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06-22-2006, 03:59 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts
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|  was going to cut this but...... howdy all Here's what happened, i came accross the quilt thread and said "that's neat wonder if i can come up with something simple" I came up with the massachuettes state outline and our state bird, the chickadee, i said "perfect, ill make a stencil and cut it out and send it in" Never entered my mind i didnt know how to make a stencil out of a line drawing.......  after erasing a bunch of lines it looked like a bunch of lines, and of course i couldnt figure out how to erase lines and cut out pieces.......back to the drawing board with another eraser. just thought id share this senior moment.............. Last edited by pete00 : 06-22-2006 at 04:26 PM. |
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06-22-2006, 07:15 PM
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| Gone to the Dark Side  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada
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|  Hey Pete, That's a nice idea. Since the piece is to be on a backer board, you could scroll the state as one piece, the islands separate, and scroll the chickadee inside the state. Then you'd only have to worry about the bird not falling apart  Or make the bird an intarsia project and glue it on top of the state? Or ask someone to make a pattern from the bird, for you. I'm sure someone will gladly help out if you have problems. So many solutions available to you: Now you have no excuse not to make that tile  Regards, Marcel
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06-23-2006, 02:15 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts
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| ok Marcel you gave me a couple ideas... First pic i cut out state and bird, looks so so. I like it better when i put bird back in (second pic) Now i need to figure out what to do with the bird. I could try burning in the lines, try to cut a few colors to make an intarsia project or paint the bird. I think the bird need to be raised up a little. Lets see out of all the choices which do i actually know how to do ? none of them .... perfect !!!! ill sleep on it and the answer will magically appear.......... |
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06-23-2006, 04:05 AM
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| Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada
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| Hi Pete, I've played with your drawing a little to give you a push in the right direction, IF this is the way you want to go. You'll need to finesse it: I didn't want to do it all for you , just give you an idea of what you should look for when making your pattern. Where to cut the lines to make it aesthetically pleasing, and so that you have solid bridges so no part of the bird fall off.As I said this is in no way "The only way", I'm not a pattern maker by any means, I just had some fun making a draft to give you an idea. I might be able to do a better job if you can provide a "flat" image of the bird, instead of an angled one like this one. If you are interrested let me know and I'll send me a PM with my email so that you can send me a better quality image to work with. I'd be happy to help if you want it. Regards, Marcel
__________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. Last edited by Marcel in Longueuil : 06-23-2006 at 04:10 AM. |
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06-23-2006, 04:05 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin
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06-23-2006, 08:26 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas
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| I agree with Dale the 2nd one looks good. Bill
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06-23-2006, 12:48 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts
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Hmm....the second drawing that marcel did or my second picture..lol Marcel, thanks for the offer, i like what you did. If you have the time it would be great to see how you do it and compare it to the original. Ill try to send you an email with a cleaner copy. Going to try and see if i can cut out the bird in some different color wood. thanks ....pete | |
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06-23-2006, 12:56 PM
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| Grumpy Old Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away
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 | Hey Pete, Have you thought about burning the details into the bird? That might look nice.
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06-23-2006, 01:57 PM
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| Moderator CUT IT OUT  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
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| If you are looking for a Chickadee pattern you may want to contact Toni Burghout. She has an awesome pattern well suited for your project. You can see a picture of it in the gallery. It is called Got Seed.
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06-23-2006, 02:26 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Massachusetts
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yea i may try that, im hoping this is "small and easy" enough to try a few new things. Ignorance is bliss..... Last time i said something like that was "sure ill go out and just have a coffee with her what can happen" over the years i found out ....(she's gonna know i said that)Carl I took a look at what you did, very nice, but dont think i can tackle that yet, but i will, i have some tree limbs waiting for something like this. thanks all................pete | |
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