Originally Posted by ssnare
Originally Posted by JNCT14
This is lovely! Your granddaughter must be so excited!
Ladies - whats your opinion on the quilting? If I were doing it, I would probably FM it but that is kind of hard for a beginner. Echo quilting is another option or maybe just hand tie it in 2"square increments? What do you think?
What does FM mean? What is echo quilting? I want to machine quilt around the edges of the figures and inside the shapes next to the light blue outlines. I do not know what color I should use to do the quilting. I do not know what to use for the dark blue or the wite/blue polka dot borders. How do you pin the bottom layer , the batting and the top print together? How big and what kind of fabric should I use for the batting and the bottom layer? I have more of the light blue and the whie/polka dot material. I want to make a baby quilt to hand tie, also. What kind of thread or yarn do you use to hand tie a quilt. Do you just pull the thread through all the thicknesses and tie a know and leave several inches? Thanks, Sherry
FM - free motion
Echo quilting - exactly what you want to do! All that is, is to quilt around a shape (you can quilt just once around the shape, or several times). The more you echo quilt around the shape, the more you fill in the dark blue areas. Its up to you as to how you want it to look.
Thread color is kind of whatever you want. I like white becasue it can either stand out or fade back, depending on the complexity but color can add a lot to the design - its really up to you. There is no right or wrong method.
Borders as well - no right or wrong method. You can make a curved line design down the border (I use a plate or a glass for the curve), you can just quilt straight lines, either down, or across, you can do a checkerboard....you can even tie it if you want!
Get a quilt book or magazine on methods to sandwich your quilt (bottom, batting and top). I either pin baste (lots of pins to hold the layers together) or I use basting spray to do it. Make sure you are working on a large flat surface so you can smooth the wrinkles (a picnic table, folding table, pool table or the floor work well lol). You may need some basting clips (even the large bobby pins work) to fold the sections of the quilt so you have a small areas at a time to work on. A walking foot for your machine is IMMENSELY helpful and worth the money.
Tying a quilt can be done many ways..you can tack it down with a few stitiches and knot on the bottom, I use 3 threads of embroidery floss and knot them on the top leaving about 1 inch ends, I know people who use yarns (I find that too thick) - I have even heard of dental floss! Anything goes. When tying, you do want to tie about every 2 inches to sandwich the layers well.
Hope this helps..........