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Old 07-17-2011, 08:51 AM
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Kitsie
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Originally Posted by AZTeri
Have any of you ever combined machine quilting with hand quilting in the same quilt? I have a panel of a train scene that I want to quilt for my father. I haven't gotten the hang of free motion quilting yet, and my machine is giving me trouble trying to learn it anyhow. What I was thinking about doing was machine quilting - pretty much straight lines with slight curves - the tracks and around the cars, and hand quilting the details on the rest of the quilt that I want to highlight.

I suspect it will be just fine, just wondered if anyone else had ever done this.
Works for me!

Braid by machine, scroll by hand
[ATTACH=CONFIG]227724[/ATTACH]

Applique by machine
[ATTACH=CONFIG]227725[/ATTACH]

Used both machine and hand
[ATTACH=CONFIG]227726[/ATTACH]
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