Straight line quilting - help
12-14-2013, 06:58 AM
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Straight line quilting - help
Here is a newbie question, so pls don't laugh. I have used Allpeoplequilt.com's tutorial on continuous line quilting a 9 patch square with great success.Now I want to continuously quilt a four patch block. Don't know exactly what to Google and haven't found what I want in my quilt books. Thanks Meegan
12-14-2013, 07:22 AM
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are you looking for a design to quilt? Try doing a google or bing images search for continuous line or straight line quilting. Be sure to hit images at the top so you get pictures and not site links. If your fabric is busy, chances are the quilting won't be seen much anyway. I just quilted a VERY busy quilt. On about 80-90 percent of the quilt, NO quilting could be seen. I actually got lost a couple times and quilted over other quilting! You can see it on the back, but its invisible on the front. Can you post a picture...and are you set on straight lines? A wiggly line is easier to accomplish and you 'meant it that way', so its not so picky.
12-14-2013, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by gigi712
I love that book, too. Blue masking tape is my friend.
It also is my friend to. Best thing to use when you want to cross hatch a large quilt. I am not familiar with your reference but if it worked before, can't you you alter the way you quilted around a 9 patch to work around a four patch??
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12-14-2013, 01:28 PM
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I just use crayola washable markers and a ruler and draw onto the quilt. Then I use a walking foot instead of a free motion foot. I assume you are using a regular sewing machine to quilt. When using a long arm I use long arm quilting rulers.
12-14-2013, 04:05 PM
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Here is the PDF http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/sites/...e_quilting.pdf I used. I was looking for something similar for four patches. Thanks for the advice, hoping to find the book on ebay,.
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