Originally Posted by
MadQuilter
I solved that by buying a HQ Sweet 16. Now I just need more time.
Harriet Hargrave said in her lecture at our guild last month that for many people the actual quilting is like an afterthought. "Now that I made this top/pattern....how in the world am I going to quilt it?" She suggests to think about the quilting as you are deciding on the pattern/fabric. I tried that with my next project and it does make a difference. I am not dreading the quilting. BTE, she does all of her quilts on a regular DSM.
I find this is so true! I do think about how I'm going to quilt it, even before I start piecing, and all the way through the piecing process. While I'm making the quilt, I will be looking at pics of quilting, and books, and YouTube, and even drawing out ideas because the quilting has to suit the quilt. I usually try to decide which is the "star" of each quilt- the fabrics, the pattern, or the quilting. That helps me a lot.