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    Old 04-29-2011, 07:57 PM
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    Originally Posted by mpeters1200
    If you are going to stipple, that will be FMQ and require feed dogs down and the darning foot.

    If you are going to stitch in the ditch, it'll be a walking foot.

    No matter which way you decide to quilt it, it is best if you start in the middle and work your way out.

    What I have done on some D9Ps is SID around the whole D9P block creating a little grid on the back, then I went back over it with the darning foot and stippled and doodled in one block at a time. It was pretty fun.
    I like this idea :)
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    Old 04-29-2011, 08:06 PM
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    On large quilts I always start in the middle, both lengthwise and crosswise. Only on baby size quilts I start at the top in the center.
    I can't stay in the ditch so, I sew about a 1/4" away from the seam line. For me I think it looks much neater that way. I don't quilt many this way, I usually do a large meandering.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 03:57 AM
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    I recently made a D9P quilt to donate. I needed to get it done quickly. Used warm & natural, quilted diagonally thru connecting blocks. Then quilted on point blocks where the rectangles connect. I used walking foot/acu feed. Here is the pictures: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-115789-1.htm
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    Old 04-30-2011, 04:03 AM
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    Originally Posted by dakotamaid
    Along with all the other advice I have one hint. I do alot of stitch in the ditch for donation quilts. Remember to turn your quilt around at the end of a row and stitch back the opposite direction for your next row. Just like sewing strips together, it will lay better for you. Just my two cents worth. :)
    Makes sense...thanks for advice.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 04:31 AM
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    I have attached a pic of my first D9P. It isn't a bedsize quilt, but hope my suggestion helps. I have a stencil of a large daisy type flower and I started in the center and used pounce to evenly put the flowers on. After I quilted the flowers, I went back and just did a large meander between them to add a little more quilting. I lke the way it came out. I think the method is called "twice quilting" or something like that. I am still in the practice stage of machine quilting. Another option might be to free hand a small 5-petal flower and meander a little bit and put another one and fill the quilt that way. That is what I am trying on another quilt right now and I am liking that look.

    I always start in the middle and do a quarter of the quilt at a time. I wouldn't even consider starting at the side or top unless I had a long arm and frame.

    Hope this helps.

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    Old 04-30-2011, 05:03 AM
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    Since you are a beginner, I would quilt diagonally using masking or painters' tape to mark the line. Baste well first using pins and start at a corner. I find if it's well basted, you don't have to start in the center. Makes it easier to handle in a home sewing machine.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 05:16 AM
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    My SID always looks like I had tee martoonies no matter what foot I use. I have gone to stippling with much better results.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 05:17 AM
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    Originally Posted by susie-susie-susie
    It seems to me that you need the walking foot any time you are sewing straight rows. If the stitching is curved then you need to lower the feed dogs and use the quilting/darning foot. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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    If it is a gentle curve you could still use your walking foot.
    Just can't ue it to quilt in many, changing directions, such as stippling or meandering.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 08:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by Donna H-M
    I recently made a D9P quilt to donate. I needed to get it done quickly. Used warm & natural, quilted diagonally thru connecting blocks. Then quilted on point blocks where the rectangles connect. I used walking foot/acu feed. Here is the pictures: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-115789-1.htm
    Donna, I'm so glad that I read this thread and looked at your quilt. It is beautiful and shows me just what to do on a simple quilt that I made and need to finish right away. Thanks all who answered this question! :-D
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    Old 04-30-2011, 08:26 AM
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    I, too, cannot do a good SITD so I prefer the quarter inch outline stitch. I like the way this looks and it gives a nice pattern on the back.
    I start in the center and work my way out to each side then to the top and bottom. Next I fill in the corners going out from the center, in this way working any fullness to the outsides.
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