Ideas for quilting
08-09-2018, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
In addition to the wonderful suggestions above, I always think you can't go wrong with a 2" grid crosshatch done on point. You can mark it off with 2" Painters tape and quilt right next to the tape. When you get to the corner simply turn around the quilt and stitch back up the other side of the tape. Peel off the tape and place it going to the opposite corners. Quilt on both sides. You now have a big X quilted which will stabilize the whole sandwich nicely. Continue placing tape and quilting alternating directions as you work your way out. You should be able to peel and restick the tape several times (4ish) before you have to peel off a new piece of tape. It is quick and easy.
08-09-2018, 06:38 AM
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The easiest would be a diagonal from the upper right corner down to the lower left corner. Starting in center row and working out allows for the least amount of fabric in the harp. Whether you roll it or just bunch it up is a matter of preference (you will hear the good and bad reasons for both!). Mark the center line and then just use it as the spacing line (or mark the whole quilt if you are more comfortable with that).
08-09-2018, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jordan
Love the painters tape idea-very creative and doable. Love your patriotic quilt too.
I made a similar quilt a while back and quilted it with a walking foot. It was my first time quilting. Mine had more red, so I quilted it in red, hoping that my mistakes wouldn't show. If I were doing yours, I'd use off white.
The beauty of this is that you don't have to mark it. You just do gentle "S" curves from one corner of the square to the middle and back again.
It's easier to do than to draw. I was happy with it and it looked pretty good.
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08-10-2018, 02:48 AM
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It's not very creative but stitch in the ditch is always an option! You could simply do the vertical seams or follow the "steps". I watched a friend quilt a simple quilt using a walking foot on her machine, stitching 1/4" on one side of the seams. I liked it. Depending on how wide your strips are, stitching with white and only in the white strips 1/4" from the seam, following the "steps"might be another suggestion. Does this give you a standard of the 4" between quilting? It appears your finished strips might be 2" so it might work.
08-10-2018, 03:31 AM
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Whenever I quilt straight lines with my walking foot going from point A to point B across a block I use heavy paper (computer paper). I cut a strip about two inches wide and place the paper from point A to point B and sew. When I feel the paper edge isn't straight I just cut a new strip. I use this method for echo quilting as well. Cut the width strip I want the echo to be and go.
08-10-2018, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Fastpedal
Whenever I quilt straight lines with my walking foot going from point A to point B across a block I use heavy paper (computer paper). I cut a strip about two inches wide and place the paper from point A to point B and sew. When I feel the paper edge isn't straight I just cut a new strip. I use this method for echo quilting as well. Cut the width strip I want the echo to be and go.
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