quilting string quilts
02-01-2011, 05:18 AM
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So I've got a string quilt in process and I've been thinking about how to quilt it. I've only quilted one quilt before - by hand and I did outline quilting because I really like to emphasize the piecing. So how have y'all quilted your string quilts? Thanks!
Sarah
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02-01-2011, 05:39 AM
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Sarah,
This is something I wondered also. But figured it out easily.
I took and put flannel on the back of it, no batting.
1.right sides together,
2. sew all the way around leaving a hole to turn the quilt
3. get it nice and flat again (sew up hole) around the edges, pin, and I also pinned in the middle.
4, sew around 1/2 inch from the edge of the quilt
5. the middle of the quilt (I have a long arm) I sewed a circle right around the seams to hold the quilt and flannel together.
It is a wonderful quilt to sleep under the weight of all that fabric is a great feeling.
This is something I wondered also. But figured it out easily.
I took and put flannel on the back of it, no batting.
1.right sides together,
2. sew all the way around leaving a hole to turn the quilt
3. get it nice and flat again (sew up hole) around the edges, pin, and I also pinned in the middle.
4, sew around 1/2 inch from the edge of the quilt
5. the middle of the quilt (I have a long arm) I sewed a circle right around the seams to hold the quilt and flannel together.
It is a wonderful quilt to sleep under the weight of all that fabric is a great feeling.
02-01-2011, 05:55 AM
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I use warm and natural batting and a cotton backing fabric...tried flannel once and it was too heavy!!..then just do a big meander free motion stitch all over the quilt. I try to stay away from the bulky seams where 2 blocks are joined and just stay in those open areas. Have fun....string quilts are the BEST
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02-01-2011, 06:47 AM
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Jemma - A string quilt is made using leftover strips - originally, the odd shaped and uneven strips left from garment sewing.
To mackandblues - not sure if the quilting is visible in this pic, but I just quilted over the strings as if they were any other patchwork (straight line quilting in concentric diamonds). I used a fusible cotton batting (and that will probably be the only fusible batting I ever use) and a pieced cotton backing. The turquoise on front is flannel, however, and between that and the fusible batting and what is for me heavy quilting, the quilt is a little stiff, which is okay, since it was sort of intended as a floor quilt for kids to play on.
To mackandblues - not sure if the quilting is visible in this pic, but I just quilted over the strings as if they were any other patchwork (straight line quilting in concentric diamonds). I used a fusible cotton batting (and that will probably be the only fusible batting I ever use) and a pieced cotton backing. The turquoise on front is flannel, however, and between that and the fusible batting and what is for me heavy quilting, the quilt is a little stiff, which is okay, since it was sort of intended as a floor quilt for kids to play on.
02-01-2011, 07:23 AM
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Just thought to add - but I sewed my strings onto a paper base and remove it before sewing the top together, so there wasn't the added thickness from sewing on a fabric foundation.
I like string quilts for the same reason, mackandblues, no careful matching of seams, just sew and go! Also, I like to get rid of all the many, many scraps I have.
I like string quilts for the same reason, mackandblues, no careful matching of seams, just sew and go! Also, I like to get rid of all the many, many scraps I have.
02-01-2011, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
Jemma - A string quilt is made using leftover strips - originally, the odd shaped and uneven strips left from garment sewing.
To mackandblues - not sure if the quilting is visible in this pic, but I just quilted over the strings as if they were any other patchwork (straight line quilting in concentric diamonds). I used a fusible cotton batting (and that will probably be the only fusible batting I ever use) and a pieced cotton backing. The turquoise on front is flannel, however, and between that and the fusible batting and what is for me heavy quilting, the quilt is a little stiff, which is okay, since it was sort of intended as a floor quilt for kids to play on.
To mackandblues - not sure if the quilting is visible in this pic, but I just quilted over the strings as if they were any other patchwork (straight line quilting in concentric diamonds). I used a fusible cotton batting (and that will probably be the only fusible batting I ever use) and a pieced cotton backing. The turquoise on front is flannel, however, and between that and the fusible batting and what is for me heavy quilting, the quilt is a little stiff, which is okay, since it was sort of intended as a floor quilt for kids to play on.
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