I just love the texture quilting straight lines gives to bags, pouches and quilts.
For quilts, I go 'organic' which simply means I don't worry whether my lines are straight. The organic nature really gives it uniqueness.
But for bags, I do want those lines to be straight. Instead of marking the fabric with a water soluble pen, I use a Clover Hera Marker,
I use that rounded edge to mark the lines.
Mark your first quilting line by measuring the distance you want from the edge of the fabric and then take it to your machine and sew.
Then, line up your ruler to your stitches and mark the other lines.
It works great and there are no lines to 'erase' once you are done.
The pointed edge of the Clover Hera Marker is also useful for getting a nice edge on bags after you turn things inside out. More on that another day!
Have you ever drawn your quilting lines this way?
Have a wonderful day! Patty
I love my Hera marker and not having to worry about erasing lines. So easy!
ReplyDeleteBefore I discovered organic quilting I used a quilting guide on my sewing machine. Sometimes I traced with a water soluble (or Frixion) pen. I saw a tip somewhere about using a pizza cutter to mark lines - I have one down in my sewing room but it doesn't really work, so now it just hangs down there in case I - oh, I don't know - decide to make pizza in my sewing room? LOL!
ReplyDeleteFrixon Pens are wonderful but this looks so straightforward and plus it cuts out the time it takes to mark and then erase! Thanks for the useful tip.
ReplyDeleteHi Patty, I used a Hera marker for the first time this past summer on a table runner. I loved it on the colored fabric but had a hard time seeing it on the white fabric. But I do prefer it over using pens or chalk. And I am so glad you said that about going organic on a quilt. I stress so much over trying to get the lines perfect, when it probably wouldn't matter anyway on a quilt!So thank you very much for destressing me! :)! lol. and Thank you for linking up! xo jan
ReplyDeleteI usually use a Clover Chaco Liner or the quilting guide on my machine. I'll have to give the Hera marker a try. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeleteI've never used a hera marker before, but it looks so easy, I believe I'll give it a try. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI too use a hera but have found that sometimes you can still see the indentation even after washing, it till remains my favourite way to mark the lines though
ReplyDeleteI avoid marking quilts amap, but I do score guidelines quite a bit. Too cheap to have purchased the hera yet, I use the edge of a plastic ruler I have..
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