
no
patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my
head)
I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your
faces.

U.


Since I will shortly be starting on my Christmas mince pies, this did
make me smile! I only have little circles (and stars) to cut, so I
don't have the same problem. I will remember your solution, if I ever
do, though g

Pat on the green


Thank you for not stoning me. ;-) I wish there was something like a wheel or
so with 'pinked' edges that cuts out crackers. And pierces them (as I have
to pierce them all by hand as to prevent them from bubbling up on the cookie
sheet).

U.

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Old December 14th 13, 06:03 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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Ursula-

Rotary cutters are available with various blades- scalloped, wavy, etc. You can make your own 'piercer'. You'd need a flat surface- I'm thinking a heavy, dense cardboard to size- large enough to pierce an entire batch or for individual crackers. Since cardboard can't be cleaned, I'd suggest covering it with plastic kitchen wrap. Get some small nails (called 'brads' over here) that have small flat heads and are about 1/2-3/4 in. long. I'd clean them by boiling in (soapy???) water for 10 min. and allow to dry. Pierce the cardboard with the nails in whatever pattern and spacing then glue a second piece of cardboard over the nail heads to hold them in place. As I write this I think cardboard is less than ideal, and certainly disposable after one use, but maybe you can take my idea and run with it???

Leslie & The Furbabies in snowy, icy MO.

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 3:04:08 AM UTC-6, Ursula Schrader wrote:
or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a

gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a

pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges

straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60

cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since I

don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something

similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I

washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came out

fine.



Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have no

patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my head)

I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your

faces.



U.


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Old December 14th 13, 06:10 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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BTW You can use your big rotary ruler to draw a grid on the cardboard for evenly spaced placement of the nails.

Leslie

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 3:04:08 AM UTC-6, Ursula Schrader wrote:
or not. ;-) Yesterday, I was baking crackers; and since they are to make a

gift and I have to make lots of them I don't use biscuit cutters but a

pastry wheel. And since they had to be really neat, I wanted the edges

straight. You might be able to guess where this leads: I used my 60

cm-Omnigrid to give them the perfect size. I hated to do that, but since I

don't have any other washable ruler and don't know if there is something

similar in the kitchen department, I swallowed that pill. Afterwards, I

washed it in lukewarm water with a little washing-up liquid and it came out

fine.



Just had to share, and since I wanted to contribute to the group but have no

patchwork going on these days (apart from the brilliant schemes in my head)

I had hopes that this might do, and perhaps bring a little smile on your

faces.



U.


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Old December 14th 13, 06:39 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Ramona Walker
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If you can't find the wavy edge blades for your fabric rotary tool,
you might try the scrapbooking section. I have a few rotary tools
meant to be used on paper that have a variety of edges. They aren't
as sharp as the ones for fabric, but they would surely cut through
dough.
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Old December 15th 13, 10:29 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:58:00 +0100, Ursula Schrader wrote:

Thank you for not stoning me. ;-) I wish there was something like a
wheel or so with 'pinked' edges that cuts out crackers. And pierces them
(as I have to pierce them all by hand as to prevent them from bubbling
up on the cookie sheet).

Piercing crackers and pastries and things are the only reason I actually
own a seafood fork. At least I think that is what it is. Looks like a
little trident, the prongs are notably farther apart than on a regular
fork, though it is smaller than a regular fork?
I found it in a box of silver plate in a thrift shop and thought it would
be good for poking things, (it is).

Well washed nails set into a bit of wood is a very good idea. I did the
same thing to make a wool comb. I highly recommend a bit of epoxy on the
nail heads to keep them from going wiggly. You do want the nails well
washed though, since at least here they often have a thin coat of some
oil you probably don't want to eat to keep them from rusting. Brushing
on a bit of edible oil will do the same trick, and keep the wood nice as
well.

NightMist
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