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Pinking Shears or Rotary Pinking Blade
The message here earlier about pinking the edges of curved applique pieces
seems to be a very good idea. I don't have pinking shears, so I was wondering how would they compare to a pinking blade for a rotary cutter? Either seems do-able, but which works better? TIA, joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html |
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it's the pinked edge that makes it easier, so i'd assume the rotary cutter would work
just as well. Just try it on a scrap or two, see what happens. I'm sure whoever came up with the tip (i just passed it along...lol) experimented until she figured that one out in the first place. Good luck, and let us know how it comes out. -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "Joan8904" wrote in message ... The message here earlier about pinking the edges of curved applique pieces seems to be a very good idea. I don't have pinking shears, so I was wondering how would they compare to a pinking blade for a rotary cutter? Either seems do-able, but which works better? TIA, joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html |
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Mardi, when you cut with your pinking shears for the curved edges, do you
cut on the cuttling line, or just a bit inside? I'm toying with the idea of making a quilt in the drunkard's path pattern. If the pinking shears help lay the curved seams better, it may make this pattern easier to make. Ann http://community.webshots.com/user/mrs_ducky newly posted table runner pics "M. Wetmore" wrote in message ... On 27 Dec 2003 13:01:56 GMT, (Joan8904) wrote: The message here earlier about pinking the edges of curved applique pieces seems to be a very good idea. I don't have pinking shears, so I was wondering how would they compare to a pinking blade for a rotary cutter? Either seems do-able, but which works better? TIA, joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html Hi Joan: I too have a rotary pinking blade. But I think you will need the scissors if you are going to cut out applique pieces, especially if they are small. I would find it difficult to control the rotary pinking blade cutting out the moons I am appliqueing. You wouldn't have the same control you have with scissors. Also, at least with my rotary pinking blade, it really isn't the sharp jagged edges I get with my pinking shears, it is more of a smooth waffle edge which would work as well as the sharp pinked edges from scissors. Mardi Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot com. ____________________ My Quilting page: http://www.mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.mardiweb.com/web Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum: http://www.mardiweb.com/lowfat |
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I am using a freezer paper template actual size. I iron it on the
fabric and then cut approximately 1/4" outside the actual line. Then I am using a mylar template, actual size, and starch to turn the edges over the template and iron. Hope that helps. Mardi On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 20:15:56 GMT, "Ann" wrote: Mardi, when you cut with your pinking shears for the curved edges, do you cut on the cuttling line, or just a bit inside? I'm toying with the idea of making a quilt in the drunkard's path pattern. If the pinking shears help lay the curved seams better, it may make this pattern easier to make. Ann http://community.webshots.com/user/mrs_ducky newly posted table runner pics "M. Wetmore" wrote in message .. . On 27 Dec 2003 13:01:56 GMT, (Joan8904) wrote: The message here earlier about pinking the edges of curved applique pieces seems to be a very good idea. I don't have pinking shears, so I was wondering how would they compare to a pinking blade for a rotary cutter? Either seems do-able, but which works better? TIA, joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html Hi Joan: I too have a rotary pinking blade. But I think you will need the scissors if you are going to cut out applique pieces, especially if they are small. I would find it difficult to control the rotary pinking blade cutting out the moons I am appliqueing. You wouldn't have the same control you have with scissors. Also, at least with my rotary pinking blade, it really isn't the sharp jagged edges I get with my pinking shears, it is more of a smooth waffle edge which would work as well as the sharp pinked edges from scissors. Mardi Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot com. ____________________ My Quilting page: http://www.mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.mardiweb.com/web Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum: http://www.mardiweb.com/lowfat Real e-mail address spelled out to prevent spam. mardi at mardiweb dot com. ____________________ My Quilting page: http://www.mardiweb.com/quilts/MardiQuilts.html Paint Shop Pro tutorials: http://www.mardiweb.com/web Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum: http://www.mardiweb.com/lowfat |
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In article k.net, "Jalynne"
writes: it's the pinked edge that makes it easier, so i'd assume the rotary cutter would work just as well. Just try it on a scrap or two, see what happens. I'm sure whoever came up with the tip (i just passed it along...lol) experimented until she figured that one out in the first place. Good luck, and let us know how it comes out. -- My only complaint with the pinking blade rotary cutter is that it seems to chew up my mat a bit, and that was going in a straight line. Don't know what it would be like on a curved piece. Susan, from Kingston ON quilting in Florida (what else?) |
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Joan:
As mentioned here, the pinking blade really does chew up the mat. It is also a bit hard to control. Even so, I used it to cut some small applique pieces. I cut those on a very small (6" sq.) mat, to 'save' the big mat. The rough edge was acceptable because I was doing a raw edge 'naive' style applique. I would not like it for a project requiring precision. Just some food for thought. BTW: since then, I have acquired a damaged mat about 11" by 15" and I reserve it for cutting larger pieces with the pinking blade. I got it at no cost from a LQS which was pitching the mat. My friend and I split it. So my advice is to grab damaged mats! HTH. PAT in VA/USA Joan8904 wrote: The message here earlier about pinking the edges of curved applique pieces seems to be a very good idea. I don't have pinking shears, so I was wondering how would they compare to a pinking blade for a rotary cutter? Either seems do-able, but which works better? TIA, joan joan o'reilly http://members.aol.com/Joan8904/index.html |
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