Originally Posted by
CGail
I have just completed a GFG top about 86x98. I was wanting to quilt it myself on my Bernina, but I am thinking it will be too hard and frustrating; I am thinking about tying it. Can anyone tell/help me about tying a GFG quilt? Also I want to add hexagons around all the edges to form the binding to be appliqués to the back. I am unsure how to do this. Do I add the binding hexagons before/after quilting/tying? I would appreciated any help/suggestions. Thanks.
I understand your reluctance to machine quilt a GFG, but give some thought to starting in the center, and quilting every third or fourth "ring" out to the edges, or just quilting around the second row of each motif? It is a lot of work making GFG, that the posible problems could make it scary, but you can do it. I believe in you. Just start real slow, using some kind of "not straight stitch" like a wobble or artistic stitch, and I would make an extra GFG to practice on before starting to see what stich looks best to you, then go for it!