Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
By dense designs, are you talking about designs from Embroidery Library? I find most of the designs I've gotten from them to be unnecessarily dense. What I do is enlarge the design 5% in my machine or if it's a small detailed design I switch to thinner 60wt thread and a size 9 needle. Either way really helps with the density.
I've added embroidered blocks to several quilts. I cut the block fabric over size, do the embroidery and then trim the block to size.
Cari
Yes, I always enlarge EL's filled designs. I agree that they are so dense they are bullet proof! I keep buying them, though ;-)
I think I just like a redwork type design for my quilts. just personal preference.