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| This was the pile before the final 3 arrived. Yes: Bleh. |
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| Isn't this amazing? |
Well, it's gonna be amazing. HOWEVER, let me warn you - many of the deJonge patterns do not have the papers you actually stitch on, but only have a master copy. This is one of them. (Of course - that's my luck!) So you have to make your own foundation papers. The instructions suggest tracing each one, but I was not about to do that. My printer does a very good job of copying exactly 100%, thank you!
The masters are full of big black squares, though, and not wanting to waste that much ink, I did trace sections of each checkerboard arch to make copies from. (By the way, you ARE allowed to get photocopies for your own use, but not to share with others. Jacqueline stated in an email to us to make sure, if we're getting copies, that they print out exactly 100%, so there you have it, right there. I did not break any copyright laws by using my printer instead of my pencil.)
Now, here's a tip that can save you LOTS and LOTS of money: Don't Buy Foundation Papers or Fabrics. Use newsprint. You can go to a printing press and ask for an "End Roll". These are the leftovers on a roll that won't last the next printing, so they discard them. Many places will let you have one for free. Mine was a gift from a gentleman in our guild who takes his truck to the printer's and asks for as much as they'll give him for $10. He typically drives away with 7-10 endrolls.
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| My endroll is 23" wide - perfect for cutting 4 sheets at a time out of a spread such as this. |
To use the newsprint with my printer, I needed to cut it into paper sizes. A bit of a pain, but definitely worth the money saved when I used 98 sheets of the stuff! That would have cost quite a bit in "official" foundation paper or fabric.
You do have to be careful and make sure your printer is not set on "fit to page" or any custom size that will give you anything other than an exact replica. And you can't use the fast setting, because the paper's too thin and will slip.
After printing all the duplications for each section out and CAREFULLY slicing the rows apart, according to directions, I finally have this complete set of foundation pieces all ready to go!
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It really keeps me motivated to keep those UFOs going! (Go check out what everyone else is doing - there are some really neat projects out there!)
This week's stats:
New Projects – (Listen With Your Eyes by Jacqueline deJonge)
Completed Projects This Week - 0
In Active Progress - 1 (Listen)
UFO Firing Range - 31.333
Finishes for 2011 - 24
Completed tops awaiting quilting:
One charity wheelchair quilt
Center of Marissa’s Moment of Freakishness
Marissa’s Moment Pillowcase panel
Dreamy Unicorns
Wagon Wheels West #2
Be Attitudes
We Love Kelly
Devon's Silk Spinners
Kelly's Thirties Hand Quilter
Kelly's Calico
Poor Forgotten Orphan from 15 Years Ago
Wow! That's going to be beautiful! Can't wait to see it. And good luck with school!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that quilt! I love it and can't wait to see yours all done! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so organized--and what a lovely quilt design! I'm looking forward to seeing your progress. I am going to have to think about newsprint possibilities in a new way--would love to have a roll of that. Your stack of books, though, gives me an instant headache. I like to read, that would be a few years worth for me! (Sounds like an interesting class though)
ReplyDeleteboy! you have been busy getting ready for that class. That will be one beautiful quilt when you finish it.
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is seriously gorgeous! Have fun with all that paper :)
ReplyDeleteI was just telling a friend today that she could use newsprint for paper piecing. I'm sending her a link to your blog! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteOOOhh Lucky You!! Her quilts are amazing!!I love the one you picked. Thanks for the tip about newsprint. On Chris Jurds recommendation I use the cheapest thinnest writing pad paper. It works in my printer and is easy to get. Though I'm curious about newsprint now.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I can't wait to see your quilt. Just getting the papers prepped is a major accomplishment. Thanks for passing on the tip about end rolls.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see that quilt finished. Looks like a lot of work that will be well worth it!
ReplyDeleteParece que te gustan los desafios, que trabajo!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! You're going to end up with an amazing quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredible project. I take it that the newsprint went through the printer OK? I have had some problems trying that.
ReplyDeleteLove that quilt! Can't wait to see what you do with, Lyn. And thanks for sharing the newsprint idea. I always learn something new when I come to your blog!
ReplyDeleteAlot of work but you've chosen a stunning quilt to make. Looking forward to seeing your finished quilt.
ReplyDeleteThat is one amazing quilt! Look forward to seeing your fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteOMG that's totally awe inspiring. I can't wait to see how it goes. I've never tried paper piecing - must give it a shot someday. :) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAmazing is right!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear all about the class!
And we used to get endrolls for our scout troops to use for all kinds of projects. After 21 years of that, we still walked away with years worth of leftover paper, LOL!
Stunning, can't wait to see your version. Thanks for the tip on the endroll. When I finally get over my dread of paper piecing I'll try using that.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of that - and I used to work for a newspaper! I've used end rolls for packing and for my son to color, but I didn't think of foundations. I'm taking my first foundation class at the end of the month, so good timing! :) (Oh, and I voted for XO!)
ReplyDeleteThose endrolls are a terrific idea. When I wanted larger than A4 foundations recently I bought A3 newsprint pads (much cheaper than quilters' foundation sheets!) but this is even better! I presume it needs to be from a newspaper printer?
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