[Nfb-krafters-korner] comment about patterns

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I have my Mom cut patterns out on freezer paper.  I have her fold the  
pattern on the grain line.  I have her cut the pattern with the notches  poking out 
and I have her put a notch poking inward on any pattern piece that is  suppose 
to be cut out on a fold.  
 
Now I have found this to help me the best, when I pin the pattern on the  
fabric I use the longer quilt pins to pin it to the fabric.  I cut it out  using 
a smaller pair of very sharp scissors[5 inch scissors].  This way I  have 
found I can cut and feel the edges of the freezer paper and not make long  cuts 
into the fabric with the chance of cutting into seam allowance.
 
I do use a magnetic pin cushion and pin seams that need to be sewn with the  
sharp quilting pins.  They are long and easy to feel and while I sew seams  
and such I can easily with my right hand pull pins out prior to approaching  
presser foot and with magnetic pin cushion kinda close to my hand toss them over  
to the pin cushion which will grab them and hold them on the pin cushion.
 
I had used the magnetic pin cushion and long pins well before I went blind  
in that same fashion.
 
I also have a telescopic magnet that extends maybe 3 feet, so if I drop any  
pins I don't have to bend down and search for them.  I just slide my long  
magnet on the floor and then push them off on top of the pin cushion.
 
This is a hint for not only the blind, but the sighted folks, too.
 
Joyce



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I have my Mom cut patterns out on freezer paper.  I have her fold the pattern on the grain line.  I have her cut the pattern with the notches poking out and I have her put a notch poking inward on any pattern piece that is suppose to be cut out on a fold. 
 
Now I have found this to help me the best, when I pin the pattern on the fabric I use the longer quilt pins to pin it to the fabric.  I cut it out using a smaller pair of very sharp scissors[5 inch scissors].  This way I have found I can cut and feel the edges of the freezer paper and not make long cuts into the fabric with the chance of cutting into seam allowance.
 
I do use a magnetic pin cushion and pin seams that need to be sewn with the sharp quilting pins.  They are long and easy to feel and while I sew seams and such I can easily with my right hand pull pins out prior to approaching presser foot and with magnetic pin cushion kinda close to my hand toss them over to the pin cushion which will grab them and hold them on the pin cushion.
 
I had used the magnetic pin cushion and long pins well before I went blind in that same fashion.
 
I also have a telescopic magnet that extends maybe 3 feet, so if I drop any pins I don't have to bend down and search for them.  I just slide my long magnet on the floor and then push them off on top of the pin cushion.
 
This is a hint for not only the blind, but the sighted folks, too.
 
Joyce
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