A question about stitch in the ditch.
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A question about stitch in the ditch.
I'm kinda new to machine quilting and want to know how far apart I can do stitch in the ditch and still have my quilt all stay together. I don't think it would look good to stitch over any of my 12 inch quilt blocks, but if I only stitch all around them is the thing durable enough to be washed and used and all that?
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It depends on what batting you are using. I use Warm and Natural and that says a maximum of 10" without any stitching/quilting.
Can you post a picture of the top you are working on for suggestions on how you might quilt it?
Can you post a picture of the top you are working on for suggestions on how you might quilt it?
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ditto ... the batting determines how far apart you can quilt.
and also ditto ... show us a picture and we'll help you with quilting suggestions, to enhance your quilt, rather than detract from your work.
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Thanks all. I did a really dumb thing first of all by not starting out small and thinking I could just wing it. So, Iv' never machine quilted before and I have a king sized machine applique quilt that I did stitch in the ditch around all the quilt blocks. It turned out nice, but now I don't know what to expect when I finally wash the thing. There's an applique in the center of each block that I don't want to quilt over, but I should do something because I found the batting package which says 2 to 4 inches. I only started reading about how to do things right after I finished it. Now what? I have never tried free motion quilting and have yet to buy the part for it. Would it be really hard to stitch around each applique? I would post a picture, but I also am cyber challenged and can't figure out how. I also wanted to put a profile picture on my account and I can't do that either.
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You could hand quilt around each applique - that might take a while, but it might be less of a wrestling match than trying to run it through your machine again.
WOW! You machine quilted a king size quilt on your first run! Awesome!
WOW! You machine quilted a king size quilt on your first run! Awesome!
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You could take little machine "tacks" on the quilt if you don't want to do outlines around the appliqué. I've done this before- in a place you might hand tie a quilt pick a stitch on your machine, or just go back & forth a few times & secure your quilt.
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I like this idea. Do you think I need a free motion foot to do this? I'm thinking of buying one anyway. Maybe not if I only did a back and forth thing.
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[QUOTE=Zyngawf;5678832]I like this idea. Do you think I need a free motion foot to do this? I'm thinking of buying one anyway. Maybe not if I only did a back and forth
I've done it without a free motion foot. I used a free motion foot when I did little free motion circles. On another one I chose a decorative stitch- like a leaf or little oval, & just did one of them to tack the quilt- no special foot required for that. I just finished one where I just tacked it by going back & forth a few times- used a regular foot for that too. Hope it works out for you!
I've done it without a free motion foot. I used a free motion foot when I did little free motion circles. On another one I chose a decorative stitch- like a leaf or little oval, & just did one of them to tack the quilt- no special foot required for that. I just finished one where I just tacked it by going back & forth a few times- used a regular foot for that too. Hope it works out for you!
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