Chicken Quilt
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Thanks! Can I just make sure I understand what you meant by that? Do you mean just horizontal/vertical lines down each third of the blocks, and then down the center of the sashing? Sorry! I'm still new enough at this that I need the dumbed-down version, haha. :-)
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I was reading on this blog the other day about doing this stretched zig zag with a walking foot. I want to try it.
http://www.crazymomquilts.blogspot.c...-quilting.html
http://www.crazymomquilts.blogspot.c...-quilting.html
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Chicken quilt
Hi all, I'm making this quilt for a friend of mine. Now that I've finished the top I'm pretty sure I should wait another 10 or 15 years before attempting triangles again. This was really challenging and I obviously haven't perfected my seams enough for triangles and/or so many small pieces, because I had a lot of issues with pieces being too small or too big because I hadn't got the quarter inch seam exactly right. So anyway I think it came out OK considering ...
Now I'm looking for some ideas on how to quilt the thing, so I've posted a picture. I still have tension issues when FMQing so I don't really want to do that with this quilt since it is a gift. I also really dislike burying a lot of threads so I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas how to quilt this with a walking foot, preferably using only a few lines? Maybe that's an unrealistic plan?
Anyway would love any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!
Becki
Now I'm looking for some ideas on how to quilt the thing, so I've posted a picture. I still have tension issues when FMQing so I don't really want to do that with this quilt since it is a gift. I also really dislike burying a lot of threads so I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas how to quilt this with a walking foot, preferably using only a few lines? Maybe that's an unrealistic plan?
Anyway would love any suggestions or ideas. Thanks!
Becki
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Rather than trying to quilt by following your piecing lines, I agree a corner to corner grid would work perfectly. I have had good luck using 2" blue painters tape and then using my walking foot, quilting along both sides of the tape. I started with the longest area (like the top right corner and then down and left at a 45 degree angle). Once that was done I took off the tape and reusing it, positioned one edge along the previous sewing edge, and quilted that line and so on. Repeat in the opposite direction so you end up with a grid on point.[ATTACH=CONFIG]394509[/ATTACH]If you use two lengths of tape it will go faster. Use the first one butted up against your previous line of stitching, then place the second line of tape butted against the first tape. If you remove the first "spacer" tape before you sew, you can sew along both sides of the second tape before repositioning again. Hope that makes sense. I don't know if you can see the quilting on the baby quilt, but it was done using this method. Very quick and accurate. Good luck. What ever you do, your quilt is amazing. Great job!
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