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Old 03-23-2010, 09:13 AM
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Pamela Artman
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There are many ways to quilt a quilt. Quilt in the ditch you know, outline quilting is quilting 1/4" away from every seam. Echo quilting is quilting around the shape of an object, then quilt around that shape maybe 1/2" away, then repeat so the design "echos" around the shape throughout the block. Cross-hatching, quilting in parallel lines in a grid, either squares or diamonds. Free motion, just meandering with your quilting lines, sometimes making designs in your quilting like flowers or leaves or stars, etc. Stippling, which is a meandering pattern very small so the quilting is very close together. You can buy stencils and trace designs onto your quilt and then quilt on the lines. Or you can get a large print backing fabric and sew around the designs of the fabric. But anyway you quilt it, it's always beautiful!!
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