quilt as you go 'the border'
03-06-2007, 11:37 AM
#31
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i agree it's great stuff for machine quilting. well worth the price. i get several lap quilts' worth out of each can.
just don't try to hand quilt through it. especially if you're using cotton batting. OY!!!
like trying to quilt through clay.
:shock:
just don't try to hand quilt through it. especially if you're using cotton batting. OY!!!
like trying to quilt through clay.
:shock:
03-06-2007, 11:42 AM
#32
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LOL... I'm lazy and into instant gratification. I learned how to hand quilt, but MUCH prefer the quickness and serendipity of machine quilting. I even used it to spray down tissue paper that I had done calligraphy on for my niece's baby quilt and then filled it in with stitches - it came out really nicely (i was shocked... lol)
03-06-2007, 07:07 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by coffeewoman
LOL... I'm lazy and into instant gratification. I learned how to hand quilt, but MUCH prefer the quickness and serendipity of machine quilting. I even used it to spray down tissue paper that I had done calligraphy on for my niece's baby quilt and then filled it in with stitches - it came out really nicely (i was shocked... lol)
03-15-2007, 08:35 AM
#37
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HI--CAT HERE
Quilting as you go has been around for a long time--just read about making a quilt in the 1800's by sandwiching blocks and machine or hand quilting them than sewing the binding around each one, when all blocks were done they slip-stitched them together--presto all done. I thought this was a great idea as now days with our great sewing machines and the many stitches at our beck and call we can secure those blocks together very quickly---what do you think.--CAT
PS--woke up to snow again this morning--not much though
Quilting as you go has been around for a long time--just read about making a quilt in the 1800's by sandwiching blocks and machine or hand quilting them than sewing the binding around each one, when all blocks were done they slip-stitched them together--presto all done. I thought this was a great idea as now days with our great sewing machines and the many stitches at our beck and call we can secure those blocks together very quickly---what do you think.--CAT
PS--woke up to snow again this morning--not much though
03-15-2007, 09:43 AM
#39
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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I found a QAYG history and instructions that are easy to follow. http://www.secretsof.com/content/194
I've designed a quilt top for Texas Bluebonnets and was wanting to work on it while rock hunting in New Mexico in August (lots of driving involved - or in my case, riding - there are times that it is really nice to have a husband that wants to do all of the driving). Will be glad to share the pattern with anyone who wants it. It's in Microsoft Excel format - no instructions on piecing, just the graphs.
Couldn't figure out how I was going to be able to quilt in the truck until now. Thanks, ladies! :D
I've designed a quilt top for Texas Bluebonnets and was wanting to work on it while rock hunting in New Mexico in August (lots of driving involved - or in my case, riding - there are times that it is really nice to have a husband that wants to do all of the driving). Will be glad to share the pattern with anyone who wants it. It's in Microsoft Excel format - no instructions on piecing, just the graphs.
Couldn't figure out how I was going to be able to quilt in the truck until now. Thanks, ladies! :D
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