how difficult would it be for me to quilt a stain glass wall hanging, i'd like to make a picture of the port dover lighthouse in canada for my SIL. but would it be to hard for a newbie, please advise. thank you for any comments
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if you either use the bias tape for binding or the raw edge applique on a solid background, you can have the edge stitching as your quilting...no need to do any more except in borders....so should be easy.
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I say go for it!! When I was new, I tried a lot of different techniques :wink: and some I was told was too hard for a beginner... after I had done them LOL :D:D:D
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I think the raw edge applique idea mentioned up there with a good fusible backing like Steam a Seam or Heat and Bond on a black background would be super easy and just fine for a beginner. If you can cut and paste you'll do great! ;) Post pictures of your finished product please, it sounds like a beauty!
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with stained glass you can get everything fused into place, put together your quilt sandwich and then stitch your leading...so your leading and your quilting are both done at the same time. then if you wanted to add some quilting to other areas it should be fairly easy to do. remember, if you have not quilted before you need to make a small practice piece and get the hang of what you are doing before jumping into your real project...everybody needs some practice in order to machine quilt
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
remember, if you have not quilted before you need to make a small practice piece and get the hang of what you are doing before jumping into your real project...everybody needs some practice in order to machine quilt
Here's a link to a site I found with lots of free stained glass patterns...maybe you could find something small to play with and see if you like the technique if you don't want to jump right in there and start with the lighthouse... http://free-stainedglasspatterns.com/1set01.html Good luck! ;) |
thank you for your comments, i'll start with something really easy, when i can find it lol
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