I hadn't thought about taking a class/rental.... I'll have to look into that. I, too, have a really hard time getting a quilt sandwich tightly together, especially if it is a large quilt.
I was thankful to the partners who sent 2 blocks instead of just one. I had to make 2 more blocks, but now I have enough. Two more strips to stitch onto the whole, and then decide on a border. I used a 3" strip of my focus fabric as sashing. It makes all the blocks flow together nicely. I'll post a photo in a day or two.
hugs, Jup
Originally Posted by bibliostone
Originally Posted by Jupiter
I have been busy stitching my blocks together into a King Sized quilt for my bed. I'll post a photo later today, probably, when its all together. Then I have to decide whether to quilt it myself on my Janome or to send it out to a long arm quilter. I sure wish I could just "borrow time" on one of those machines!
hugs, Jup
Do you have any LQS near you that have classes on the long arm machines? Two in my area do and after taking the class, you can "rent" time on them. My favorite part is that you do not put the quilt sandwich together! I always hated putting the parts together and pinning or basting them to keep everything flat. I'm starting to put my top together also. Since several people sent two blocks, I only had to make a couple more.