Quilting Stencil Help

It's late now, but I've some colouring books and stuff lieing around that I'm sure I've seen something similar, I'll look tomorrow.

Anne

Can you describe the size you want and how you want them to be arranged? If so I may be able to use clip art and make you some balloons that you could cut out and make a stencil and add the strings to. I have one with 5 or 6 balloons with strings but I don't know that I can find a 3 balloon clip art. I will probably have to take one balloon and arrange it when I get home from church. Better yet I may have something in my clown books. I will check for you if no one comes up with anything before then.

I am forgetful so if I don't get back to you please email me.

Jacqueline in KY

Hi TerriLee,

Have a look at this website - there are three balloons together in the free clipart.

Oh wow, Di. I guess I knew that clip art was available on the net but hadn't looked at the latest and greatest. What a fun place to visit. Thank you, Polly

"Maloney Empire" wrote >

I often use my Microsoft Word Clip Gallery for pictures -- for appliqué especially. You can resize them to get whatever size you need for your block.

Works great!!!

Kate in MI

I looked at that one too but it is not really be free clip art. I have found some of my work there before and although it is free for personal use it is not to be used without a link back to my site unless I am asked first. Although that is not free clip art it just means it is royalty free which means you can take it and use it anyway you please but it has to be paid for first. Of course you can right click on it and download it and use it but they are asking a fee for it. I personally would not use it without paying for it, but that is up to each individual and how their conscious feels. But on the other hand I am web designer so I try to go by terms of use and copyrights before I use it.

Jacquel>Hi TerriLee,

I agree about paying for what you use *but* if they want people to *pay* though ought to have made the site so that the photo's can't be saved to the computer - on the other hand $25 for a picture is daylight robbery so if they want more people to pay for stuff they ought to drop the prices

I agree with that also. What gets me is I have that same graphic somewhere on a clip art CD. Not one that I paid $25.00 for either, which means that it is good for the use needed here, and these folks shouldn't even be selling it. My problem is my old CD's will not work under XP so that is why I have just about quit making graphics. If I make any now it is with photos that I have taken or with dingbats, which just gave me another idea let me search for a balloon dingbat and I can make balloons that can be used for stencils that way.

Jacquel>I agree about paying for what you use *but* if they want people to *pay*

I just found three different sets of balloons in MS Office, I know that anyone that owns this program can use them but if you don't and yes I know this is also copyright violation, I have put them on a web page to be looked at, if you want one of these and do not have office, let me know and I can resize them to your liking. They are located here and I will remove as soon as I know if you can use them or not. So please do let me know.

whilst the nice viewing programs and what not might not work under XP, you should still be able to access the files, pop the disc in, got to my computer and then D: (or whatever the letter is for your CD drive) and double click, then you'll just have standard file navigation, you can usually change to view to thumbnails, which hopefully will work for whatever kind of file it is, then wade through to find the one you want, copy it somewhere and open it with a different program.

Anne

Can't do that with this CD, I have tried the images are like in some strange format that one file holds them and until activated by the program they do not show. Beats the heck out of me. I still have a computer they will work on but it is in the basement but I won't go there when I am alone.

Jacquel>

I made one for you that is on this same page. It isn't the prettiest but I did it in black and white, I can rearrange them if you want or make them larger or smaller.

Jacquel>I just found three different sets of balloons in MS Office, I know

There are websites with free clip art; use a search engine to search for "free clip art". I have used some of it for my guild's newsletter. You do have to register at some of the sites; I haven't used anything from any of those. I have used some of it for my guild's newsletter. I try to be aware of copyrights and intellectual property issues.

I have an old CD of clip art, too. I can get at the images, but the program that organizes them doesn't work in XP. I have browsed the images and saved off some of them.

Julia > I agree with that also. What gets me is I have that same graphic

Howdy!

Make something similar, use their pic as inspiration; don't copy, just look and be inspired. Here's another 3-balloon formation in the middle of the birthday banner:

Jacqueline - I never thought to look in the Office clip are. I have Office!!! What a genius you are!!

And thanks, everyone else, for all of your help. Now I can finish this thing and move on to finishing something else!!

Terri, No problem I enjoy helping others and to be able to do so is a pleasure for me. Esp., among this group where I know so little and you all know so much.

Jacquel>Jacqueline - I never thought to look in the Office clip are. I have

Is this like what you are looking for? There are lots of other quilting motifs at

Julia > This baby quilt is turning out to be a great deal more trouble than I'd