Free motion quilting on Front or Back
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I've done it both ways- quilted from the back when seeing the stitches on the top was very difficult- and my quilting design was not going to dictate needing to stay in certain areas (all over edge to edge design-not dependent on staying in certain areas) sometimes it just makes sense to flip it over & quilt as desired.
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#15
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I almost always quilt from the back. I use golden threads paper with a needle punched edge to edge design as a stencil and pounce it onto the quilt. It is easier to find a chalk color that shows on a backing then on the front where I am more likely to have a mix of lights and darks.
For some threads like Superior Rainbows I get much better results this way because they are in the bobbin instead of the top and break less easily.
For some threads like Superior Rainbows I get much better results this way because they are in the bobbin instead of the top and break less easily.
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I have done that before. Just make sure all you tensions are set correctly. If I ever get the courage to put blinky on the back of a quilt, I will stitch that on top with doing quilting on my Bernina !!
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You should ALWAYS FMQ on the front!!!! --the quilting police ;-).
Do what makes you happiest. Sometimes the bobbin-side of the stitch isn't as pretty, so make sure your bobbin is behavin'. But otherwise, there are no rules.
Do what makes you happiest. Sometimes the bobbin-side of the stitch isn't as pretty, so make sure your bobbin is behavin'. But otherwise, there are no rules.
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