Irish Chain and a few questions
01-09-2013, 09:20 PM
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I would add a narrow black border and then use the Deere fabric again for a larger border. It will not be too much of the Deere fabric even if you're using it on the back. As for the quilting, you can do a simple diagonal line through the squares--both directions on the quilt so you'll end up with x's in your squares. If you do the hand print applique, you probably won't want to quilt through those.
01-10-2013, 09:50 AM
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I would quilt a grid on the solids to mimic the plaid, sort of.
For the tractors I might quilt along the plaid areas and NOT the tractors, so they pop out...what do you think?
This might be more easily accomplished if done by hand than by machine.
For the tractors I might quilt along the plaid areas and NOT the tractors, so they pop out...what do you think?
This might be more easily accomplished if done by hand than by machine.
01-10-2013, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LindaMRB
I would quilt a grid on the solids to mimic the plaid, sort of.
For the tractors I might quilt along the plaid areas and NOT the tractors, so they pop out...what do you think?
This might be more easily accomplished if done by hand than by machine.
For the tractors I might quilt along the plaid areas and NOT the tractors, so they pop out...what do you think?
This might be more easily accomplished if done by hand than by machine.
Originally Posted by angiecub
I would add a narrow black border and then use the Deere fabric again for a larger border. It will not be too much of the Deere fabric even if you're using it on the back. As for the quilting, you can do a simple diagonal line through the squares--both directions on the quilt so you'll end up with x's in your squares. If you do the hand print applique, you probably won't want to quilt through those.
I practiced some machine quilting for the first time today and I have to ask, what do I do with the thread tails after I'm done with a quilting line? And also, what color thread seems to go with pretty much anything?
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