HOW TO USE FREEZER PAPER TEMPLATES
The eighth LIVE Inklingo video is intended to help all quilters—whether or not they use Inklingo to print on fabric.
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This video is full of great tips for using freezer paper.
You might wonder why I teach a method that doesn’t used Inklingo but it makes total sense because Inklingo is all about making quilting more accessible.
Sometimes you cannot print on fabric. On the other hand . . . . .
Anything you can draw or print in freezer paper, you can cut apart and sew together again.
I made My Dear Jane™ quilt by hand with freezer paper templates. This quilt won a first place ribbon at the AQS Show in Paducah in 1999.
In the video, I used The New Hexagon Book by Katja Marek as an example because I frequently hear from quilters who are not getting the results they want with English Paper Piecing and they want to know what Inklingo shape collections they need to make the designs. (Index of Shapes)
There is also a demonstration showing how to make Dancing with the Stars in Millefiori Quilts 2 by Willyne Hammerstein with Inklingo by adapting a printed shape because one of the shapes is not inklingo-able yet.
I also explained how to use freezer paper templates to make any of the quilts in The Patchworks of Lucy Boston by Diana Boston or Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses (POTC), and even clothing!
HIGHLIGHTS OF DEMONSTRATIONS
- tips for tracing a design from a book
- using spacer strips to position the templates on fabric (above)
- rotary cutting with a ruler marked with the seam allowance
- adjusting for wider or narrower seam allowances
- markers to use on dark fabric
- using freezer paper templates even when you don’t need to mark the sewing lines
- using freezer paper templates whether you sew by hand OR by machine
- how to keep the fabric shapes organized while you sew
- fussy cutting a border print
- making thicker freezer paper templates
- using temporary Glue Dots to salvage expensive paper pieces, or when it is not practical to use a hot dry iron to iron FP templates to fabric
- how to adapt a printed shape when the actual shape is not available
WHY FREEZER PAPER TEMPLATES ARE BETTER THAN ACRYLIC
The demonstrations show how it is easier to rotary cut and mark sewing lines with freezer paper—not acrylic.
Acrylic templates don’t do what freezer paper templates can do, so they are not the best option.
IMPORTANT LINKS
All of the information in this video is also covered in the Quilted Diamonds 2 DVD lesson. I did not do any sewing in Live Video 08 but the QD2 DVD lesson includes everything about using freezer paper templates AND all of my best tips for hand piecing.
Dear Jane™ by Brenda Papadakis
The New Hexagon Book by Katja Marek (Kindle edition) for 52 pieced hexagon designs, most suitable for printing with Inklingo, all suitable for hand piecing or machine piecing with freezer paper templates
300 Pieced Hexagons by Inklingo (PDF to download) Print all of the shapes with Inklingo or use freezer paper templates. Choice of sizes.
Main Hexagon Page (under the Shop tab) includes even more video
Millefiori Quilts 2 – Dancing with the Stars
The Patchworks of Lucy Boston by Diana Boston
Kathy in Mexico’s Flickr album of Quilted Diamonds blocks (fussy cut) Visit the album to see close-up photos of all of the diamonds.
Freezer Paper (in the Top Ten Tutes on the blog)
Top Ten Tutes (on the All About Inklingo blog)
Main Beginner’s Page (where to get the free shape collection and a free fabric sample)
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Thank you for watching and thank you for visiting.
Linda & Monkey
Linda, wonderful video with great tips. Thank you
I’m glad you watched, Faye. Thank you!
Thank you for your wonderful videos! Could you please tell me where you purchased the large purple cutting mat at your work table? What is the brand name?
Good eyes, Karen! You are the first person to ask.
That big purple cutting mat is from Martelli. It is my favorite mat. 26 x 38 inches. It was pricey but I waited for a sale. I have been using it for several years and it is still as good as new. I also enjoy using their rotary cutters. NO AFFILIATION. I just like the quality of their products.
https://shop.martellinotions.com/cutting-matts.html
Wonderful! Thanks so much!
Thank you, Elizabeth. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
That is a great idea, Angela! I would love to see photos when you get started.
I just had an epiphany after watching your video! Katje Marek had a quiltalong in 2016 where she used some of her pieced hexagons to make a millefiore type quilt and I believe I can make a version of that using your 300 pieced hexagons with Inklingo instead of using freezer paper for some of the block.
I’m glad you watched, Kathy. Your Quilted Diamonds is still one of my favorites. I am glad we have met and I have seen your diamonds in person. Thank you for letting me share your art.
Wow!!! You covered a lot in this video. So much information that will be useful to all quilters. I have met so many quilters over the years that have no idea how to draw a pattern and take “it” apart to see the size of the pieces. Printing on freezer paper truly does open the world to design anything. And the pieces can be used over and over again. I save each block or diamond that I make in a glassine envelope and have them in photo boxes to access anytime I desire. The Quilted Diamonds were a joy to make-lots of little pieces but each seam was only a few stitches, completely doable with the freezer paper. Thank you so much for all you do-you put an extreme amount of time into all of these videos and I really appreciate them!