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Old 11-21-2010, 05:01 AM
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Hello ladies i made the 9 square project i wanted to use it as a back ground but decided against it because i do like the look of it i am hoping to make a table runner instead but i am not sure whether i should sew in the ditch or each side of the seam with 1/4" your advise would be very much appreciated.
PS there are quite a few seam as you can see
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:03 AM
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Stitch in the ditch would look nice and should be fairly easy.
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:06 AM
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Thank you it was my first thought.
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:09 AM
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Stitch in the ditch and then 'X' across the large square pieces.

Looks nice!
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:09 AM
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Stitch in the ditch.
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:15 AM
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Good Idea thank you i didn't think of the x. :)
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:31 AM
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I also agree with stitch in the ditch but also wanted to say it is very pretty. :)
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Old 11-21-2010, 05:52 AM
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This is what I see. Stitch in the ditch around the inside borders. Use a chalk marker to draw an X and stitch on the X. That should be enough quilting to hold it together.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:16 AM
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I would quilt it from edge to edge - the only lines that might need to be drawn would be in the border -

The excess quilting would get cut off when the runner is trimmed up for the binding.
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Old 11-21-2010, 06:46 AM
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i like stitching around each square - i don't think stitch in the ditch shows very well - just my own opinion...But i'm also one that likes lots of quilting!

on the border of a quilt i did - one i did cross hatching, another i just stitched straight lines 1 inch apart on a 45 degree diagonal from the main part of the quilt
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