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Old 01-19-2013, 02:30 PM
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I did a mini scrappy quilt.I wanted something to stitch. My favorite part of making a quilt is doing the binding. I started out with a few blocks then dug out the 1 1/2 stripes. They are on the chair in the picture. Close to my sewing table. Still lots to use. I have tried the free motion with feed dogs down but did not have enough control so I tried my walking foot. I used a multi color thread top and bobbin.Very easy nothing fancy but looks nice. I am not fond of the tiny FM I think it makes the quilts too heavy. I like a quilt you can wrap up and snuggle in.This may be the way to quilt the raggedy quilt.[ATTACH=CONFIG]389241[/ATTACH]
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Old 01-19-2013, 03:17 PM
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Looks good. I love scrappy quilts and this is a keeper. Your quilting complements the top perfectly.
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Old 01-19-2013, 03:28 PM
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I like the way you did your quilting! The curves are really nice. Looks like something that Leah Day would have for a tutorial. It's so refershing to see a quilt that will be cuddled and loved. Enjoy!!!
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Old 01-19-2013, 04:40 PM
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Great job!!
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nicely done
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Old 01-20-2013, 02:35 AM
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looks great to me and I also have a chair that looks like that. full of scraps
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Old 01-20-2013, 05:35 AM
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Out of chaos (chair photo) comes beauty!
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Old 01-20-2013, 05:38 AM
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great job, love scappy quilts
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Really impressive job!
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Cute!
Hint: When FMQ, hold your quilt down firmly (press down) while moving it. It really does make a big difference in the outcome, and also allows you to do a much straighter line!
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