Need some advice - how to quilt this
08-23-2016, 04:33 AM
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Need some advice - how to quilt this
I have finished the "stacks" quilt from Jenny Doan's website and I'm ready to quilt it. How would you accomplish the quilting on this. My quilt has tan instead of the white and jewel tone strips instead of fabric with patterns. I'm not sure how to quilt he tan and then transition into the jewel tones, what color thread to use. My machine doesn't like invisible thread at all which was my first choice.
Here is the video of the quilt I'm talking about in case you haven't seen it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDCzCKd_3I
Here is the video of the quilt I'm talking about in case you haven't seen it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxDCzCKd_3I
08-23-2016, 05:14 AM
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08-23-2016, 05:28 AM
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It has been my experience that a gold colored thread goes with just about everything. So does a sage green.
Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
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Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]556608[/ATTACH]
08-24-2016, 08:42 AM
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Take a look at www.greenfairyquiltsblog.com to see if you want to add designs to the tan.
08-24-2016, 08:44 AM
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It has been my experience that a gold colored thread goes with just about everything. So does a sage green.
Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]556608[/ATTACH]
Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]556608[/ATTACH]
08-25-2016, 02:54 AM
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It has been my experience that a gold colored thread goes with just about everything. So does a sage green.
Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]556608[/ATTACH]
Another option you can consider is a very fine thread like invisifil from Wonderfil threads. It is a 90 wt polyester that sinks down into the fabric and reflects whatever color fabric it is sitting on. On the below quilt I used Invisifil in the sky which was many different shades of fabric. You don't see the thread at all, just the texture left behind by the quilting. I think I used a light sky blue color but can't remember for sure.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]556608[/ATTACH]
08-25-2016, 04:53 AM
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Thanks Copycat. Invisifil is much finer than Bottom Line. Bottom Line is a 60wt. Invisfil is 100 Wt. (I mistakenly wrote 90 before) It is more comparable to silk. In fact many people use it to hand applique instead of silk. I love quilting with it.
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