by pigtailpat » January 5th, 2014, 12:36 am
Allorache - I use my plotter to cut freezer paper more than I do for actual fabric. I tend to plotter cut actual fabric when I have a very big applique piece - - that is one piece only. I just cut by plotter an applique for my quild's challenge quilt. I don't have it quilted yet, as I need backing fabric, if you want I can take a photo of that tomorrow and show you how a major one piece applique comes out. I absolutely adore the cat for cutting freezer paper templates. I posted my tree I think here - which was cut by the cat via freezer paper templates. Circles will probably be a exception, I found a very cute pattern for an xmas quilt, that involves cutting different sizes of circles. Something like that I would do via a plotter, which will give me more accurate round circles than doing via freezer paper templates. I sort of balance out between the time I have, the accuracy I am aiming for, and the amount to cut. When the applique is the main image or focus image, I will tend to use the plotter as I want high accuracy in that scenario.
Pat
New owner of an 18" cougar and the gazelle...still a newbie at the cougar and will soon explore it............