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FilePick is a program that a reader introduced me to a few weeks back. It solves a problem that many of us have. We tend to accumulate dozens if not hundreds of patterns on our computer and it is difficult to find what we are looking for later. FilePick allows you to associate any picture in the pattern as a thumbnail to open the pattern.
This cross will be a little more of a challenge than it looks to new scrollers. There are a couple of small cut outs in the portrait. Use a #3 blade for the face detail and be careful of lifting the pattern. If you are comfortable with spiral blades you might have better luck with a small spiral for the face. This pattern will give you some practice with tight cuts and straight line cutting.
If you visit my site you will see that the one item I sell is the "Jigsaw Puzzle Template Book". I have always tried to keep 99 percent of everything on my site free to download so I hope you will forgive me if I pitch this product. The book contains templates for 5x5 25 piece, 4x6 24 piece, 5x7 35 piece, 8x10 80 piece, 4x6 96 piece, 5x7 140 piece, 8x10 320 piece.
There are about 670 well known named cheeses. Cheese is one of those foods that can be served with just about any meal. The next time you have an informal dinner party you can serve your favorite cheese on this whimsical cheese cutting board. This pattern is about as easy to cut as you can get. If you are a beginner this is the pattern for you.
On July 4th, 1776 America adopted the Declaration of Independence. Two hundred and thirty three years later she is still free and independent from foreign domination. Next month we will again celebrate that independence. To me personally that means being proud and humble of our strength and aware of our weakness. Our strength has grown on the backs of the brave men and women that came before us. As we celebrate the holiday weekend with our fireworks and picnics let's remember the struggle required to gain our freedom. Let's not allow our weaknesses to destroy the country so many have died and sacrificed for.
If you have been with me here at the Scrollsaw Workshop a while you know that one of my favorite pattern designers is Sue Mey. Sue is an artist turned pattern designer. She brings a creative style to her patterns that most designers can only wish for.
What young boy would not want this pirate shelf hanging in their bedroom. The shelf is big enough to hold a small Pirates of the Caribbean collectible. It's about 10" long.
"Time in a Bottle" was a number one hit by Jim Croce in 1973. It was also one of my favorite songs of all time. I heard in on the radio today and decided to design a pattern with the theme. The pattern requires a 1 7/16" mini clock insert.
Here is a tip for those of you who want to make your own patterns. Fonts. There are hundreds of free fonts online that are available for you to use. Many of these fonts are not letters but graphics usually called dingbat fonts. You download these fonts and install them. Then they are available in your graphics programs.