ssnare

Can the back be a thinner cotton?

Jenniky

QuiltE - Ooh I like that !!!
JeanieG - Welcome, We look forward to seeing your blocks
BeckyPotter - WTG Look forward to seeing your pics.
Gardnergal - I would love to hear more about this washable thread you mentioned. Also I see where you are headed with your QAYG Strips- definitely and option. Will look forward to seeing pictures as you go so we can discuss the variation of QAYG you are using.
Carol Ann - Welcome Aboard. We look forward to what you have to share with the group.
Vickig626 - Getting a UFO completed is never cheating. Christmas or otherwise you start where you want to.


This morning I had my next tutorial all set up in a Word file ready to post. Some how the file became corrupted and I lost all of it so I have to start over. So will post it directly like the others. LOL

Jenniky

I would only cut one and try it on a block. Once you quilt it you can determine if you like the effect. Give yourself maybe an inch and a half extra all the way around the batting for your backing. I will be posting the next step shortly and I cover a little of this info.

ssnare

Here are pictures of my practice blocks.

Jenniky

Quilting the individual blocks, This next step can be considered an extra TIP step. I found this suggested in several different blogs, you tube tutorials, and it is also mentioned in the Craftsy.com quilting class. Quilting Big Quilts on a Small Machine. http://www.craftsy.com/class/Quiltin...all-Machine/51

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To help me decide what type of design I want to quilt onto my block. I use a 20 x 20 piece of clear Vinyl laid over the square. Make sure it completely covers and at least overlaps the square. I then used a dry erase pen to audition different designs on the block.
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Here is another image where I was just playing around with design ideas.

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This is just an extra step that could be very helpful in deciding your quilt design.

Jenniky

OH Ssnare those are beautiful. You are going to have one lovely quilt when you are done with this project.

bluteddi

another fibro sufferer here..... I agree the flares are much worse this year..... it's a effort to even piddle online these days....

maybe we need a fibro support group here.?

I'm following this post, but I'm not posting pics or even quilting... pout.. darn fibro....

Jenniky

Quilting the Block

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I decided to use a Cross-Hatching design on my DP9. I used a walker foot for this project because the walker foot is great for quilting long straight lines and geometrical angles. I have also used the walker foot for Echo quilting and making wavy lines. The walker foot is a machine guided attachment with the feed dogs always up to my knowledge. If your design requires more free motion quilting then you will most likely want to use a darning foot aka FMQ foot and your feed dogs would be disengaged (down position). Diamond Grid, Echo Quilting, Stippling, Meandering are just a few other quilting designs that can be used.
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A great source of information on the Walker foot and Darning foot and also on Quilt Designs can be found in the book pictured. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Especially beginners and intermediates.


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Here are a few pictures I will share of the back side of my quilted blocks.

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SewExtremeSeams

Jenniky, you are doing a fabulous job of showing us ideas. And wouldn't you know it, I have that book but forget I have it all the time. Silly me.

Here are a few of my 35 Sunbonnet Sue blocks. Ruby (my DGD) is a hot pink lovin' little girl so I am going to border each block with hot pinks prints. I am planning to use your method of planning the layout of the SS because I want them to flow colorwise and then pin their individually picked pink borders, so I also don't have like prints right next to each other. Your system that you showed will work so well for doing this. Not sure I wouldn't have come up with it on my own. Sew, thanks a million... at least!!

Jenniky

Linda your Sunbonnet Sues are darling. Im glad I was able to help you remember a very valuable resource you had tucked away. I'll do my best to keep the tips coming.