Originally Posted by
Jim's Gem
Last night I (my DH and 3 friends) Sandwiched a batik quilt measuring 100 x 111. This is my biggest so far. I plan to FMQ on my Domestic sewing machine It will be a killer on the shoulders!!!!
Yes! The shoulders! I'll definitely have to pace myself, and remember not keep my shoulders scrunched up. Good luck with yours - a giant batik quilt sounds lovely; pictures?
Originally Posted by
MadQuilter
I've never gone larger than a queen-size. For yours -particularly coz it's upholstery fabric, I would suggest putting the whole top together and the entire backing but cutting the batting in thirds. Then you only sandwich the center part and roll the rest of the top and backing so you ONLY quilt the center piece. It is MUCH LESS bulk when you don't have to handle the rest of the batting. The side sections get added one at a time and then you can quilt that side section. Again, you will have to deal with only 1/3 of the quilt under the throat of your machine.
This is a very interesting idea...I think I will do this, although I think I'll still need to put the entire center section together because of the type of "pattern" I plan to do with the quilting (long diagonals, but curvy). I'd be afraid I wouldn't be able to match the ends effectively if I stopped and started them. But I like the idea of leaving off the borders from the top (my original plan)
and leaving off the batting for those borders, and just have the backing be its full size right from the start. Now it'll be a piece of cake!! (Wishful thinking.)
I'll post pics during the wrestling - probably in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the advice!
Alison