Do you McTavish?
09-30-2007, 01:46 AM
#42
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i already look quilted. McTavished in some places; stippled in others. and my batting has shifted and bunched somethin' fierce!!! :x
i need nipped, tucked, trapuntoed, and professionally pressed!!!! :shock:
i need nipped, tucked, trapuntoed, and professionally pressed!!!! :shock:
09-30-2007, 04:29 AM
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Wow!! Great questions and fantastic answers. Thanks Dont ever be sorry for taking up so much space with those kind of answers. Thats how us newbies learn from you pro's. Thanks again. Give us more
Mary
Mary
09-30-2007, 04:44 AM
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Celeste~thank you very much! I hadn't thought about doing anything with the samples. I've just been keeping them to show anyone who wants to learn the technique. Goodness knows I've got enough g-daughters with dolls, I should take your advice!
Patrice~LOL...Ummm, no. You look just fine the way you are. Remember? We've seen your pic. :P If you got nipped or tucked, you'd disappear!! :lol:
Mary~I'm really glad you were able to get some good information from the answers you found on this thread. :)
Patrice~LOL...Ummm, no. You look just fine the way you are. Remember? We've seen your pic. :P If you got nipped or tucked, you'd disappear!! :lol:
Mary~I'm really glad you were able to get some good information from the answers you found on this thread. :)
10-04-2007, 07:54 AM
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Lin and Carla,
Thanks for your expert and experienced-based responses. I have pulled and printed all that you have offered. You have encouraged many of us to get started and so many different approaches, i.e., turning to face the arm and doodling. I can hardly wait to get the book.
Just a few further questions: Do you use a special "slip sheet" on the machine bed to help with drag? I find when the humidity is up, the drag is increased. I've been using Pledge wax and it helps some. How do you deal with this? if at all?
Do you wear the gloves with the "nubbies" on the palms and fingers? Mine are red!!!! Pretty hip for this old gray-haired lady!
I promise no more questions. Suzanne
Thanks for your expert and experienced-based responses. I have pulled and printed all that you have offered. You have encouraged many of us to get started and so many different approaches, i.e., turning to face the arm and doodling. I can hardly wait to get the book.
Just a few further questions: Do you use a special "slip sheet" on the machine bed to help with drag? I find when the humidity is up, the drag is increased. I've been using Pledge wax and it helps some. How do you deal with this? if at all?
Do you wear the gloves with the "nubbies" on the palms and fingers? Mine are red!!!! Pretty hip for this old gray-haired lady!
I promise no more questions. Suzanne
10-04-2007, 10:35 AM
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I welcome your questions Suz! It's nice to see someone so excited about trying out a new technique. :) You're very welcome for whatever advice I've given that can be helpful.
I've never experienced any drag while m-quing. My mother's machine has a very slippery surface, so there was never a problem there, and I have also not had any problems with the Juki. It's got a metal bed, and even though the extension is plastic, it's very smooth. I do make sure that the bed is very clean before I begin. I've heard of others doing what you do, waxing it a bit before they start. Whatever works for you without hurting your machine is great!
I tried using gloves and found I wasn't comfortable at all. I have been quilting without them for so long that it felt awkward and bulky. The ones I tried were the Fons and Porter gloves, which I understand are thinner than some and not so cumbersome, but even still, I felt I had more control with bare hands. I use a product called Sortkwik that I get at the office supply store. You could also check to see if W-mart carries it. It makes my hands sticky enough to keep a good grip on the fabric, but it doesn't leave any stains or residue on the fabric. I love the stuff. My students have had success with it as well. If you're already using gloves, then you're probably getting used to them and you'll be comfortable using them right from the start, which is great. I say whatever works for the individual Suz. I'd quilt with my feet if it would improve my technique! LOL
I can't wait to see some of your practice swatches. I hope you have as much fun with this as I do and I also hope that you will allow yourself to play around with what Karen does, and make it your own. :)
I've never experienced any drag while m-quing. My mother's machine has a very slippery surface, so there was never a problem there, and I have also not had any problems with the Juki. It's got a metal bed, and even though the extension is plastic, it's very smooth. I do make sure that the bed is very clean before I begin. I've heard of others doing what you do, waxing it a bit before they start. Whatever works for you without hurting your machine is great!
I tried using gloves and found I wasn't comfortable at all. I have been quilting without them for so long that it felt awkward and bulky. The ones I tried were the Fons and Porter gloves, which I understand are thinner than some and not so cumbersome, but even still, I felt I had more control with bare hands. I use a product called Sortkwik that I get at the office supply store. You could also check to see if W-mart carries it. It makes my hands sticky enough to keep a good grip on the fabric, but it doesn't leave any stains or residue on the fabric. I love the stuff. My students have had success with it as well. If you're already using gloves, then you're probably getting used to them and you'll be comfortable using them right from the start, which is great. I say whatever works for the individual Suz. I'd quilt with my feet if it would improve my technique! LOL
I can't wait to see some of your practice swatches. I hope you have as much fun with this as I do and I also hope that you will allow yourself to play around with what Karen does, and make it your own. :)
10-12-2007, 03:02 AM
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WOW, BEAUTIFUL, How labor intensive is that. Dose the loft of the batting have anything to do with the effect? Appears to be a doer, with the quilt as you go. How hard would it be to try and do the full quilt at once?
10-12-2007, 04:02 AM
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I think trying it out on a quilt as you go first is a great idea Rebecca! It wasn't that hard on my swatches and I got good practice that way before taking it to a large quilt. I didn't find it any harder to do the stitching on a larger quilt, just the usual complaints about doing a large quilt on a domestic. ;) Bulky, awkward, etc. The same for any type stitching I've done so far. LOL
I think the loft would make a huge difference. If you were to use a heavier cotton or even a wool, you'd probably see the "poofs" inbetween the stitching better than the low loft cotton I used. I mean, you could see the design and all, it just wasn't as dramatic. The only problem I can see with using a higher loft cotton would be that it might get stiff with all the thread used. I'm not actually sure if that would happen because all I've used is a really thin bat so far, but it just seems like it wouldn't drape nice. I'm dying to do this with wool!! I hope it will still drape nicely. The only problem I have with a really thin bat, is that after all the hours the top has to spend under my warm hands and the hot machine light, it tends to soften and stretch some, and if you're not working from the inside out, you can wind up with a bit too much top for the back at the end and reallllly have to "ease" it in.
I think the loft would make a huge difference. If you were to use a heavier cotton or even a wool, you'd probably see the "poofs" inbetween the stitching better than the low loft cotton I used. I mean, you could see the design and all, it just wasn't as dramatic. The only problem I can see with using a higher loft cotton would be that it might get stiff with all the thread used. I'm not actually sure if that would happen because all I've used is a really thin bat so far, but it just seems like it wouldn't drape nice. I'm dying to do this with wool!! I hope it will still drape nicely. The only problem I have with a really thin bat, is that after all the hours the top has to spend under my warm hands and the hot machine light, it tends to soften and stretch some, and if you're not working from the inside out, you can wind up with a bit too much top for the back at the end and reallllly have to "ease" it in.
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