Thread: How do you do echo quilting?

or any other easy kind besides stitch in the ditch :wink:

The way I understand it is, you would follow the design of the block a certain distance around -- for instance 1/4 inch around, or 1/2 inch around, repeating the design (or the seam).

If you go to Google and type in "echo quilting", click on the first item. There are good pictures.

If the curves are not too tight, I use a walking foot to do echo quilting. Because it tends to pack a lot of quilting lines into an area, it's a good idea to use a lighter weight thread top and bottom than you might normally use; otherwise the quilted piece can get kind of stiff.

Originally Posted by Prism99

If the curves are not too tight, I use a walking foot to do echo quilting. Because it tends to pack a lot of quilting lines into an area, it's a good idea to use a lighter weight thread top and bottom than you might normally use; otherwise the quilted piece can get kind of stiff.

I do too, also, the walking foot is one of the widest, so it's that bit easier to make your echo lines further apart, using the foot as a guide. If you can move your needle sideways too, that is also a way of making the echo lines wider.

what feet are the most important ones too have when quilting?
i know some mite be different from brand to brand but i would really appreciate it if you guys could add a photo for me to look at, if you do it asp, ia m going to a fabric shop tomorrow.

Different people like different feet for piecing, and it depends somewhat on your machine. I just use a regular foot, adjust my needle to the right, and apply a strip of mole foam (a thick cushioning adhesive used on foot blisters, available in the foot section of a pharmacy) to the base of the machine as a guide to keep my fabric a scant 1/4-inch from the needle.

The walking foot has a lot of uses. Some people use it for piecing because it moves both layers of fabric together. Mine is really too wide to get accurate 1/4-inch seams. However, I like the walking foot for quilting straight lines and soft curves. I *always* use a walking foot when applying binding.

Here is a picture of the walking foot for my Bernina:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/...1daef81a79.jpg
Usually the walking foot designed specifically for your machine is the best. You can also buy a generic walking foot; sometimes those work well, sometimes they don't.

I use an open toe foot when I do machine applique (as described by Harriet Hargrave in her books). It lets me see the edge of the applique and where my needle is going in very clearly. Here is a picture of a Singer open toe foot:
http://thesewingcenter.com/images/386023050-P.jpg
As you can see, there is no bar to interfere with vision.

For free motion quilting, I use a darning foot because it "hops" with each stitch (allowing me to move the quilt). Here is a picture:
http://www.sewingworld.com.au/images...ning-foott.jpg
These also come with open fronts and/or larger circles, but I have found that the darning foot works best for me.

look at connectingthreads.com, they have lots of pics with echo quilting on quilt. love their catalog!

oh look at this site too
http://www.dianegaudynski.net/workshops.htm