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    Old 05-02-2014, 11:50 AM
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    Love your Quilt. Did you do it all on your Husqvarina (fabric and all or just the quilting designs?)
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    Old 05-02-2014, 01:33 PM
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    Originally Posted by JuanitaBean
    Love your Quilt. Did you do it all on your Husqvarina (fabric and all or just the quilting designs?)
    Thank you so much, I did it all on my Husqvarnia, including the quilting.
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    Old 05-02-2014, 03:33 PM
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    Sorry to hear about your Mom and her stroke. I hope she is doing better now. What do you like or want to talk about embroidery?Do you do FSl? I like doing small sachet bags for lavender.
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    Old 05-03-2014, 06:49 AM
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    labtechkty,
    The quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Did you do the digitizing? Love it.
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    Old 05-03-2014, 06:52 AM
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    I just saw this on another group and thought it was interesting. Using metallic threads.
    http://academyofquilting.com/library...icult-threads/
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    Old 05-04-2014, 06:40 PM
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    Sometimes I double my stabilizer to make it thicker then hoop it, and then put the embroidery fabric on the hoop using the "fix" method. if I have a lot of stitches in the embroidery, I put a piece of thin muslin over the stabilizer, it seems to keep it from tearing when there are many stitched in the embroidery. I'm new to the board, so hope this helps.
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    Old 05-05-2014, 02:39 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jratcliff
    labtechkty,
    The quilt is absolutely gorgeous. Did you do the digitizing? Love it.
    Thank you. I purchased the design. I can't recalled the name of the company right off hand but can look it up if your interested.
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    Old 05-05-2014, 05:43 PM
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    Regarding stabilizers--if you are using the right one for your embroidery you should only need 1 layer. The more stitches require a need a medium to heavy cut away. If you don't want the backing to show, try a piece of organza. It is see through and will hold embroidery perfectly.
    Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
    Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
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    Do you mean to use the organza instead of a stabilizer? I have used organza on top of some designs and with water soluble underneath when I do some of the lace designs. I have always had a separate stabilizer underneath, wither a tear away or the water soluble.

    Originally Posted by Costaricaquilter
    Regarding stabilizers--if you are using the right one for your embroidery you should only need 1 layer. The more stitches require a need a medium to heavy cut away. If you don't want the backing to show, try a piece of organza. It is see through and will hold embroidery perfectly.
    Also, the backing needs to be framed in the hoop with the fabric. It defeats the purpose the have it sitting underneath.
    Hope this doesn't sound like a teacher but I use the excuse that I taught embroidery classes for some years and earned my living as a commercial embroiderer.
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    Old 05-06-2014, 04:49 AM
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    Originally Posted by Gee Hope
    Do you mean to use the organza instead of a stabilizer? I have used organza on top of some designs and with water soluble underneath when I do some of the lace designs. I have always had a separate stabilizer underneath, wither a tear away or the water soluble.
    Yes, that is exactly what I mean. Try and tear organza and you will find that it will NEVER tear. I also use it for cutwork, hooping it under the fabric, doing a running stitch around the cut out area, carefully trimming away the top layer and completing the design. When finished, use a stencil cutter to melt away the organza and you will have perfect cutwork that will never pull apart as the stitches are being held by the organza. With wash out stabilizers, they go even under the stitches leaving nothing to support.
    I'm afraid, that I am a little paranoid about stabilizers as without the proper backing, the embroidery is useless. Hope this helps.
    Meant to add, that twinkle organza works best! It is the most stable.
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